Escola began to imagine a "second chapter" for Mary Todd Lincoln, an idea that evolved slowly over 12 years. In 2024, Oh, Mary! , starring Escola in the title role, debuted off-Broadway.

Escola began to imagine a "second chapter" for Mary Todd Lincoln, an idea that evolved slowly over 12 years. In 2024, Oh, Mary! , starring Escola in the title role, debuted off-Broadway.

Escola landed on the idea for the play in 2009, with the starting point of “What if Abe’s assassination wasn’t such a bad thing for Mary Todd Lincoln?” What resulted was a raucous ...

“Julie Harris has a Tony for playing Mary Todd Lincoln,” Escola said as they started their speech, paying reverence to the stage legend’s 1972 play, “The Last of Mrs. Lincoln.” ...

Look for Cole Escola’s Mary Todd Lincoln play ‘Oh, Mary!’ to sweep the Tony Awards By . Cindy Adams. Published May 5, 2025, 7:15 p.m. ET. Playtime for Broadway. It’s Tonys time.

While Cole Escola is usually ready with a quippy response, on Tony nominations day, they can’t help but be genuine. Escola was nominated for a Tony Award for their role as Mary Todd Lincoln in ...

Escola gives the former first lady a wild second act in the Tony-nominated play Oh, Mary! "This play is about a woman with a dream that no one around her understands," Escola says.