Cole Escola, the playwright and star of Broadway smash, Oh, Mary!, is stepping away from the show—and their critically acclaimed role of Mary Todd Lincoln—for an unspecified length of time. Betty Gilpin,

Oh, Mary” writer and star Cole Escola is departing the show in 2025, but the comedic play isn’t leaving Broadway. “GLOW” actor Betty Gilpin is taking over the role of Mary Todd Lincoln. She’ll begin a limited,

Oh, Mary! without Cole Escola? As it turns out, yes. The Broadway hit comedy, which recently became the first production of the season to recoup its production cost, will have a new Mary Todd Lincoln beginning January 21 when Glow actor Betty Gilpin will take over the role for a limited 8-week engagement.

The creator and comedian will be replaced by Glow star Betty Gilpin, who will make her Broadway debut in the show

It’s hard to imagine anyone but Escola in the lead role of Oh, Mary! The play is a fictionalized version of the life of Mary Todd Lincoln, who feels oppressed and neglected in her life as the wife of President Abraham Lincoln and dreams of returning to the stage as a cabaret star.

Betty Gilpin will take over the lead role in Oh, Mary! on Broadway this winter. Gilpin, an Emmy nominee for her role in Netflix's Glow, takes over the role of Mary Todd Lincoln from Cole Escola starting Jan.

I am beyond honored to step in so that Cole can get back to tending their neglected passions: fracking and skincare.”