The full cast has been announced for the 2026–27 National Tour of Oh, Mary!, beginning performances September 19, 2026, in Hartford, Connecticut.
Joining previously announced stars Alaska Thunderf*ck as “Mary Todd Lincoln” and Tony Award ® winner J. Harrison Ghee as “Mary’s Husband” are Wesley Taylor as “Mary’s Teacher,” Pooya Mohseni as “Mary’s Chaperone,” and Michael Lepore as “Mary’s Husband’s Assistant.” The production is directed by Tony Award winner Sam Pinkleton and produced by Kevin McCollum & Lucas McMahon and Mike Lavoie & Carlee Briglia.
Alaska will launch the tour as “Mary Todd Lincoln” and will play the role through January 17, 2027, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, including the Los Angeles engagement at the Ahmanson Theatre later this year. During Alaska’s run, Tony Award winner J. Harrison Ghee will star opposite her as “Mary’s Husband.”
Beginning January 19, 2027, in Chicago, Ghee will assume the role of “Mary Todd Lincoln,” and John-Andrew Morrison will reprise his Broadway role as “Mary’s Husband” for the remainder of the announced tour. The company also includes Natalie Joy Johnson understudying the roles of “Mary Todd Lincoln” and “Mary’s Chaperone,” Mike Cefalo understudying “Mary’s Husband’s Assistant” and “Mary’s Teacher,” and Julius Thomas III understudying “Mary’s Husband” and “Mary’s Teacher.”
“I’ve often been asked what my dream role would be. As an 8-foot-tall Drag Queen from outer space, I never really had an answer. Mama Rose? I’m too tall. Evita? I’m too short. Willy Loman? Wait… that might actually be amazing. But the point is, I never had a dream role. Until I saw Oh, Mary!. So, it is an actual dream come true that I, Alaska Thunderf*ck, get to play Mary F*cking Todd in the greatest play of the generation. This is an honor. This is unbelievable. Also, my fiancé, Matt Herrmann, is a celebrated Abraham Lincoln impersonator so… destiny,” said Alaska Thunderf*ck. “I am infinitely grateful to the inspired genius known as Cole Escola for creating the best role in the best show ever to exist. (How did you do it? Are you a time traveler perhaps?) And to my dear pal and confidante Sam Pinkleton: Thank you for bringing this play to life with such brilliance and bombast. I can’t wait. And since this is the national tour, I will be the first-ever Mary to don the hallowed hoop skirt in Las Vegas–an accolade which will surely make it into my obituary.”
“I have seen Oh, Mary! three times and relished the beauty of this show—how different people shine so brightly in these roles, and yet you see the influence of Cole all over the production. The opportunity to get a crack at Mary’s Husband and Mary Todd Lincoln is beyond a dream come true. I love getting to switch it up and show multiple sides of myself,” said J. Harrison Ghee. “We all possess so much within us. If we surrender to circumstances, we will find the possibility for expansion beyond belief. I’m so excited to play opposite Alaska; there are bound to be some brilliant moments, and we are going to set the road on fire with this electrifyingly hilarious play.”
Biographies
ALASKA THUNDERF*CK (Mary Todd Lincoln: 9/19/26 – 1/17/27) (She/Her). Alaska Thunderf*ck 5000 is an extraterrestrial phenomenon from the planet Glamtr0n. After crash-landing on Earth, she found herself on the fifth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race, where she finished in the final 3 before returning to take the crown as the winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 2. Alongside certified platinum selling songwriter/producer Tomas Costanza and Ash Gordon, Alaska co-wrote and starred in the Off-Broadway hit Drag: The Musical, winning an Outer Critics Circle award for outstanding new Off-Broadway musical, and receiving 2 Drama League Award nominations, 3 Dorian Theater World Award nominations, 6 Lucille Lortel Award nominations, and winning the Queerty and the Glam Award during its celebrated Off-Broadway run. Alaska co-founded the LGBTQ+ podcast network known as Moguls of Media (MOM), giving birth to such hit podcasts as Very Delta, RNR with Courtney Act, and Hall & Closet, and she is the co-host and creator of the award-winning and wildly popular Race Chaser with Alaska & Willam. She has released five career-defining studio albums, Anus, Poundcake, Vagina, Red 4 Filth, and Amethyst Journey, with Rolling Stone magazine spotlighting two of her songs, “Hieeee” & “Read You Wrote You,” in their 2024 “20 Best Songs By Drag Queens” profile. She is the creator/director of the Los Angeles based experimental drag series Drag Show 5000, co-founder and star of Brooklyn’s underground, diva-worship phenomenon Divatronic alongside director Nick Laughlin and also co-created the Drag Queen of the Year Pageant Competition Award Contest Competition with Lola LeCroix. She also wrote a memoir (My Name’s Yours, What’s Alaska) and created a signature fragrance (Red For Filth). She can currently be found touring the planet, often with longtime musical collaborator Handsome Jeremy, spreading her otherworldly message of love, kindness, and extraterrestrial glamour with the people of Earth. Other credits include Head Over Heels (LA Drama Critics Circle Award nomination), The Quiet Room by director Sam Wineman, God Save The Queens (Tribeca Film Festival), The Last Sharknado: It’s About Time, Hulu’s Drag Me To Dinner, VH1’s Scared Famous, Dimension 20’s Dungeons and Dragons Queens, and D’arcy Drollinger’s latest film Lady Champagne (Frameline Film Festival).
J. HARRISON GHEE (Mary’s Husband: 9/19/26 – 1/17/27, Mary Todd Lincoln: 1/19/27 – 5/16/27) (They/Them) won the 2023 Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical, making history as the first non-binary actor to be nominated and win in this category for their role as Daphne/Jerry in Some Like It Hot, a role which also garnered them Grammy, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Awards, as well as Drama League and Chita Rivera Award nominations. Recently J. starred in the world premiere of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil as well as the Off-Broadway smash Saturday Church. Ghee was selected by Billy Porter to star as Robyn/Kevin on the hit FOX series Accused and previously played the series regular of Kwame on Netflix’s Raising Dion. On Broadway, they starred as Lola in Kinky Boots, created the role of Andre Mayhem in Mrs. Doubtfire, and have dazzled audiences in roles such as Velma Kelly in Chicago and Johnny Hooker in The Sting, opposite Harry Connick, Jr. Ghee hopes that something they do or say reaches the heart of at least one person to inspire them to dream big and go full-out for those dreams.
JOHN-ANDREW MORRISON (Mary’s Husband: 1/19/27 – 5/16/27). Broadway: Oh, Mary! (with Jane Krakowski, Jinkx Monsoon, Hannah Solow, John Cameron Mitchell, Cheyenne Jackson and Simu Liu); A Strange Loop (Tony Award nomination, after winning Lucille Lortel and Obie Awards for its Off-Broadway premiere). Off-Broadway: Medea of the Laundromat; Blues for an Alabama Sky (Outer Critics Circle honoree). With Classical Theatre of Harlem: The Blacks: A Clown Show; Caligula, opposite André De Shields; and Malvolio.
WESLEY TAYLOR (Mary’s Teacher). Most recently onstage in Richard Greenberg’s Holiday at The Goodman in Chicago (Jeff Award nomination). Broadway: “Plankton” in Spongebob Squarepants (OBC), “Lucas” in The Addams Family (OBC), “Franz” in Rock of Ages (OBC, Theatre World Award, OCC nomination). Select Off Broadway/Regional: Alice by Heart (Chita Rivera Award), Assassins (CSC), The Who’s Tommy (Kennedy Center), An Act of God (Denver Center), Cabaret (Signature Theatre), Tales of the City (ACT). TV: Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building” (SAG nomination), “The Good Wife” (CBS), “Looking” (HBO), “I’m Dying Up Here” (Showtime), “Difficult People” (Hulu), “The Tomorrow People” (CW), “One Life to Live” (ABC), and Bobby on “Smash” (NBC). Films include The Surrogate, Lucky Stiff, and The Spongebob Musical: Live on Stage! Co-creator of “It Could be Worse” (Hulu), “Indoor Boys” (HereTV), and the Glaad-nominated feature film, Summoning Sylvia (Prime, Starz, AMC+). BFA in Drama, UNCSA. @sirwestaytay
POOYA MOHSENI (Mary’s Chaperone) is an Iranian American actor, writer, filmmaker and transgender activist. Her credits include Sanaz Toossi’s Pulitzer winning play English on Broadway (Roundabout Theater), an Obie win for English’s Off-Broadway run (Atlantic Theater & The Old Globe), The Laramie Project (Audible/Tectonic Theater Project), In The Amazon Warehouse Parking Lot (Playwrights Horizons). Film/TV credits include Law & Order: SVU, The Walking Dead: Dead City, Big Dogs, Falling Water, Terrifier, Always Azizam and See You Then.
MICHAEL LEPORE (Mary’s Husband’s Assistant) Broadway: Sing Street (OBC). Off-Broadway: The Seat of Our Pants (Public Theatre). New York: Road Kills (Good Apples Collective), Spring Awakening (Irondale Center). Regional: Sunny Afternoon (American Premiere, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre), Origin Story (World Premiere, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park), Sing Street (Huntington Theatre), RENT (Theatre Aspen), Hair (Short North Stage). TV: “FBI: Most Wanted” (CBS). You can stream his original music if you want. For Mom, Dad, Christopher, Enzo, and Marie’s Crisis. @itsmichael.lepore
NATALIE JOY JOHNSON (u/s Mary Todd Lincoln, Mary’s Chaperone). Broadway: Lempicka (Suzy Solidor), Kinky Boots (Pat), Legally Blonde (Enid Hoopes). National Tour: Legally Blonde (Paulette Bonafonté). Other theater includes Next to Normal (Diana, Barrington Stage, Berkshire Theater Award), Starstruck (Bucks County Playhouse), Bare: A Pop Opera and Southern Comfort. TV: High Maintenance (HBO), Difficult People (Hulu). “A rather well known niche cabaret legend,” Natalie has performed internationally and released the Pride anthem “Get Into It Queen” and pop hit “Gorgine.” Proud UMW grad. IG: @njjisrelentless
MIKE CEFALO (u/s Mary’s Husband’s Assistant, Mary’s Teacher) Broadway: New York, New York. National Tour: The Band’s Visit. Off-Broadway: White Rose: The Musical, Uh Oh!, Luigi: The Musical, and Hollywood/Ukraine. Film: The Old Guitarist opposite Dominic Chianese. Mike is the official voice of PAC-MAN, and can be heard in the animated series PAC-MAN: Snack Breaks! Thank you to Julia and Mallory for putting up with me. Endless thanks and love to Mom, Dad, Anna, and the entire fam. @mikecef
JULIUS THOMAS III (u/s Mary’s Husband, Mary’s Teacher) is just the breath of fresh air this administration needs. As a former founding father, (A.Ham in Hamilton), he is no stranger to the pressures of Government. Broadway/Tours: Hamilton, Motown (Berry Gordy), The Scottsboro Boys (Roy), Shrek, Xanadu, The Gershwin’s Porgy & Bess, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Radio City Christmas. TV: Law & Order, Modern Family, & Dr. Julius on Sesame Street. NAACP Award & Helen Hayes Nominee. @juliusthomas3
Written by Tony Award and Olivier Award winner Cole Escola and directed by Tony Award winner Sam Pinkleton, Oh, Mary! opened on Broadway on July 11, 2024, and continues to play at the Lyceum Theatre, where it became the first show in the theatre’s 121-year history to gross more than $1,000,000 in a single week. Oh, Mary! has since broken its own box office record thirteen times and became the first show of the 2024-25 Broadway season to recoup its investment. Oh, Mary! opened to rave reviews in London’s West End on December 18, 2025, and won the 2026 Olivier Award for Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play.
Oh, Mary! is a dark comedy about a miserable, suffocated Mary Todd Lincoln in the weeks leading up to Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. Unrequited yearning, alcoholism, and suppressed desires abound in this one-act play that finally examines the forgotten life and dreams of Mrs. Lincoln through the lens of an idiot (playwright Cole Escola).
The full creative team for the Broadway production includes dots (Scenic Designer), Holly Pierson (Costume Designer), Cha See (Lighting Designer), Daniel Kluger (Sound Design and Original Music), Drew Levy (Sound Designer), Leah J. Loukas (Wig Designer), Addison Heeren (Props Supervision), and David Dabbon (Musical Arrangements). Casting by Henry Russell Bergstein, CSA.
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