'RuPaul's Drag Race' star Alaska takes on Mary Todd Lincoln in 'Oh, Mary!' at Ahmanson Theatre

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Set us as preferred “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars” winner Alaska Thunderf— will step into the spotlight this fall as the newest star to take on the title role of Mary in Cole Escola’s Tony Award-winning comedy “Oh, Mary!”“You know how when in the ’90s in the Olympics, they would ask the winner ‘What are you gonna do now that you won the gold medal?’ and they’d say ‘I’m going to Disneyland.’” Alaska said in a recent interview.“I literally feel like that.”Even after being cast, Alaska said it didn’t fully sink in until she began doing press for the production.

Now, she’d celebrate with a flip if she could do one.“It’s really happening, it’s just the best role, in the best play ever and I’m honored and I’m excited and I’m thrilled and I can’t wait,” she said.

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Sarah Snook, Kara Young, Nicole Scherzinger and Darren Criss earn acting honors on Broadway’s biggest night.The dark comedy follows a miserable Mary Todd Lincoln in the weeks leading to the assassination of her husband, who will be played by the Tony Award-winning actor J.Harrison Ghee.

The one-act play reimagines the forgotten life of Mrs.Lincoln with absurdist comedy.Since its 2024 premiere, the play written by comedian Escola — who also originated the title role — has become a Broadway sensation, earning $1 million in a single week and breaking its own box office record 13 times.The stage production received critical acclaim and earned multiple Tony Awards including best direction of a play for Sam Pinkleton and best actor in a play for Escola.

Alaska is joining a list of famed comedic actors who have played Mary Todd Lincoln, inclu...