{"id":313722,"date":"2026-08-04T20:26:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T20:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/313722\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T20:26:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T20:26:25","slug":"bowen-yang-to-make-broadway-debut-in-oh-mary-this-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/313722\/","title":{"rendered":"Bowen Yang to make Broadway debut in &#8216;Oh, Mary!&#8217; this fall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The former Saturday Night Live cast member and Las Culturistas podcast co-host will play a limited run as Mary Todd Lincoln after Meg Stalter completes her run.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, Bowen! Comedian, actor, and podcaster <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorktheatreguide.com\/stars-on-stage\/bowen-yang\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bowen Yang<\/a> will make his Broadway debut in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorktheatreguide.com\/show\/37743-oh-mary\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oh, Mary!<\/a> this fall, succeeding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorktheatreguide.com\/stars-on-stage\/meg-stalter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Meg Stalter<\/a> as Mary Todd Lincoln from September 15 to December 6 at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorktheatreguide.com\/venues\/lyceum-theatre-ny\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lyceum Theatre<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Yang is known for his seven seasons as a Saturday Night Live cast member, from 2019-2025, during which he was nominated for five Emmy Awards. He also co-hosts the podcast Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and earned a 2026 Tony Award nomination for co-producing the Broadway musical Titanique.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorktheatreguide.com\/stars-on-stage\/cole-escola\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cole Escola<\/a>&#8216;s Oh, Mary!, Yang will play a zany, alcoholic, repressed version of Mary Todd Lincoln, who aspires to cabaret stardom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy friendship with Cole has brought me many places over the years: late-night pizzerias, cross-borough social-distance walks, a tough production of Les Mis\u00e9rables sung in Dutch,\u201d said Yang in a statement. \u201cBut being part of their deranged and profound masterpiece, Oh, Mary! is my favorite one by far. I will spend the rest of my life thanking them for the best Broadway debut a cis gay guy with limited singing ability could ask for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As previously announced, Stalter will depart September 12. Yang joins her and an esteemed line of celebrities who have played the role on Broadway, including Tony Award winner Escola, Betty Gilpin, Tituss Burgess, Jinkx Monsoon, Jane Krakowski, Hannah Solow, John Cameron Mitchell, and Maya Rudolph.<\/p>\n<p>Yang will star opposite current cast members <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorktheatreguide.com\/stars-on-stage\/phillip-james-brannon\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Phillip James Brannon<\/a> as Mary\u2019s Husband and Barrett Foa as Mary&#8217;s Teacher, and original cast members <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorktheatreguide.com\/stars-on-stage\/bianca-leigh\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bianca Leigh<\/a> as Mary\u2019s Chaperone and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorktheatreguide.com\/stars-on-stage\/tony-macht\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tony Macht<\/a> as Mary\u2019s Husband\u2019s Assistant.<\/p>\n<p>Get <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorktheatreguide.com\/show\/37743-oh-mary\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oh, Mary! tickets<\/a> now.<\/p>\n<p>Photo credit: Bowen Yang as Mary Todd Lincoln. 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