Meg Stalter to make Broadway debut in 'Oh, Mary!' this summer

The Hacks breakout star will succeed Maya Rudolph in the title role of Cole Escola's award-winning comedy play at the Lyceum Theatre.

Summary

• Meg Stalter will play Mary Todd Lincoln in Oh Mary! on Broadway starting July 6
• She is known for her breakout performance on Hacks and now makes her Broadway debut
• Current star Maya Rudolph departs July 5

Oh, Meg! Actress and comedian Meg Stalter will make her Broadway debut in Oh, Mary! this summer, succeeding Maya Rudolph as Mary Todd Lincoln starting July 6 at the Lyceum Theatre.

Stalter rose to fame with her breakout role as Kayla Schaefer in HBO Max's Emmy Award-winning series Hacks. In Cole Escola's Oh, Mary!, she will play a zany, alcoholic, repressed version of Mary Todd Lincoln, who has ambitions to be a cabaret star.

“When I first met Cole Escola, they said, ‘I thought I was too old to feel this excited and giddy about a new friend,’ and that's exactly how I felt when I met Mary Todd Lincoln for the first time,” said Stalter in a statement. “I've never seen myself in a character the way I see myself in Mary, which is strange because I don't even drink, but that's what Cole's beautiful work does to you — makes you feel incredibly excited and seen at the same time, like a little kid meeting a new friend.

"I've been in love with Cole's brain, heart, and work since the moment I had the privilege of experiencing it, and it's the prize of a lifetime to get to be in the best play to ever be written! Cole, despite our insane public breakup in 2018, I love you, thank you for making my dreams come true.”

As previously announced, Rudolph has extended her run as Mary through July 5. Stalter joins 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, and John Cameron Mitchell.

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Photo credit: Meg Stalter as Mary Todd Lincoln. (Photo by Daniel Rampulla)