{"id":2504940,"date":"2026-07-16T18:09:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T18:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2504940"},"modified":"2026-07-16T18:09:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T18:09:37","slug":"oh-mary-movie-release-date-cast-filming-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/oh-mary-movie-release-date-cast-filming-news\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Oh, Mary!&#8217; Movie: Release Date, Cast, Filming, News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-journey-body=\"standard-article\">\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"0\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">Fans who haven\u2019t been able to catch <em data-node-id=\"0.1\">Oh, Mary!<\/em> on Broadway or in London\u2019s West End may soon get the next best thing. The Tony Award-winning play is getting a filmed stage version, with playwright and original star <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/theater\/a61499014\/cole-escola-interview\/\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/theater\/a61499014\/cole-escola-interview\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Cole Escola\" data-node-id=\"0.3\" class=\"body-link css-1xnf0nh emevuu60\">Cole Escola<\/a> returning as Mary Todd Lincoln. While details about when audiences will be able to watch it are still under wraps, here\u2019s everything we know so far.<\/p>\n<h2 data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"body-h2 css-8ji3fv emevuu60\">Is <em data-node-id=\"1.1\">Oh, Mary!<\/em> becoming a movie?<\/h2>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"2\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">Sort of. Rather than a traditional film adaptation, <em data-node-id=\"2.1\">Oh, Mary!<\/em> is being professionally <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/oh-mary-stage-film-set-with-cole-escola-12020000\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/people.com\/oh-mary-stage-film-set-with-cole-escola-12020000\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"filmed\" data-node-id=\"2.3\" class=\"body-link css-1xnf0nh emevuu60\">filmed<\/a> as a live stage production.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">The performance will be captured at London\u2019s Trafalgar Theatre on July 28 during the show\u2019s West End run. The filmed production will preserve the stage version of the hit comedy, though a release date and distribution plans have not yet been announced.<\/p>\n<h2 data-node-id=\"5\" class=\"body-h2 css-8ji3fv emevuu60\">Who will star in the filmed version of <em data-node-id=\"5.1\">Oh, Mary!<\/em>?<\/h2>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"6\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">Escola will reprise their Tony-winning performance as a wildly fictionalized version of Mary Todd Lincoln after returning to the role in the West End beginning July 20.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"7\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">Several familiar faces from the show\u2019s Broadway and London productions will also appear in the filmed performance, including Bianca Leigh as Mary\u2019s chaperone, Tony Macht as Mary\u2019s Husband\u2019s assistant, Giles Terera as Mary\u2019s husband, and Michael Urie as Mary\u2019s teacher.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"8\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">Sam Pinkleton, who directed both the Broadway and West End productions, will also helm the filmed version.<\/p>\n<h2 data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"body-h2 css-8ji3fv emevuu60\">When will the <em data-node-id=\"9.1\">Oh, Mary!<\/em> movie be released?<\/h2>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"10\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">There\u2019s no release date just yet.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"11\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">While producers have confirmed that the July 28 performance will be filmed for a future release, they have not announced when\u2014or where\u2014the stage film will be available to watch. Fans will have to wait for more details.<\/p>\n<h2 data-node-id=\"12\" class=\"body-h2 css-8ji3fv emevuu60\">What is <em data-node-id=\"12.1\">Oh, Mary!<\/em> about?<\/h2>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"13\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">Written by Escola, <em data-node-id=\"13.1\">Oh, Mary!<\/em> reimagines Mary Todd Lincoln in the weeks leading up to Abraham Lincoln\u2019s assassination through a playfully fictional lens. The comedy became one of Broadway\u2019s biggest breakout hits, earning widespread acclaim before transferring to London\u2019s West End. It also took home two Tony Awards.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"14\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">In a 2024 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/theater\/a61499014\/cole-escola-interview\/\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/theater\/a61499014\/cole-escola-interview\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"interview with ELLE\" data-node-id=\"14.1\" class=\"body-link css-1xnf0nh emevuu60\">interview with ELLE<\/a>, Escola explained that although the play is centered on Mary Todd Lincoln, the character is deeply personal to them.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"15\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">\u201cAs soon as I get on stage as Mary Todd Lincoln, I am just having the time of my life,\u201d they said. \u201cWriting-wise, [Mary] is me, but in the way that all the characters that I write are me. Even Abe is me and all the other characters in the play are me. I\u2019ve felt all of the things that [Mary] feels, and especially the having dreams that are embarrassing.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.elle.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fans who haven\u2019t been able to catch Oh, Mary! on Broadway or in London\u2019s West End may soon get the next best thing. The Tony Award-winning play is getting a filmed stage version, with playwright and original star Cole Escola returning as Mary Todd Lincoln. 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