Tony and Grammy Award-winning performer J. Harrison Ghee has been announced as the lead role in Detroit’s run of the hit comedy “Oh, Mary!”
The box office smash about Mary Todd Lincoln, written by Cole Escola, has been a critic’s favorite since it debuted on Broadway in 2024 . It’s at the Fisher Theatre Feb. 23-28.
“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 Todd Lincoln is beyond a dream come true,” said J. Harrison Ghee in a press release announcing the casting. “We all possess so much within us. If we surrender to circumstances, we will find the possibility for expansion beyond belief. We are going to set the road on fire with this electrifyingly hilarious play.”
New York City critics have overwhelmingly praised the Tony Award and Olivier Award-winning show, and the Hollywood Reporter called it “a work of genius.”
Ghee won the 2023 Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical — plus a Grammy, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award — for “Some Like It Hot.”
Detroit’s run of “Oh, Mary!” is on sale as part of the season subscriptions or ATG Detroit’s Broadway Your Way package of three or more shows. Individual tickets will go on sale at a later date. Visit us.ATGTickets.com/BroadwayInDetroit.
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