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Rudolph Extends Broadway Run in Hit Comedy
7 May
Summary
- Rudolph's extension adds two weeks to her run.
- Play broke Lyceum Theatre's weekly gross record.
- Show recouped investment, first of season.
Maya Rudolph's starring role as Mary Todd Lincoln in Cole Escola's "Oh, Mary!" has been extended by two weeks, with her final performance now scheduled for July 5. Rudolph initially joined the cast on April 28 at the Lyceum Theatre.
Her arrival marked a significant boost to the production's box office performance. During her first week, the show achieved a record-breaking weekly gross of $1,540,980. A single performance on Friday, May 1, also set a new house record with $199,935.
"Oh, Mary!" has demonstrated exceptional commercial success. It was the first production in the Lyceum Theatre's 121-year history to gross over $1,000,000 in a single week. Furthermore, it has broken its own box office record 13 times and became the first show of the 2024-25 Broadway season to fully recoup its initial investment.
