Michael Urie is set to join Cole Escola in the London run of Oh, Mary! — and some performances will be filmed.
For a limited run from July 20 to Aug. 1, the Ugly Betty star, hot off his Emmy nomination for Shrinking, will reprise his Broadway role as Mary’s teacher.
Playwright Escola steps into the titular role for the first time on the West End. Giles Terera will return as Mary’s husband, while Bianca Leigh and Tony Macht will star as Mary’s chaperone and Mary’s husband’s assistant, respectively. The filmed performances will be directed by Sam Pinkleton, who worked with Escola on the original Broadway production before replicating that success in the British capital.
It comes as the wildly popular show, an Olivier and Tony-winning production, continues its celebrated run at the Trafalgar Theatre.
Additional casting up until September includes RuPaul’s Drag Race star Jinkx Monsoon as Mary Todd Lincoln, as well as Scott Karim as Mary’s husband, Dino Fetscher as Mary’s teacher, Kate O’Donnell as Mary’s chaperone, and Oliver Stockley as Mary’s husband’s assistant. Full casting beyond that will be announced in due course.
