Logan Culwell-Block

She'll be comin' 'round the mountain, again! Jinkx Monsoon will play Mary Todd Lincoln in Cole Escola's Oh, Mary! again, this time in London. The RuPaul's Drag Race winner previously played the role on Broadway for two limited engagements. Monsoon will star in London's Oh, Mary! August 17–September 26 at the Trafalgar Theatre. Monsoon is currently playing Judy Garland in End of the Rainbow until June 21. READ: Jinkx Monsoon's Political Platform?

Shakespeare-Radiohead mash-up musical Hamlet Hail to the Chief will make a London premiere at the Barbican Theatre this fall, following sold-out world premiere runs at Royal Shakespeare Company and Aviva Studios last year. The London run will begin October 31, officially open November 12, and continue through January 23, 2027.

Full casting has been found for the upcoming Free Shakespeare in the Park staging of the Bard's The Winter's Tale, set to play Central Park's Delacorte Theater July 25-August 22, officially opening August 11. Daniel Sullivan will be at the helm, with Mimi Lieber choreographing. The cast will be led by Raúl Esparza (of the upcoming Galileo) as Leontes and Lily Rabe (of the upcoming Other Desert Cities) as Hermione. Other cast members include Chuck Cooper as Old Shepherd, Teagle F.