Overview
- Producers confirmed Mitchell will play Mary Todd Lincoln at the Lyceum Theatre from February 3 through April 26, 2026.
- Mitchell and director Sam Pinkleton issued statements celebrating the pairing, with Pinkleton calling him a queer trailblazer and “a giant idiot.”
- Jane Krakowski concludes her engagement on January 4, Hannah Solow covers January 6–7, and Jinkx Monsoon returns beginning January 8 before Mitchell’s tenure.
- Supporting cast for Mitchell’s run is to be announced, with current featured roles scheduled through early February.
- It will mark Mitchell’s first Broadway appearance in about a decade, as the hit production continues after winning 2025 Tonys for Cole Escola and Sam Pinkleton and repeatedly setting Lyceum box-office records.