Two predictions. One, that this coming Halloween, theater fans will be hunting for perfect replicas of the dress designed by Holly Pierson that Cole Escola wears as Mary Todd Lincoln in the insanely fun Broadway play Oh, Mary!—a bustling, funereal-black hoop skirt. A vital accessory to ape is their wig of scythe-sharp center parting and ringleted curls, designed by Leah J. Loukas.
Second prediction: that the exasperated question, “Who the fuck is Louise?,” is soon heard ringing through the streets.
Is there a more terrifying gaze to be subjected to than Escola’s Mary, furious at being denied alcohol and the chance to perform her cabaret of “madcap medleys”? There is not. The fury in Escola’s eyes could set aflame ice left for hundreds of years in the coldest icebox on earth.
