Overview
- The national tour will launch in Hartford, Connecticut and begins performances September 19, 2026, with stops that include San Diego, Las Vegas and Chicago.
- Alaska Thunderf*ck will lead the tour as Mary Todd Lincoln while Tony winner J. Harrison Ghee will start as Mary's Husband and formally take over the title role on January 19, 2027 in Chicago when John‑Andrew Morrison joins as Mary's Husband.
- Wesley Taylor, Pooya Mohseni and Michael Lepore join the principal company and understudies Natalie Joy Johnson, Mike Cefalo and Julius Thomas III were also named.
- Tony‑winning director Sam Pinkleton reunites his original creative team for the tour and the West End transfer continues in London with Jinkx Monsoon in the role and a filmed performance planned for release.
- The tour builds on the show's rapid commercial rise after a 2024 Off‑Broadway run and a Broadway transfer that broke box‑office records at the Lyceum Theatre and won two 2025 Tony Awards, with producers using rotating high‑profile casting and mid‑run switches to drive ticket sales and publicity.