holywood model: 'Oh, Mary!' Writer and Star Cole Escola Once Killed a Fly with an Axe

Places, please for ELLE's monthly column Showstoppers, where theater's biggest stars reflect upon the moment in their careers where the famous phrase

This month, Cole Escola, who wrote Oh, Mary! and performs as Mary Todd Lincoln in the Broadway production, talks about the time they fought off a fly with an axe. The former cabaret performer and Search Party star also talks about the breakthrough success of Oh, Mary! and how the critically acclaimed play came to the Broadway stage." title="Places, please for ELLE's monthly column Showstoppers, where theater's biggest stars reflect upon the moment in their careers where the famous phrase "the show must go on" became a little too real. When things don't go according to plan onstage, here's how the pros react—and what they take away from it.

This month, Cole Escola, who wrote Oh, Mary! and performs as Mary Todd Lincoln in the Broadway production, talks about the time they fought off a fly with an axe. The former cabaret performer and Search Party star also talks about the breakthrough success of Oh, Mary! and how the critically acclaimed play came to the Broadway stage.">

'Oh, Mary!' Writer and Star Cole Escola Once Killed a Fly with an Axe

Places, please for ELLE's monthly column Showstoppers, where theater's biggest stars reflect upon the moment in their careers where the famous phrase "the show must go on" became a little too real. When things don't go according to plan onstage, here's how the pros react—and what they take away from it.

This month, Cole Escola, who wrote Oh, Mary! and performs as Mary Todd Lincoln in the Broadway production, talks about the time they fought off a fly with an axe. The former cabaret performer and Search Party star also talks about the breakthrough success of Oh, Mary! and how the critically acclaimed play came to the Broadway stage.

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