‘Oh, Mary!’ Mania Takes Over L.A.: Director Sam Pinkleton on Bringing the Unruly Broadway Comedy Phenomenon to Full Houses at the Ahmanson

As most theater fans already know, “Oh, Mary!,” which is as hysterical as it is ahistorical, is the story of possibly unhinged presidential spouse Mary Todd Lincoln, and her thwarted aspirations to escape life in the parlors of the White House for a career in show business.