Sam Pinkleton

Oh my gosh.

So we're really eating our words now.

But I think the thing that I've learned over the kind of seasons of doing O'Marry is Mary Todd Lincoln is such an amazing character.

There's no one like her, much like Dr. Frankenfurter.

She is a character who is largely misunderstood by the world, who knows that she contains greatness, who wants to show

the world and the audience, all of the things she's capable of, much like Dr. Frankenfurter.

And that describes literally all of my favorite actors, right?

And so the joy of casting it from Jane Krakowski to Jinx Monsoon to Titus Burgess to Betty Gilpin to John Cameron Mitchell, I mean, it goes on and on and on, is finding...

weirdo geniuses who contain multitudes that the world hasn't yet seen.

And because it uses the full toolbox of someone, much like Dr. Frank and Ferner.

So it's been, you know, it continues to be this amazing puzzle of who can surprise us and surprise themselves.

And

And it's a part that can be played by anyone crazy enough to do it.

I mean, we have Maya Rudolph and Catherine Tate going into the role within three days of each other.

I have a real sweet spot for, this is a nerdy, but I have a real sweet spot for You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown.

Talk about nostalgia.

I was in it in high school.

I was a very miscast Charlie Brown.

Like obviously I'm a Snoopy or a Linus.

And actually, in the same vein, I mean, this is my favorite musical on Ironically, which is Annie.