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England flanker Henry Pollock is tightly clutching BiL, the Lions mascot which is his sole responsibility as the youngest member of the touring party.

“Oh, Mary!,” which had its premiere off-Broadway at the Lucille Lortel Theatre last year, has become the mascot production of the Broadway season.

Exceptions are made for school plays and sports mascots.

The golden bruins emblazon the state flag and seal, live on in cartoonish effigy as university mascots, and roll off the tip of our tongue in place names like Grizzly Flats and Big Bear Lake.

Apple TV+ has its share, including “Expats,” another drama about the rich and miserable starring Nicole Kidman, who is fast becoming the oeuvre’s mascot.