Tony Awards look paid homage to Bernadette Peters. The nominee wore a blue gown took inspiration from Peters' gown from 1999 ...

Bernadette Peters reacted to Cole Escola's Tony gown homage, calling the moment "lovely." Escola wore a custom Wiederhoeft ...

Cole Escola, channeling Bernadette Peters, thanked fellow nominees in their speech for their history-making Tony Awards win ...

Peters wore a similar frothy blue gown to the 1999 ceremony, where she won the award for best leading actress.

While not the first non-binary artist to win a Tony, Cole Escola is the first to take home the award in this category.

The 'Oh Mary!' star opens up about paying homage to actress Bernadette Peters’ 1999 Tony’s gown during his 2025 red carpet ...

Maybe Happy Ending' takes home six Tony Awards including best musical. 'Buena Vista Social Club' wins four., and 'Purpose' wins beset play. Sarah Snook, Kara Young, Nicole Scherzinger and Darren Criss ...

Cole Escola took home the 2025 Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Play for the role of Mary Todd Lincoln in "Oh, Mary!" ...

Bernadette Peters should be proud of Cole Escola’s big night at the 2025 Tony Awards—in more ways than one. Last night, Escola—who won their first Tony Award for best actor in a play for Oh Mary!

Oh, Mary!' Tony winner Cole Escola joked about Nicole Scherzinger's Tony Awards victory after the latter's Jesus hat ...

Cole Escola, an actor and writer, was awarded the prestigious title of Best Actor in a Play at the Tony Awards 2025 for their performance in Oh, Mary!.

"People just want to pit us Broadway gals against each other, and I think it’s sad," the "Oh, Mary!" actor said.