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

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

Cole Escola won the Tony for best actor in a play for their performance in the outlandish, ahistoric comedy “ Oh, Mary! ” ...

Cole Escola won Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play at the 78th Annual Tony Awards on June 8, 2025 at Radio City ...

Star-playwright Cole Escola won the Best Actor in a Play Tony for their riotously funny work in the outlandish comedy “Oh, ...

Cole Escola, who grew up in Clatskanie, earned cheers and applause as they accepted the Tony Award as best lead actor in a ...

Cole Escola’s first shot on Broadway has earned them one of the most coveted prizes in the theater world. At Sunday night’s ...

Bernadette Peters should be proud of Cole Escola’s big night at the 2025 Tony Awards—in more ways than one. Last night, ...

Oregon native Cole Escola made history at the Tony Awards as the first openly nonbinary person to win best leading actor in a ...

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

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

Escola, a downtown cabaret star, beat out Hollywood stars like George Clooney and Daniel Dae Kim for the acting award. They ...