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Escola made history in 2025 when they won the Tony for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for Oh, Mary! They became the third nonbinary actor to win a Tony, following Alex Newell ...
Escola began to imagine a "second chapter" for Mary Todd Lincoln, an idea that evolved slowly over 12 years. In 2024, Oh, Mary!, starring Escola in the title role, debuted off-Broadway.
“ Julie Harris has a Tony for playing Mary Todd Lincoln,” Escola said as they started their speech, paying reverence to the stage legend’s 1972 play, “The Last of Mrs. Lincoln.” ...
Actor Cole Escola won a coveted 2025 Tony Award Sunday for the role of Mary Todd Lincoln in “Oh Mary!” played in drag. Escola, a biological male, said he was “non-binary” in 2022 ...
Cole Escola’s Tony Award-winning play Oh, Mary! has somehow just got even gayer: Ugly Betty actor Michael Urie is joining the cast. Escola’s Broadway smash hit Oh, Mary! is a dark comedy about the ...
Jinkx Monsoon will take over the role of Mary Todd Lincoln, originated by fellow Oregonian Cole Escola, in Broadway's "Oh, Mary!," which the Tony-winning Escola also wrote. Frank Rat ...
Cole Escola made history at the 2025 Tony Awards on Sunday night. At the prizegiving staged at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, Jean Smart and Sarah Paul presented the non-binary actor with ...
Cole Escola’s first shot on Broadway has earned them one of the most coveted prizes in the theater world. At Sunday night’s Tony Awards, the star of “Oh, Mary!” scored the Tony for Best ...
Cole Escola has revealed their picks for an Oh, Mary! film adaptation, including Linda Hunt, Cherry Jones, and Miss Piggy doing Mary Todd Lincoln in a Muppets version.
Cole Escola stars as a self-involved Mary Todd Lincoln who dreams of becoming a cabaret star. Here’s how the creative team came up with the show’s aesthetic. By Michael Paulson ...
Cole Escola poses in the press room with the award for best performance by an actor in a leading role in a play for "Oh, Mary!" during the 78th Tony Awards on Sunday, June 8, 2025, at Radio City Music ...
Michelle Obama alongside Cole Escola in "Oh, Mary!" (Credit: Getty Images/Emilio Madrid) Michelle Obama left Broadway’s “Oh, Mary!” — the Tony-winning FLOTUS farce from playwright and star ...