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 ...

The 78th annual Tony Awards aired on Sunday, June 8th, and Cole Escola took home the award for Best Actor in a Play for their role as Mary Todd Lincoln in the smash-hit comedy Oh, Mary!

Oregon native Cole Escola made history June 8 at the 78th annual Tony Awards as the first openly nonbinary person to win best leading actor in a play. Escola, who uses they/them pronouns, stars in ...

Earlier tonight at the 78th Annual Tony Awards, Cole Escola took home a Tony Award for 'Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play' for their outstanding work in Oh, Mary!.

Escola joked about that, too, saying it wasn’t true and was only said to win the Tony, adding, “I’ve got plenty of money, I come from -- I don’t know if you guys are familiar with the ...

Video Content: Following their Tony win for Oh, Mary!, Cole Escola visited Late Night with Seth Meyers this week to discuss the honor, the continued success of the play, and what it is like ...

Cole Escola wins the Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play award for "Oh, Mary!" 2025 Annual Tony Awards (Credit: Theo Wargo/Getty Images) It was truly a Cinderella moment for Cole.

Former FLOTUS Michelle Obama praises Tony-winning First Lady spoof “Oh, Mary!”: 'Oh yes' Cole Escola has received Obama's seal of approval.

Cole Escola Wins the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play In “Oh, Mary!,” Escola plays a drunken, melodramatic Mary Todd Lincoln who yearns to return to cabaret. By Rachel Sherman ...

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 ...