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.

Cole Escola has taken their final bow in Oh, Mary! on Broadway. See photos from their final Broadway bow and learn more about ...

The show imagines Mary Todd Lincoln as a hard-drinking, boisterous, wannabe cabaret star, beleaguered by her marriage to what Escola imagines is an obviously gay president. It’s not so much ...

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!" Escola, who also wrote the hit play, beat out George Clooney, Jon ...

Swinging by Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers’ “Las Culturistas” podcast on Wednesday, the former first lady shared that she has indeed seen Escola’s alternate history comedy that envisions Abraham Lincoln’s ...

Broadway’s ‘Oh, Mary!’ has its next Mary Todd Lincoln – Jinkx Monsoon! "RuPaul's Drag Race" star Jinkx Monsoon is set to be ...

The Tony Award–winning star of Oh, Mary! found it easy to slip into character as another eccentric with an appreciation for ...

Monsoon, best known for her winning runs on both “ RuPaul’s Drag Race ” and “Drag Race All Stars,” announced on Wednesday that she is set to take over the lead role in the wild, Tony-winning ...

Cole Escola, who grew up in Clatskanie, made what host Seth Meyers called a "victory tour" appearance, following Escola ...

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 Music Hall.

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 watching other actors ...

The show imagines Mary Todd Lincoln as a hard-drinking, boisterous, wannabe cabaret star, beleaguered by her marriage to what Escola imagines is an obviously gay president. It’s not so much ...