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

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

The two-time Tony winner reacted to the one-time Tony winner, who paid homage to Peters with their ensemble on Sunday.

Cole Escola is honoring a Broadway icon through their style. At the 2025 Tony Awards in New York City on Sunday, June 8, the ...

Get ready, queens. Bernadette Peters has weighed in on her Tony Awards tribute. The 78th Annual Tony Awards were full of memorable moments and touching tributes, but none was more sensational than ...

Bernadette Peters has responded to Cole Escola's tribute to her at the Tony Awards. The Oh, Mary! Tony-winner wore a gown inspired by Peters' 1999 dress, where she accepted the Tony Award for Best ...

Escola wore a dress inspired by the one Peters wore at the 1999 Tonys to accept her Best Actress win for "Annie Get Your Gun.

Bernadette Peters would have been 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 ...

Cole Escola channeled Broadway icon Bernadette Peters in a curly auburn wig and a Regencycore gown at the 2025 Tony Awards on ...

That accolade ultimately went to queer playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins for his family drama play, Purpose. Accepting the ...

At the 2025 Tony Awards in New York City on Sunday, June 8, the Oh, Mary! star appeared in a silvery-blue gown inspired by Bernadette Peters' look at the 1999 ceremony, where she took home the ...

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