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 Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for their delightfully daffy depiction of Civil War-era first lady Mary Todd Lincoln.

Star-playwright Cole Escola won the Best Actor in a Play Tony for their riotously funny work in the outlandish comedy “Oh, Mary!,” marking the first time a nonbinary performer has scored a Tony win for any play category for acting.

Tony Awards look paid homage to Bernadette Peters. The nominee wore a blue gown took inspiration from Peters' gown from 1999 when she won a Tony for 'Annie Get Your Gun.'

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."

"Maybe Happy Ending," "Death Becomes Her" and "Buena Vista Social Club" lead the nominations with 10 each, including best musical. The strange-but-true "Dead Outlaw" and World War II spy satire "Operation Mincemeat" round out the best musical category.

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Star power will be in full force at the 2025 Tony Awards. This year’s nominees for drama include George Clooney, Cole Escola and Sarah Snook, and for musical roles we’ve got Audra McDonald, Darren Criss and Jasmine Amy Rogers.