Bernadette Peters reacted to Cole Escola's Tony gown homage, calling the moment "lovely." Escola wore a custom Wiederhoeft gown inspired by Peters' 1999 look from the awards ceremony.

Actor Cole Escola reveals more about how their fashion tribute to Bernadette Peters came together for the 2025 Tony Awards, and why they chose not to give her a heads up on the red-carpet outfit ...

Cole Escola Reveals Why They Didn't Tell Bernadette Peters About Their 2025 Tonys Tribute Gown Beforehand In a new interview on 'Late Night with Seth Meyers' the actor also revealed 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, channeling Bernadette Peters, thanked fellow nominees in their speech for their history-making Tony Awards win for "Oh, Mary!" ...

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Escola turned up at the Tonys on Sunday in an outfit many saw as an homage to actress and singer Bernadette Peters. Afterward, internet sleuths discovered that it wasn’t the first time Escola ...

Cole Escola talks about accepting their Tony Award for Oh, Mary! in a tribute gown to Bernadette Peters, visiting Laura Keene's grave for inspiration for the play and watching Betty Gilpin and ...

And I watched it, and I was, like, ‘What a lovely show.’” Escola also talked about the gown they wore to the Tony Awards being inspired by one that actress Bernadette Peters wore.

Meyers asked if Escola gave Peters, 77, a heads up. "I said, 'Watch your back,'" they jokingly replied, before going on to explain why they decided not to tell Peters about their outfit beforehand.