Escola wore a custom Wiederhoeft gown inspired by Peters' 1999 look Bernadette Peters responded to Cole Escola's 2025 Tony Awards dress homage The Broadway legend said Escola's look was "lovely" and joked that she "wore my chest hairs in a different pattern" Peters also congratulated Escola on winning the award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor Bernadette Peters is shouting out Cole Escola's style homage.

Cole Escola won the Tony for best actor in a play for their performance in the outlandish, ahistoric comedy “ Oh, Mary! ” This is Escola’s Broadway debut, and first Tony.