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"It makes me want to cry just thinking about us making our show in the rehearsal room at La MaMa, just hoping it would land with our audience," Escola said.
Escola gives the former first lady a wild second act in the Tony-nominated play Oh, Mary! "This play is about a woman with a ...
The Tony Awards spotlight “Oh, Mary!” and “John Proctor Is the Villain” as Cole Escola, Sadie Sink and Fina Strazza lead a ...
In wig and hoopskirt Cole Escola wrote, created, staged and plays the boozed up Mary Lincoln, President Abraham Lincoln’s ...
Cole Escola, Betty Gilpin, and Tituss Burgess have one thing in common: they've all starred opposite Bianca Leigh in 'Oh, ...
Six-time Emmy nominee Tituss Burgess will return to the role of Mary Todd Lincoln in “ Oh, Mary! ” Burgess’ encore six-week ...
Oh, Mary! hosted an exclusive talkback for audience members, moderated by two-time Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize Winner Tony ...
The actor-playwright received two Tony nominations for the over-the-top comedy about Mary Todd Lincoln and her secret passion of becoming a cabaret star, while her husband, Abe, is trying to win the ...
By Caitlin Huston Business Writer Escola landed on the idea for the play in 2009, with the starting point of “What if Abe’s assassination wasn’t such a bad thing for Mary Todd Lincoln?” ...
Escola was nominated for a Tony Award for their role as Mary Todd Lincoln in ‘Oh, Mary!' The play, which Escola wrote, also received a nomination for best play. In total, the production received ...