At the final fitting for their custom Wiederhoeft gown ahead of the show, Escola shared their thoughts on Patti LuPone, and a proposal for fixing gendered categories at the Tonys: “They should do it based on where you piss,

Cole Escola, channeling Bernadette Peters, thanked fellow nominees in their speech for their history-making Tony Awards win for "Oh, Mary!"

Tony Awards did not disappoint. The performances? Phenomenal. The acceptance speeches? Moving. And the looks! Host Cynthia Erivo alone served up enough glamour to keep us fully locked in, as expected,