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

Cole Escola, who grew up in Clatskanie, earned cheers and applause as they accepted the Tony Award as best lead actor in a play during Sunday's telecast.

Cole Escola hasn’t forgotten about Nicole Scherzinger’s eyebrow-raising interest in a hat featuring a variation on President Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” slogan, even if much of the Broadway community appears to have moved past it.