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.

The two-time Tony winner reacted to the one-time Tony winner, who paid homage to Peters with their ensemble on Sunday.

C ole Escola began their career on YouTube, hilariously dressed in a middling wig, performing a pitch perfect and extremely loopy imitation of Bernadette Peters. Now, after their