[Opinion] From Mainstage, to Stageworks, to Broadway: Cole Escola's 'Natural Talent' Rises From Lower Columbia

Cole Escola Reveals Why They Didn't Tell Bernadette Peters About Their 2025 Tonys Tribute Gown Beforehand

In a new interview on 'Late Night with Seth Meyers' the actor also revealed the significance behind their custom Wiederhoeft look, which paid homage to Peter's 1999 Tonys appearanceEvan Agostini/Getty; Michael Loccisano/Getty (Left) Bernadette Peters at the 1999 Tony Awards (Right) Cole Escola at the 2025 Tony AwardsNEED TO KNOWCole Escola shared more details on how their fashion tribute to Bernadette Peters came to life at the 2025 Tony AwardsI…

Michelle Obama Knows People Want Her Opinion on FLOTUS Farce 'Oh, Mary!': 'I Wasn't Sure What Was Going On'

Michelle Obama left Broadway’s “Oh, Mary!” — the Tony-winning FLOTUS farce from playwright and star Cole Escola — wondering one thing: “Who thought of this?” Swinging by Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers’ “Las Culturistas” podcast on Wednesday, the former first lady shared that she has indeed seen Escola’s alternate history comedy that envisions Abraham Lincoln’s wife, First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln, as a drunk, wannabe cabaret star. Obama shared went in…

From Mainstage, to Stageworks, to Broadway: Cole Escola's 'natural talent' rises from Lower Columbia

The world may now know Escola is a star, but these Longview and Clatskanie residents were aware long before their Tony win earlier this month.

Michelle Obama 'Loved' OH, MARY!; Says Broadway ‘Is Where the Real Talent Lies'

Michelle Obama has been largely open about her love of the arts and, specifically, Broadway. However, what did she think of the current Broadway play based set inside the White House, Oh, Mary? On today's episode of Las Culturistas, the former First Lady revealed to Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers that she "loved" Cole Escola's Tony-winning comedy. An avid theatre-goer, Obama revealed that she typically sneaks into the house after the lights go down …