Cole Escola won the Tony for best actor in a play for their performance in the outlandish, ahistoric comedy “ Oh, Mary! ” This is Escola’s Broadway debut, and first Tony.

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.