Escola gives the former first lady a wild second act in the Tony-nominated play Oh, Mary! "This play is about a woman with a dream that no one around her understands," Escola says.

It's like hanging on for dear life when you go on stage with Cole [Escola],’ Ricamora exclusively tells Parade.

not-at-all historically accurate look at first lady Mary Todd Lincoln, written by and starring Cole Escola. Abraham Lincoln: "For God's sake, Mary! How would it look for the first lady of the ...

Cole Escola in a scene ... unheard of unstarred Cole Escola. In wig and hoopskirt Cole wrote this, created this, staged this and plays the boozed up Mary Lincoln, President Abraham Lincoln ...

Escola gives the former first lady a wild second act in the Tony-nominated play Oh, Mary! "This play is about a woman with a dream that no one... Mary Todd Lincoln as a cabaret star? How Cole ...

The comedy follows a very fictionalized, intentionally improbable version of first lady Mary Todd Lincoln in the time leading to her husband's assassination. Our guest today, Cole Escola ...

For playwright and actor Cole Escola, the show is deeply personal ... Escola began to imagine a "second chapter" for Mary Todd Lincoln, an idea that evolved slowly over 12 years.