The Tony Awards are like Christmas in June for theatre lovers, and that makes this year's nominees the reason for the season. This year's Tony nominees transported us with the magic of theatre, and we're saluting their work by taking a closer look at their extraordinary accomplishments. Today we're studying up on Santino Fontana!

Quick Facts About Santino

His Nomination: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

The Show: Tootsie

The Role: Michael Dorsey/Dorothy Michaels

Up Against: Brooks Ashmanskas (The Prom), Derrick Baskin (Ain't Too Proud), Alex Brightman (Beetlejuice), Damon Daunno (Oklahoma!)

Did You Know?: Santino made his Broadway debut in the 2008 revival of Sunday in the Park with George.

Santino on Tootsie: "Working with this cast of really top level actors who knows how to handle every audience which is completely different and every show is completely different and I feel so both safe and inspired by all of them."

Watch below as Santino tells us all about what this nomination means to him, how he's preparing for the Tonys, and so much more!

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