TV Exclusive: Meet the Nominees- THE ELEPHANT MAN's Alessandro Nivola- 'This is the Biggest Moment of My Professional Life'

We are yet another day closer to the biggest night on every theatre-lover's calendar- the 69th Annual Tony Awards, which will be co-hosted by Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming on Sunday, June 7 (8PM on CBS). Earlier this month, the 2015 Tony nominees gathered to meet the press and BroadwayWorld was on hand for the big day. Below, we bring you an exclusive interview with Alessandro Nivola, Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play nominee for The Elephant Man.

Broadway: The Winslow Boy (Outer Critics Circle nom.), A Month in the Country (Drama Desk nom.). Off-Broadway: A Lie of the Mind (New Group). Regional: Williamstown, Long Wharf, Yale Rep, Intiman, O'Neill Theater Center. Film: A Most Violent Year, Selma, American Hustle (SAG Ensemble Award), Laurel Canyon(Independent Spirit nom.), Junebug, Coco Before Chanel, Face/Off, Ginger & Rosa, Mansfield Park, Devil' s Knot, Howl, Love' s Labour' s Lost, Time Code, Best Laid Plans, Jurassic Park III, Five Dollars A Day, Goal, Janie Jones, among others. Upcoming films: Day Out of Days. Produced the comedy series "Doll & Em" for HBO. Yale University.

Based on the real life of Joseph Merrick, The Elephant Man tells the story of a 19th-century man (Cooper) who became a star of the traveling freak show circuit. When the renowned Dr. Treves (Nivola) takes Merrick under his care, he is astonished by the man's brilliant intelligence, unshakable faith and, most of all, his resounding desire for love and understanding. He introduces Merrick to the beautiful actress Mrs. Kendal (Clarkson), who is deeply touched by this pure and genuine soul. As a complex friendship blossoms among the three, Treves and Kendal struggle to protect Merrick from a world of questionable intentions... and so begins a story of love as unique as "The Elephant Man" himself.

Don't forget to tune in to BroadwayWorld for Broadway's biggest night, the 69th Annual Tony Awards. The stars will align at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 7, 2015 and we'll be bringing you exclusive, live photos, videos and blogs of everything that's happening from the red carpet to the winners' room; the pre-show ceremony to the after parties. We'll be there for it all, and there's no better place for comprehensive coverage this Sunday than BroadwayWorld! Don't forget to tweet us pics of your Tony Awards party using #BWWTonys!?