WATCH NOW! Zooming in on the Tony Nominees: Renee Fleming

The Tony Awards are like Christmas in June for theatre lovers, and that makes this year's nominees the reason for the season. 2017-18 was a year or variety, as audiences cheered on mean girls, tall women, and fair ladies alike. Our travel destinations ranged from Bet Hatikva to Bikini Bottom; Arendelle to the Antilles. We've contemplated redemption with Billy, pondered pipe dreams with Hickey, and reexamined the past with Harry- all from the the comfort of a seat on the aisle.

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 Renee Fleming!

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Quick Facts About Renee:

Her Nomination: Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

The Role: Nettie Fowler in Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel

Up Against: Ariana DeBose (Summer: The Donna Summer Musical), Lindsay Mendez (Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel), Ashley Park (Mean Girls), Diana Rigg (My Fair Lady)

Did You Know?: Carousel marks Renee's musical debut on Broadway, but she made her actual debut in the 2015 play Living on Love.

Photos by Walter McBride

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watch as Renee tells us all about want this nomination means to her, how she's preparing for the Tonys, and so much more!

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