WATCH NOW! Zooming in on the Tony Nominees: Robert Horn

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 Robert Horn!

Quick Facts About Robert

His Nomination: Best Book of a Musical

The Show: Tootsie

Up Against: Dominique Morisseau (Ain't Too Proud), Scott Brown & Anthony King (Beetlejuice), Anaïs Mitchell (Hadestown), Bob Martin & Chad Beguelin (The Prom)

Did You Know?: This is Robert's first Tony nomination. He made his debut with Dame Edna: Back with a Vengeance in 2004

Robert on David Yazbek: "There hasn't been anything I haven't enjoyed. We met and we were like brothers from another mother. He is a comedic genius, he understands music and who is musically in a way like nobody I've ever met and it was just simpatico."

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