WATCH NOW! Zooming in on the Tony Nominees: Santino Fontana
By: Nicole Rosky Jun. 03, 2019
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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 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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