WATCH NOW! Zooming in on the Tony Nominees: Bartlett Sher

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 Bartlett Sher!

Quick Facts About Bartlett

His Nomination: Best Direction of a Play

The Show: To Kill a Mockingbird

Up Against: Rupert Goold (Ink), Sam Mendes (The Ferryman), Ivo van Hove (Network), George C. Wolfe (Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus)

Did You Know?: This is Bartlett's ninth Tony nomination. He previously won in 2008 for South Pacific.

Bartlett on To Kill a Mockingbird: "I was most thrilled to have such good writing. The writing that Aaron [Sorkin] did is such a gift to a director. It's so elegant and so smart."

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