WATCH NOW! Zooming in on the Tony Nominees: Lilli Cooper
By: Nicole Rosky May. 28, 2019
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 Lilli Cooper!
Quick Facts About Lilli
Her Nomination: Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
The Show: Tootsie
The Role: Julie Nichols
Up Against: Amber Gray (Hadestown), Sarah Stiles (Tootsie), Ali Stroker (Oklahoma!),
Mary Testa (Oklahoma!)
Did You Know?: Lilli made her Broadway debut in the original cast of Spring Awakening in 2006.
Lilli on Tootsie: "It's so fun. It's hilarious, the people are awesome, we all love each other. We have a text chain and we text all the time."
watch as Lilli tells us all about what this nomination means to her, how she's preparing for the Tonys, and so much more!
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