12:45 AM PDT, May 31, 2017
From a 72-year-old Broadway debut to an actor recovering from a torn ACL, ET talks to one nominee from each of the 2017 Tony Awards’ eight acting categories.
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Corey Hawkins, 'Six Degrees of Separation'
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Laurie Metcalf, 'A Doll's House, Part 2'
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Andy Karl, 'Groundhog Day'
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Denee Benton, 'Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812'
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Danny DeVito, Arthur Miller's 'The Price'
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Michelle Wilson, 'Sweat'
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Lucas Steele, 'Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812'
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