Priscilla Tony Hopeful Tony Sheldon on His Showbiz Childhood and the ‘Lovely Woman’ He Plays at the Palace

The word "Tony" is a constant in the life of Australian Broadway star Tony Sheldon. Of course, it was his birth name, but it's also the name of his famous mother, Toni Lamond, and longtime partner Tony Taylor. How fitting, then, that Sheldon woke up on Tuesday to learn that he'd been nominated for a Tony Award, no? The charming leading man stopped by the Broadway.com Studios this week to talk with Show People host Paul Wontorek about this latest triumph in his long country-crossing run as transsexual showgirl Bernadette in Priscilla Queen of the Desert, his amazing childhood under the glare of the cameras and how he embraced a role that he at one time had no interest in playing.