Danny Burstein
Birth Place: New York, NY, USA
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BIO
Danny Burstein has appeared in 19 Broadway shows, including: Pictures From Home; Moulin Rouge, for which he received the Tony Award for playing Harold Zidler; Doolittle in My Fair Lady; Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof; Herr Schultz in Cabaret; Max in The Snow Geese; Tokio in Golden Boy; Buddy Plummer in Follies; The Taxi Driver in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown; Luther Billis in South Pacific; Aldolpho in The Drowsy Chaperone (Ovation Award nomination); Company; A Class Act; Titanic; and three seasons as an original company member of Tony Randall’s National Actors Theater: Three Men on a Horse, Saint Joan, The Seagull, A Little Hotel on the Side and The Flowering Peach. Off-Broadway includes: Nick Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Delacorte); Describe the Night (Atlantic); Talley’s Folly (Lucille Lortel Award nomination); Mrs. Farnsworth (opposite Sigourney Weaver & John Lithgow); Psych; All in the Timing; Merrily We Roll Along; Weird Romance; I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, three appearances at Carnegie Hall as well as performing at the Metropolitan Opera as Frosch in the Jeremy Sams/Douglas Carter Beane production of Die Fledermaus. Film/TV includes: “Julia,” “Dora,” “Tokyo Vice,” “The Good Fight,” “Will Trent”, “Grease: Rise Of The Pink Ladies”, Molli and Max in the Future, “The Accidental Wolf,” Gary Jr. Or Jesus of Framingham, Tick Tick Boom, Separation, “F Is For Family,” The Same Storm, “Central Park,” “Dr. Death,” “Evil,” “Instinct,” “NCIS: New Orleans,” “Madam Secretary,” “The Blacklist, “Tales of the City,” “Deception,” “Elementary,” Indignation (directed by James Schamus), The Family Fang (directed by Jason Bateman), Blackhat, “Boardwalk Empire” (directed by Martin Scorsese), “Louie,” “The Good Wife,” “Absolutely Fabulous,” “Ed,” all the “Law & Order” series, “Hope & Faith,” Transamerica, Deception, Affluenza, American Milkshake, Nor’easter, Construction, The Sounding; and Trust, Greed, Bullets & Bourbon. He was honored with his own Sardi’s caricature in 2009. Mr. Burstein proudly served on the Artists Committee for the Kennedy Center Honors for 15 years and received his training at New York’s famed H.S. of Performing Arts, the Moscow Art Theater, Queens College (BA) and the University of California, San Diego (MFA). In 2022, he was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Fine Arts, honoris causa, from Queens College. Burstein has received the Tony Award (7 nominations), the Drama League Award (3 nominations), two Drama Desk Awards (4 nominations), four Outer Critics Circle Awards (6 nominations), and three Grammy Award nominations.
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STAGE CREDITS
Awards and Nominations
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Danny Burstein, Moulin Rouge!
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Danny Burstein, Moulin Rouge!
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Danny Burstein, Moulin Rouge!
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Danny Burstein, Fiddler on the Roof
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Danny Burstein, Cabaret
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Danny Burstein, Golden Boy
Danny Burstein, Talley's Folly
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Danny Burstein, Follies
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Danny Burstein, South Pacific
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Danny Burstein, Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific
Danny Burstein, The Drowsy Chaperone
Videos
Video: Audra McDonald, George C. Wolfe, & More Talk GYPSY on CBS Sunday Morningby Blair Ingenthron - 2024-12-15 11:36:50
Video: Joy Woods Talks GYPSY and Offers Advice for Young Performers on GOOD MORNING AMERICAby Josh Sharpe - 2024-12-09 11:53:51
Video: Broadway Stars Share What They're Grateful For This Thanksgivingby Joey Mervis - 2024-11-28 14:00:20
Video: Watch Footage from PICTURES FROM HOME at Alley Theatreby Blair Ingenthron - 2024-01-27 16:56:22
Video: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, SHE LOVES ME Lyricist Sheldon Harnick Celebrated At Star-Studded Memorialby A.A. Cristi - 2023-11-10 17:55:16
Exclusive: Danny Burstein, Zoë Wanamaker & Nathan Lane on Turning Pictures Into Theatreby Backstage Live with Richard Ridge - 2023-04-03 15:39:41
Video: Nathan Lane Looks Back on His Broadway Career, Robin Williams Friendship & More on TODAYby Michael Major - 2023-03-27 11:15:59
Photos & Video: See Adrianna Hicks, J. Harrison Ghee & More at The Shubert Foundation's 2023 High School Theatre Festivalby Chloe Rabinowitz - 2023-03-22 17:45:42
Video: See Highlights From PICTURES FROM HOME On Broadway, Starring Nathan Lane, Danny Burstein, and Zoë Wanamakerby Show Highlights - 2023-02-10 17:10:20
VIDEO: Nathan Lane Talks His PICTURES FROM HOME Wig on COLBERTby Michael Major - 2023-01-24 09:36:22
Video: Nathan Lane, Danny Burstein & Zoe Wanamaker Explain What PICTURES FROM HOME Is All Aboutby Nicole Rosky - 2022-12-15 13:56:39
VIDEO: Tom Kitt & Brian D'Arcy James Honor Rebecca Luker With New Music Videoby Michael Major - 2021-12-16 11:32:43
VIDEO: Ten-Time Tony-Winning MOULIN ROUGE! Celebrates a Spectacular Re-Opening Nightby Team BWW - 2021-09-27 16:03:26News
It's been a busy week on (and off) Broadway! 2025 has officially arrived and the second half of the 2024-25 Broadway season is about to begin. Catch up on all the latest from the week ending January 17, 2025 with videos from Redwood, Chicago and more!
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Due to continued illness within the company, tonight’s (December 27) performance of Gypsy on Broadway is cancelled. Learn more about Gypsy and see how to purchase tickets.
Gypsy on Broadway has canceled this evening's (December 26 at 8pm) performance of Gypsy on Broadway starring Audra McDonald due to illness in the company.
After canceling the production's December 23rd and 25th performances, Gypsy on Broadway has cancelled this afternoon's (December 26 at 2pm) performance of Gypsy on Broadway starring Audra McDonald due to illness in the company.
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Tonight's performance of Gypsy on Broadway starring Audra McDonald and more has been cancelled. Learn more about upcoming performances and see how to purchase tickets.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Danny Burstein has appeared on Broadway in 20 shows.
Danny Burstein has not appeared in the West End.
Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Moulin Rouge!, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Moulin Rouge!, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Moulin Rouge!, Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Fiddler on the Roof, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Fiddler on the Roof, Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Fiddler on the Roof, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Fiddler on the Roof, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Cabaret, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Cabaret, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Cabaret, Best Featured Actor in a Play (BroadwayWorld Awards) for Golden Boy, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Talley's Folly, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Golden Boy, Outstanding Lead Actor (The Lortels) for Talley's Folly, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Golden Boy, Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Follies, Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Follies, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Follies, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for South Pacific, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for South Pacific, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific and Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for The Drowsy Chaperone.
Danny Burstein has won several prestigious awards, including the Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards for Moulin Rouge!, and the Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for the same production. He received the Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for Moulin Rouge! as well. Additionally, he won the Outstanding Actor in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for Fiddler on the Roof, and the Outstanding Actor in a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Fiddler on the Roof as well. Burstein also received the Best Featured Actor in a Play at the BroadwayWorld Awards for Golden Boy, and the Outstanding Actor in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for Follies. He won the Outstanding Actor in a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Follies and the Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for South Pacific.
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