Friendship, heartbreak, and that song… yes, that song. Beaches has officially opened on Broadway, bringing the beloved story of lifelong friendship between Cee Cee and Bertie to the stage in a sweeping, emotional production filled with powerhouse vocals and nostalgic moments.
Danny Burstein
20 Broadway shows including: Gypsy, Pictures From Home, Moulin Rouge, My Fair Lady, Fiddler on the Roof; Cabaret; The Snow Geese; Golden Boy; Follies; Women on the Verge…; South Pacific; The Drowsy Chaperone; Company; Titanic, Saint Joan, The Seagull, etc. Off-Broadway: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Delacorte); Describe the Night (Atlantic); Talley’s Folly (opposite Sarah Paulson) (Lucille Lortel Award nomination); Mrs.
Date of Birth: June 16, 1964 (62)
Birth Place: New York, NY, USA
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BIO
20 Broadway shows including: Gypsy, Pictures From Home, Moulin Rouge, My Fair Lady, Fiddler on the Roof; Cabaret; The Snow Geese; Golden Boy; Follies; Women on the Verge…; South Pacific; The Drowsy Chaperone; Company; Titanic, Saint Joan, The Seagull, etc. Off-Broadway: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Delacorte); Describe the Night (Atlantic); Talley’s Folly (opposite Sarah Paulson) (Lucille Lortel Award nomination); Mrs. Farnsworth (opposite Sigourney Weaver & John Lithgow); Psych; All in the Timing; Merrily We Roll Along; Weird Romance; Frosch in Die Fledermaus at the Metropolitan Opera, etc. Film/TV: Julia, Tokyo Vice, The Good Fight, Will Trent, Tick Tick Boom, F Is For Family, The Same Storm, Central Park, Dora the Explorer, 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 (directed by Michael Mann), Boardwalk Empire (directed by Martin Scorsese), Louie, The Good Wife, Absolutely Fabulous, all the Law & Order series, etc. Awards: 2020 Best Featured Actor in a Musical Tony Award (8 nominations), 2020 Drama League Award, two Drama Desk Awards (4 nominations), four Outer Critics Circle Awards (7 nominations), and three Grammy Award nominations.
STAGE CREDITS
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Awards and Nominations
Danny Burstein, Marjorie Prime
Danny Burstein, Marjorie Prime
Danny Burstein, Gypsy
Danny Burstein, Gypsy
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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
Danny Burstein, Fiddler on the Roof
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Danny Burstein, Fiddler on the Roof
Danny Burstein, Fiddler on the Roof
Danny Burstein, Cabaret
Danny Burstein, Cabaret
Danny Burstein, Cabaret
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Danny Burstein, Golden Boy
Danny Burstein, Talley's Folly
Danny Burstein, Golden Boy
Danny Burstein, Talley's Folly
Danny Burstein, Golden Boy
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Danny Burstein, Follies
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Danny Burstein, Follies
Danny Burstein, Follies
Danny Burstein, South Pacific
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Danny Burstein, South Pacific
Danny Burstein, Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific
Danny Burstein, The Drowsy Chaperone
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Danny Burstein has appeared on Broadway in 23 shows.
Danny Burstein has not appeared in the West End.
Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Marjorie Prime, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Marjorie Prime, Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Gypsy, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Gypsy, 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 numerous prestigious Broadway awards throughout his career. His accolades include a Distinguished Performance Award from the Drama League Awards for Moulin Rouge!. He received an Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical award from the Outer Critics Circle Awards, also for Moulin Rouge!. Burstein earned a Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical for his work in Moulin Rouge!. For his performance in Fiddler on the Roof, he won Outstanding Actor in a Musical from the Drama Desk Awards and an Outstanding Actor in a Musical award from the Outer Critics Circle Awards. He was recognized with a Best Featured Actor in a Play award from the BroadwayWorld Awards for Golden Boy. Burstein's portrayal in Follies earned him Outstanding Actor in a Musical recognition from both the Drama Desk Awards and the Outer Critics Circle Awards. Additionally, he received an Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical award from the Outer Critics Circle Awards for South Pacific.
Podcasts
With roles as diverse as Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof, Harold Zidler in Moulin Rouge! and Aldolpho in The Drowsy Chaperone, Danny Burstein is the epitome of a journeyman actor.
Special Episode! Danny Burstein at BroadwayCon
We're giving you a special gift for the holidays. A never before released live episode that we did at BroadwayCon in New York City in July of 2023. I had the great joy of sitting down with my longtime pal and colleague, Danny Burstein.
Danny Burstein is a six-time Tony Award nominee who made his Broadway debut in 1992 and now has 18 Broadway credits including Company, Titanic, The Drowsy Chaperone, South Pacific, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Follies, Fiddler on the Roof, and most recently My Fair Lady opposite Laura Benanti.
Danny Burstein is an actor of stage and screen, who made his Broadway debut in 1992. He is a six-time Tony Award nominee; for The Drowsy Chaperone, South Pacific, Follies, Golden Boy, Cabaret, and Fiddler on the Roof.