Danny Burstein
Danny Burstein
An eight-time Tony Award nominee, Burstein won the 2020 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his performance as Harold Zidler in Moulin Rouge!) on Broadway. His other Tony-nominated roles were in The Drowsy Chaperone (2006), South Pacific) (2008), Follies (2011), Golden Boy) (2013), Cabaret) (2014), Fiddler on the Roof (2015), and Gypsy) (2024). Other notable Broadway credits include The Seagull (1992), Saint Joan) (1993), Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown) (2010), and Pictures from Home (2023). He is currently tied with Jason Robards for the most Tony Award nominations by a male performer.
Early life and education
Burstein was born in Mt. Kisco, New York, and was raised in New York City. Danny's parents separated when he was two months old. He was raised by his mother, Virginia (Vega), a painter, and his stepfather, Harvey Burstein, a professor of Greek philosophy. His mother, who is from Costa Rica, is Catholic and of Spanish descent, and his stepfather is Jewish. He was not raised in any particular faith and celebrated both Jewish and Christian holidays.
Early life and education
Burstein attended the High School of the Performing Arts. While in high school, he performed in community theatre and summer stock in New Hampshire for which he was paid $200 for the entire season. He graduated from Queens College in New York City, during which time he obtained his first professional acting job in the chorus of The Music Man at The Muny in St. Louis. He received an MFA from the graduate acting program at the University of California, San Diego in 1990. During his time in drama school at UCSD, he appeared in Macbeth at La Jolla Playhouse.
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