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Danny Burstein (born June 16, 1964) is an American actor of stage and screen. As a Grammy Award nominee and five-time Tony Award nominee, he won a Drama Desk Award and Outer Critics Circle Award for playing Buddy Plummer in the 2011 Broadway revival of ''Follies''. Burstein made his Broadway debut in the 1992 revival of ''A Little Hotel on the Side'', before going on to appear in the revivals of ''The Seagull'' (1992) and ''Saint Joan'' (1993). On television, he appeared in eight episodes of the NBC drama series ''Law & Order'' (1995–2015), each time as a different character. Other screen work includes a feature-length episode of the BBC sitcom ''Absolutely Fabulous'' (2002), the films ''Transamerica'' (2005) and ''The Family Fang (film)'' (2015), and the recurring part of Lolly Steinman in the HBO series ''Boardwalk Empire'' (2010–11). He received his first Tony Award nomination for the original Broadway production of the musical ''The Drowsy Chaperone'' (2006). His subsequent nominations were for ''South Pacific'' (2008), ''Follies'' (2012), ''Golden Boy'' (2013) and ''Cabaret'' (2014). Burstein is currently performing the lead role of Tevye in a Broadway revival of ''Fiddler on the Roof''. ==Life and career== Burstein was born in Mt. Kisco, New York, and was raised in New York City.〔(Danny Burstein ) latimes.com, May 22, 2012〕 Danny's biological 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.〔http://www.playbill.com/news/article/the-leading-men-danny-burstein-digs-into-a-group-theatre-classic-golden-boy-200389/print〕〔http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2009/34/astoria_times_ent_newscwiluec08122009.html〕〔http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=9698485〕 His mother, who is from Costa Rica, is Catholic and of Spanish descent, and his stepfather is Jewish.〔("Danny Burstein on the Golden Roles that Made Him One of Broadways MVPs" ) broadway.com〕〔("Dannys Double Life" ) playbill.com〕〔http://www.jewishexponent.com/chaperone-in-good-company〕 Burstein attended the High School of the Performing Arts and Queens College in New York City. He received an MFA in Acting from the University of California, San Diego in 1990. Burstein's first acting job was in the chorus of ''The Music Man'' at The Muny in St. Louis during college.〔(Panarello, Joseph F. "Behind the Stage Door with Danny Burstein" ) Broadway World.com, July 6, 2006〕 On Broadway, Burstein's fifteen appearances, which have garnered him five Tony Award nominations, have included ''A Little Hotel on the Side'' (1992), Yakov in ''The Seagull'' (1992–93), in ''Saint Joan'' and ''Three Men on a Horse'' (both in 1993), Paul in ''Company'' (1995), 1st Officer William Murdoch in ''Titanic'' (1997–99), Aldolpho in ''The Drowsy Chaperone'' (2006–07),〔Murray, Matthew. ("Review, 'The Drowsy Chaperone'" ) talkinbroadway.com, May 1, 2006〕 Luther Billis in ''South Pacific'' (2008–10),〔Hetrick, Adam. ("Sher to Discuss South Pacific at Vivian Beaumont March 26" ). Playbill.com, March 7, 2008〕 Taxi Driver in ''Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown'' (2010–11), Tokio in "Golden Boy" (2012-2013),〔Hetrick, Adam. ("Starry 'Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown' Opens on Broadway Nov. 4" ) Playbill.com, November 4, 2010〕 Max in the Sharr White play, ''The Snow Geese'' (2013).〔Purcell, Cary. ("Danny Burstein, Victoria Clark, Christopher Innvar, Evan Jonigkeit Join Mary-Louise Parker in MTC's 'The Snow Geese'" ) playbill.com, August 26, 2013〕 and Herr Schultz in the 2014 revival of ''Cabaret'' (2014–15). Burstein's Off-Broadway credits include Talley's Folly opposite Sarah Paulson at The Roundabout Theater Company for which he was nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award and a Drama League Award; the world premieres of A. R. Gurney's ''Mrs. Farnsworth'' (2004), opposite Sigourney Weaver and John Lithgow, at The Flea Theater〔Brantley, Ben. ("Theater Review; Patrician Calm Can't Extinguish Embers of Pain" ) ''The New York Times'', April 8, 2004〕 and ''Psych'' (2001) at Playwrights Horizons.〔Jones, Kenneth. ("Grad School is a Real Psych Out at Playwrights Horizons, Beginning Nov. 24" ) Playbill.com, November 24, 2001〕 He also starred in ''I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change'' (1996 and 2002) at the Westside Theatre;〔Simonson, Robert ("Perfect Casting: Danny Burstein Returns to Off-Broadway Revue" ) Playbill.com, April 16, 2002〕 as Ru/Floor Monitor/Pianist in ''Merrily We Roll Along'' (1994) at the York Theatre at St. Peter's Church;〔(" 'Merrily We Roll Along', 1994 York Theatre Company Production" ) SondheimGuide.com, accessed June 26, 2012〕''All in the Timing'' at the Houseman; as Daniel in Alan Menken and David Spencer's ''Weird Romance'' at the WPA; as Solomon in ''The Rothschilds'' and ''Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh'', both at Circle in the Square; ''The United Way'' at Ensemble Studio Theater; and ''A Class Act'' at Manhattan Theater Club. He appeared in two concerts at Carnegie Hall: the Ira Gershwin centennial and as Steward in ''Sail Away'', (1999).〔Isherwood, Charles. ("Review: 'Sail Away'" ) ''Variety'', November 14, 1999〕〔("BursteinBiography" ) BroadwayWorld.com, accessed June 27, 2012〕 He appeared in the Encores! (New York City Center) staged concert productions of ''DuBarry Was a Lady'' (1996), as Romeo Skragg in ''Li'l Abner'' (1998), as Tailor-Merchant in ''The Boys from Syracuse'' (1997) and as Mister Mister in ''The Cradle Will Rock'' (2013).〔〔("Encores! Previous Seasons" ) New York City Center, accessed June 26, 2012〕 〔("Danny Burstein Star File" ) Broadway.com〕 He played the role of Buddy Plummer in the Kennedy Center production of ''Follies'', which ran from May 7, 2011 through June 19, 2011 at the Eisenhower Theater, co-starring with Bernadette Peters, Ron Raines, and Jan Maxwell.〔Gans, Andrew. ("'Hats Off, Here They Come, Those Beautiful Girls': Starry Follies Begins Kennedy Center Run May 7" ), Playbill.com, May 7, 2011〕 He reprised that role in the Broadway engagement of ''Follies'' at the Marquis Theatre from August 7, 2011 (in previews) through January 22, 2012, and continued with the production in its engagement at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California from May 3, 2012 through June 9, 2012. He won the Drama Desk Award and Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical〔Gans, Andrew. ("'Once', 'Tribes', 'Follies', 'Salesman', Audra McDonald, Danny Burstein and More Are Drama Desk Winners" ) Playbill.com, June 3, 2012〕 and was nominated for the Tony Award, Best Actor in a Musical.〔Jones, Kenneth. ("'Once', 'Clybourne Park', 'Porgy and Bess', Audra McDonald, 'Salesman' Win Tony Awards" ) Playbill.com, June 10, 2012〕 Burstein can be heard on the cast recording of many of these musicals. Among his many recordings is the musical ''Sweet Little Devil'' in which he introduced three George Gershwin, Buddy DeSylva songs. The score originally went unrecorded in 1924 and was finally recorded by PS Classics, with Burstein playing the role of Sam in 2012.〔Jones, Kenneth. (Danny Burstein, Rebecca Luker, Philip Chaffin Will Sing Forgotten Gershwin Score of Sweet Little Devil on CD" ) Playbill.com, March 26, 2012〕 Burstein appears in the films ''Indignation'', written and directed by James Schamus (2016), ''The Family Fang'' opposite Nicole Kidman and directed by Jason Bateman (2015), ''Liv'', written & directed by Catherine Eaton, ''Blackhat'', directed by Michael Mann (2015), ''Trust, Greed, Bullets and Bourbon'' (2013), ''Affluenza'' (2014), ''American Milkshake'' (2013),〔(" ''Milkshake'' Listing" ) InternetMovieDatabase, accessed August 7, 2012〕''Nor'easter'', ''Construction'' (2012),〔(" 'Construction' Listing" ) imdb.com, accessed June 26, 2012〕''Duane Incarnate'' (2004) ,〔Scheib, Ronnie. ("Review: 'Duane Incarnate', Tribeca" ) ''Variety'', (webcache.googleusercontent.com), June 4, 2004〕 ''Transamerica'' (2005),〔(" 'Transamerica' Listing" ) AllMovie.com, accessed June 26, 2012〕 ''Autumn Whispers'' and ''Deception'' (2008).〔(" 'Deception' Listing" ) imdb.com, accessed June 26, 2012〕 His many television credits include all the ''Law & Order'' series, the BBC's ''Absolutely Fabulous'' (2002),〔(" 'Absolutely Fabulous', Season 4, Episode 7; 'Gay' (27 Dec. 2002)" ) imdb.com, accessed June 26, 2012〕 the FX series ''Louie'' (2010),〔(" 'Louie''; Season 1, Episode 9; 'Bully' (17 Aug. 2010)" ) imdb.com, accessed June 26, 2012〕 and ''The Good Wife''. He was cast in HBO's ''Boardwalk Empire'' after director Martin Scorsese saw him in ''South Pacific'', and after auditioning for three different characters, he landed the part of Lolly Steinman. Burstein has lent his voice in a number of video games, including ''Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas'', ''Manhunt 2'', ''Grand Theft Auto IV'', and ''Neverwinter Nights 2''. He made his Metropolitan Opera debut as Frosch in ''Die Fledermaus'' (2013-14 season). Burstein serves on the Artists Committee of the Kennedy Center Honors and has been a guest lecturer teaching at many universities such as Yale, NYU, Juilliard, UCSD and Queens College. Burstein is expected to play the role of Tevye in the 2015 Broadway revival of ''Fiddler on the Roof'', directed by Bartlett Sher and scheduled to open at the Broadway Theatre on December 20, 2015.〔Gordon, David. ("Full Casting Revealed for Danny Burstein-Led 'Fiddler on the Roof' Revival" ) theatermania.com. October 7, 2015〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Danny Burstein」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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