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Theater People

Danny Burstein (Episode 65)

Theater People

Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

Tony Awards, Nyc, Musicals, Actors, Creative, Arts, Plays, Writers, Broadway, Theater, Society & Culture, Interview, Comedy, Producers, Performing Arts

4.8757 Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2016

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

I recently described today's guest, the great Danny Burstein, as a glow worm. On stage, the man, truly, is lit from within. If you've ever seen him in anything,you know what I'm talking about. Whether the role is large or small, passionate or passive, when he's on stage, you can't take your eyes off of him, and you wouldn't want to--he's just magnetic that way. Danny began his career in New York in the early 90s taking a lot of small roles and understudy gigs. Then, a few years on, he made th...

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0:00.0

Hey, theater people, Patrick here. Just a few items of business before we get to the show.

0:04.9

First, at long last, theater people is becoming a weekly podcast.

0:09.7

That's right. Every Monday morning at 7 a.m., you can expect a new episode from us to appear in your podcast feed.

0:15.9

Going weekly means that in addition to bringing you our usual interviews with Tony Winners, Broadway legends, and today's brightest theater stars, will now have the opportunity to create episodes

0:24.4

around costume designers, lighting designers, performers and creatives from the off-Broadway scene,

0:29.2

and more. Are you as excited about this as we are? If so, consider reviewing our podcast

0:34.5

on iTunes. It helps our ranking. It helps other theater people find us.

0:38.9

And it really does mean the world to Mike and me to hear what you have to say about our show.

0:43.0

Thanks, theater people, and get ready for twice as many episodes.

0:47.1

Also, we are just about a month away from the first edition of our live summer series.

0:52.5

You guys, Queen Leslie Margarita herself will be joining

0:55.0

us as our guest for the show on May 8th at Pearl Studios, and there are only 15 tickets left.

1:01.5

She and I will chat about everything from dames at sea to her recently published book to,

1:06.0

you know, whatever. Nothing is off limits. Tom Foolery will ensue. She'll perform a song or two with our live accompanies, and then she'll take questions from the audience. Time permitting, she'll even stick around after to say hello. Leslie goes on at six, but the doors open at 5 p.m. for our pre-show party, and we're hoping that you'll join producer Mike and me and some of our fabulous Broadway friends as we hang out, listen to music,

1:28.2

and get excited for the show together. You can find links to purchase tickets at our website,

1:33.1

www.com. That's theater with an ERPPL.com and click on the summer series tab. So go get

1:41.8

your tickets, theater people, and join us. Okay, now to the show.

1:45.5

Yeah. I'm Lynn Manuel Miranda. I'm Celia Kean and Bolger. This is Queen Leslie. I'm Robin DeHsus.

1:51.0

I'm Aaron Davy. Hi, this is Ellen Marie Marsh. I'm LaShawn. I'm Telle Leone. Hi, I'm

1:55.3

Edna Spinoza. I'm Laura Osniss. I'm Katie Finneran. Hi, I'm Tanya Pinkin's. I'm Karen Livo, and you are listening to the

2:01.5

Theater People Podcast. Welcome to the Theater People podcast. I'm Patrick Hines, your host.

2:09.9

I recently described today's guest, the great Danny Burstein, as a glowworm. I said this because

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