Danny Burstein sets record as most Tony-nominated male actor
Burstein's 2026 Tony Award nomination for the family drama Marjorie Prime is his ninth overall, and he won in 2020 for Moulin Rouge! The Musical.
With his 2026 Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Play for Marjorie Prime, Danny Burstein is now the most Tony-nominated male actor in history, with nine total across his career.
The theatre mainstay earned his first Tony nomination for Golden Boy in 2006, 14 years after making his Broadway debut in 1992. In the past 20 years, he has been nominated in all four acting categories in which he is eligible: Best Leading Actor in a Play and Musical, and Best Featured Actor in a Play and Musical. He won in 2021, on his seventh nomination, for playing Harold Zidler in Moulin Rouge! The Musical.
In Jordan Harrison's tech-forward family drama Marjorie Prime, he starred opposite June Squibb, Cynthia Nixon, and Christopher Lowell as family members who use robotic holograms to "revive" their deceased relatives. The play premiered off Broadway in 2015, and the fall 2025 production marked its Broadway premiere. Anne Kauffman directed both versions.
Burstein isn't the only record-setter in the Marjorie Prime cast: Squibb, who's nominated for Best Featured Actress in a Play, is now the oldest Tony-nominated actor in history at 96 years old.
Photo credit: Danny Burstein and Cynthia Nixon in Marjorie Prime on Broadway. (Photo by Joan Marcus)
Frequently asked questions
Where is Marjorie Prime playing?
Marjorie Prime is playing at Hayes Theater. The theatre is located at 240 West 44th Street, New York, 10036.
How long is Marjorie Prime?
The running time of Marjorie Prime is 1hr 30min. No Intermission.
How do you book tickets for Marjorie Prime?
Book tickets for Marjorie Prime on New York Theatre Guide.
What is Marjorie Prime about?
Marjorie Prime is an intelligent and probing drama about the curiosity and cost of Primes: human-like robots who take the place of the deceased so they never have to die.
Who wrote Marjorie Prime?
Jordan Harrison, who has written for Orange Is the New Black, wrote this play, which was a Pulitzer Prize finalist.
Who directs Marjorie Prime?
Anne Kauffman (The Bedwetter, Mary Jane) returns to direct this show after doing so off Broadway.
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