Danny Burstein Makes Tony Awards History With Record-Breaking Ninth Nomination

With this morning’s Tony Award nominations announcement, Danny Burstein has officially become the most-nominated male actor in Tonys history.

His latest nod, for his performance in Marjorie Prime, marks his ninth career nomination, surpassing the previous record of eight, which has been long held by Jason Robards Jr. Burstein tied the record last year with his nomination for Gypsy.

Robards, a towering figure of the stage, received nominations for Long Day’s Journey Into Night (1957), The Disenchanted (1959), Toys in the Attic (1960), After the Fall (1964), Hughie (1965), The Country Girl (1972), A Moon for the Misbegotten (1974), and A Touch of the Poet (1978). He won the Tony for The Disenchanted.

Burstein, one of Broadway’s most respected performers, previously took home the Tony for his turn as Harold Zidler in Moulin Rouge! The Musical. Over the course of his career, he has also earned nominations for The Drowsy Chaperone (2006), South Pacific (2008), Follies (2012), Golden Boy (2013), Cabaret (2014), Fiddler on the Roof (2016), and Gypsy (2025).