Overview
- Burstein received a Best Featured Actor in a Play nomination for Jordan Harrison’s Marjorie Prime, a Second Stage production at the Hayes Theater.
- The new nod brings his career total to nine Tony nominations, passing Jason Robards Jr., who held the previous mark with eight.
- He reached eight nominations last season with Gypsy and moved ahead with this year’s citation for Marjorie Prime.
- Burstein has one Tony win for playing Harold Zidler in Moulin Rouge! The Musical.
- Audra McDonald remains the most-nominated performer overall with 11, which sets a separate benchmark beyond Burstein’s record for male actors.