British actor
Dan Burton (born in 1985) is a British actor best known for his work in
musical theatre . He trained at
Laine Theatre Arts in
Epsom , Surrey, England,
[1] and received an
MA degree from
Middlesex University , London.
Career
Burton's early credits included ensemble roles in the UK tour of
Miss Saigon and the
West End productions of
Chicago and
Dirty Dancing , from 2006 to 2008.
[1] He then went on to play Bernardo in the 2009 UK tour of
West Side Story .
[2]
He played the role of Nikos/Padamadan in the original West End cast of
Legally Blonde (2010).
[1] He appeared in the ensemble of another West End show,
Betty Blue Eyes , in 2011, in which at one point he appeared as
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh .
[3] Burton joined the cast of
Jersey Boys at the
Prince Edward Theatre as Joe Pesci/Frankie Valli in 2012.
[4] He then appeared as Earl in the
Chichester Festival Theatre production of
The Pajama Game , with which he transferred to the West End in 2014.
[5]
He played Tulsa in the 2015 West End revival of
Gypsy , for which he was nominated for the 2016
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical .
[6] The reviewer for
The Hollywood Reporter wrote that Burton "blows the doors off... with his big number, "All I Need Is the Girl.'"
[7]
The Stage commented that "Burton danced up a storm as Tulsa in [Gypsy ], really earning his nomination"].
[8]
Other roles have included Don Lockwood in
Singin' in the Rain in 2015, and Billy Lawlor in
42nd Street in 2016, both at the Du
Chatelet in Paris, France.
[9]
[10] In 2016, he starred as Gene Donen in the short musical film Listen Up Emily .
[11] He starred as Jerry Travers in 2017 in a stage adaptation of
Top Hat at Kilworth House Theatre.
Mark Shenton , in The Stage , called his performance "versatile and charming. ... Burton not only has an effortless, square-jawed matinee idol charm, he also sings the score as gorgeously as he dances it."
[12] Also in 2017, Burton released an album called Broadway Melodies .
[13]
In 2018 he appeared as Harry the Horse in
Guys and Dolls in concert at the
Royal Albert Hall ,
[14] and from 2018 to 2019 he appeared as Giles Ralston in Agatha Christie’s
The Mousetrap at London's
St Martins Theatre .
[15]
Burton returned to the West End in late 2019 as Phil Davis in
White Christmas .
[16] He had performed the role at the
Curve theatre in
Leicester in 2018, where a reviewer praised his use of "his expressive face to great effect in comic business".
[17] After the West End run, he toured in the role.
[18]
In 2022, Burton received a Master of Arts degree from
Middlesex University , London.
[19]
References
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"Danny Mac and Dan Burton to star in White Christmas at the Dominion Theatre" , LondonTheatre.co.uk, March 19, 2019, accessed July 1, 2019; and Robinson, Julie.
"In Profile with Dan Burton" , August 1, 2015, Last Minute Theatre Tickets, accessed July 1, 2019
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"West Side Story, EFT, May 2009, Review | Edinburgh Guide" . www.edinburghguide.com . Archived from
the original on 2017-09-26. Retrieved 2017-05-05 .
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"Duke of Edinburgh proves that he can laugh at himself" . Telegraph.co.uk . April 13, 2011. Retrieved May 5, 2017 .
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"Jersey Boys to celebrate 4th Birthday" , LondonTheatre.co.uk, February 13, 2012
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"Peter Polycarpou, Gary Wilmot and Colin Stinton complete Pajama Game cast" . WhatsOnStage.com . February 14, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2019 .
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"Olivier awards 2016: complete list of nominations" , The Guardian , February 29, 2016, accessed May 5, 2017; and Gans, Andrew.
"Imelda Staunton Gypsy Airs on PBS Tonight" , Playbill , November 11, 2016, accessed July 2, 2019
^ Felperin, Leslie.
"Gypsy : Theater Review" , The Hollywood Reporter , April 16, 2015, accessed July 1, 2019
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"The Stage critics’ 2016 Olivier awards predictions" , The Stage , March 30, 2016, accessed July 1, 2019
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"New Singin' in the Rain in Paris Stays Faithful to the Original" , The New York Times , March 16, 2015, accessed July 1, 2019
^ Sulcas, Roslyn.
"Review: A New 42nd Street Opens in Paris" , The New York Times , November 24, 2016, accessed July 1, 2019
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"8th Annual Lady Filmmakers Festival Beverly Hills – Listen Up Emily , We Are Moving Stories, September 2016, accessed July 2, 2019
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Shenton, Mark .
"Top Hat review at Kilworth House Theatre – 'sheer theatrical pleasure'" , The Stage , August 24, 2017, accessed July 1, 2019
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"Dan Burton – Broadway Melodies " , Descogs.com, accessed July 2, 2019
^ Gans, Andrew.
"Adrian Lester, Clive Rowe, More Set for Royal Albert Hall’s Guys and Dolls: Live in Concert" ,
Playbill , August 24, 2018; and
White Christmas Will Play at the Dominion Theatre This Christmas" , BroadwayWorld.com, March 19, 2019, accessed July 1, 2019
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"Christmas shows: 2018's hottest theatre, dance, panto and comedy to dance and belt your way through the holidays" , The Telegraph , November 18, 2018, accessed July 1, 2019;
"Hawes & Curtis Announced as the Official Tailor to The Mousetrap " , BroadwayWorld.com, July 2, 2019
^ Wyver, Kate.
"White Christmas review – a sparkling, snow-topped sensation" , The Guardian , 26 November 2019
^ Plaice, Andy.
"Review: White Christmas (Curve, Leicester)" , WhatsOnStage.com, December 17, 2018, accessed July 2, 2019
^ Parker, Francesca.
"White Christmas the Musical – Bristol Hippodrome" , TheReviewsHub.com, 2 November 2021
^ Burton, Dan.
"A lockdown project has finally finished after 2 hard years" , Instagram, July 5, 2022
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