Dan Burton (actor)

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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.

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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]

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