Danny Burstein

Transcript of Robert Armin's
online chat with
Danny Burstein (September 1, 2003)

[RobertArmin] Good evening and welcome to the Fynsworth Alley chat room.

[RobertArmin] Tonight, I am delighted to welcome Danny Burstein --

[RobertArmin] an actor who really keeps busy.

[RobertArmin] When we start to talk about all the shows he has done -- and the films and TV shows,

[RobertArmin] you'll see what I mean.

[RobertArmin] Good evening, Danny.

[DannyBurstein] Hi all

[RobertArmin] And thanks for joining me.

[DannyBurstein] It's great to be here

[RobertArmin] You just mentioned that you had been working on a film, so let's start with that.

[DannyBurstein] Ok

[DannyBurstein] I just finished filming a movie entitled DUANE INCARNATE

[DannyBurstein] I play opposite Kristin Johnston

[RobertArmin] Of Third Rock From The Sun.

[DannyBurstein] That's right

[RobertArmin] What do you do in the film?

[DannyBurstein] I play her boyfriend. We have a kind of Woody Allen - loveable Amazon kinda thing going o

[DannyBurstein] on

[RobertArmin] Neato.

[DannyBurstein] it's pretty funny

[RobertArmin] Well, I try not to see too many movies nowadays. But that one sounds like one I will venture out for.

[RobertArmin] Sounds like no superheroes in that one.

[DannyBurstein] It'll be out next summer

[RobertArmin] Your career in musical theatre, which, of course, is our primary interest, has encompassed a lot of shows.

[RobertArmin] How did you get started in the theatre professionally.

[DannyBurstein] yeah, I've been pretty lucky

[DannyBurstein] I got my Equity card at the St Louis MUNY

[DannyBurstein] when I was 19

[DannyBurstein] I was in the chorus of THE MUSIC MAN with Jim Dale & Pam Dawber

[DannyBurstein] lol

[RobertArmin] Great team.

[RobertArmin] I like both of them a lot.

[DannyBurstein] I did lots of shows there

[RobertArmin] Like what?

[DannyBurstein] odd pairings too

[DannyBurstein] FUNNY GIRL with...

[DannyBurstein] Juliet Prowse & Larry Kert

[RobertArmin] Hmmm.

[DannyBurstein] JOSEPH...

[DannyBurstein] with Rex Smith & Donna McKechnie

[RobertArmin] What was your biggest role there?

[DannyBurstein] I had 3 featured roles in...

[DannyBurstein] AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS with...

[DannyBurstein] Tony Randall, Robert Clary & Leilani Jones

[RobertArmin] I've got several questions from the readers, so let me throw a couple of them at you. And in a little while we can give away some of your CDs!

[DannyBurstein] that's where I met Tony and we became fast friends

[RobertArmin] Tony Randall. That would have been something to see. What a great Fogg!

[DannyBurstein] he was terrific, yeah

[RobertArmin] pat asks: You have been involved with the New Composers concerts since the beginning Are you a founding father?

[DannyBurstein] Father?

[DannyBurstein] Maybe a brother

[DannyBurstein] lol

[RobertArmin] ")

[RobertArmin] I misspelled my happy face! :)

[DannyBurstein] I've been lucky enough to be involved with the New Composers Collective for about a year - as the MC

[DannyBurstein] it's been a wonderful place to be

[DannyBurstein] hearing new works by some of today's hottest composers is an incredible honor

[RobertArmin] Your involvement with new works must be very interesting.

[RobertArmin] Pat wonders how the New Composers Concerts started?

[DannyBurstein] A fellow named Joel Fram, who is a composer himself and also a B'way conductor started it all

[DannyBurstein] he just had an idea to get his friends together and put on a show, lol

[DannyBurstein] his friends just happen to be folks like Jason Robert Brown, etc

[RobertArmin] Of course, you have been in on the whole series of rare song collections from Varese Sarabande and, now, Fynsworth Alley.

[DannyBurstein] yup

[RobertArmin] With Unsung Broadway and Lost In Boston, etc.

[DannyBurstein] it was a great honor to be on those recordings - truly. All involved knew it was something very special

[RobertArmin] Edelweiss wants to know: Are you going to Rebecca's first night of Nine?

[RobertArmin] Which of course, is tomorrow!

[DannyBurstein] do you think I should go?

[DannyBurstein] OF COURSE

[RobertArmin] Yeah, do the kid a favor.

[DannyBurstein] my wife's opening night is tomorrow - I wouldn't miss it for the world

[DannyBurstein] it's not easy replacing.

[RobertArmin] Rebecca performing in Nine makes me wish for more recordings of replacement casts!

[DannyBurstein] you have no preview period. you just have to do it - and be as good as those around you

[DannyBurstein] I think she'll be fine

[DannyBurstein] that's nice of you to say, Robert

[RobertArmin] Edelweiss asks: Did you get any vacations in with your kids before school starts?

[DannyBurstein] yes, we had a wonderful week together just recently

[RobertArmin] I know when Rebecca was here she RAVED about your sons. She's so delighted to be a Mommy.

[DannyBurstein] and she's a wonderful step-mom. She loves it and they love her

[RobertArmin] Tell us a bit about how you met.

[DannyBurstein] we met in prison

[DannyBurstein] KIDDING

[RobertArmin] Locked in a prison of love.

[DannyBurstein] we actually met doing TIME AND AGAIN at the Old Globe

[RobertArmin] Skip Kennon's show.

[DannyBurstein] we were both in different relationships at the time, but were good friends even then

[DannyBurstein] then about a year later we found ourselves cast opposite each other in a workshop of HARMONY

[DannyBurstein] and that's pretty much when we started dating

[DannyBurstein] TIME AND AGAIN has one of the most gorgeous scores ever, Skip's kind of a genius

[RobertArmin] That must have been a frustrating production -- show-wise, not friendship-wise. I hear the production period was difficult on Time and Again.

[DannyBurstein] it was tough

[DannyBurstein] great cast led by Howard & Becca...

[DannyBurstein] directed by Jack O'Brien

[DannyBurstein] choreographed by Kathleen Marshall, etc

[DannyBurstein] great people, it just didn't work

[RobertArmin] Was the MTC production very different? I know they pretty well started from scratch as far as the cast went.

[DannyBurstein] i did see it and it was vastly different. It felt like a chamber piece - I just don't think it IS one. It wants to be huge

[DannyBurstein] full orchestra, that kind of thing

[RobertArmin] Well, I do hope they get around to doing a studio cast recording of the score one day. With you and Rebecca, of course. Here's a couple more questions:

[DannyBurstein] I hope someone is smart enough to record it too

[RobertArmin] Kballetdancer asks: Do you have a favorite place to go out to dinner on a night off?

[RobertArmin] Or is that too secret?

[DannyBurstein] hmmm

[DannyBurstein] we go to lots of places

[DannyBurstein] TACI, HENRY'S, THE WESTEND

[DannyBurstein] all on the upper west side

[RobertArmin] I'm a Times Square guy myself.

[DannyBurstein] but we also like to cook and eat in and watch a movie

[RobertArmin] Though I HATE Times Square now that it has become so popular!

[DannyBurstein] or sports. I'm a big sports fan

[DannyBurstein] yes

[RobertArmin] I miss the prostitutes and drug dealers. At least then it wasn't so crowded.

[DannyBurstein] I'll give you some numbers if you need 'em Bob

[RobertArmin] No thanks!

[RobertArmin] pj9 asks: do you have a preference between singing and acting?

[DannyBurstein] lol

[DannyBurstein] yes, acting

[DannyBurstein] I know I've done lots of musicals, but I've never striven to be an actor

[DannyBurstein] stroved

[DannyBurstein] strived

[DannyBurstein] what the heel is that word?

[DannyBurstein] hell

[DannyBurstein] LOL

[DannyBurstein] oh man, I messed up that whole question, let me start again

[DannyBurstein] I always wanted to be an actor. period

[DannyBurstein] I studied at the Moscow Art Theatre

[DannyBurstein] I wanted to be a classical actor

[DannyBurstein] But I loved musicals, too

[RobertArmin] Maria Ospenskaya spoke highly of you.

[DannyBurstein] so, I said yes when I was asked to audition for musicals

[RobertArmin] When you were with the Moscow Art Theatre

[DannyBurstein] in '89

[RobertArmin] 1889?

[DannyBurstein] studied there with a translator

[RobertArmin] I think that's when Maria was there!

[RobertArmin] LOL

[DannyBurstein] yes, 1889

[DannyBurstein] it was cold and Czar was mean

[RobertArmin] Edelweiss asks: Do you and Rebecca sing together for the fun of it?

[DannyBurstein] yes, we do and when we do...

[RobertArmin] Like, in "Sing for your supper?"

[DannyBurstein] I know I'm the luckiest sonofagun in the world

[DannyBurstein] I play some piano so I usually accompany us

[RobertArmin] Well, between you and me, we have the two nicest wives in New York!

[DannyBurstein] YAY

[DannyBurstein] you're absolutely right

[RobertArmin] Kballetdancer asks: Do you think you and your wife will continue to be involved with the New Composers series for a while or do you think the upcoming one this month might be your last?

[DannyBurstein] we'll be there as long as Joel Fram asks us to be there. We LOVE it. We also think it's important to get the songs out there

[RobertArmin] Kballetdancer also asks: Besides your wife, do you have any other favorite Broadway performers that you enjoy watching when you're in the audience?

[DannyBurstein] unless of course we're busy for some reason

[DannyBurstein] I am constantly in awe when I go to see Broadway shows and I'm lucky enough to know so many incredible performers...

[DannyBurstein] John Selya is amazing, have you seen him. Also the rest of the cast is incredible

[RobertArmin] He is great in Movin' Out

[DannyBurstein] of course I'm talking about MOVIN OUT

[DannyBurstein] yeah

[RobertArmin] And Elizabeth Parkinson.

[DannyBurstein] LOVE HER

[RobertArmin] Who's married to another nice guy.

[RobertArmin] We should all get together. The nice guys club.

[RobertArmin] LOL

[DannyBurstein] Scott Wise is one of my favorite people on the planet. A wonderful man and super talent

[RobertArmin] Yes, he is.

[RobertArmin] Well, let's take a moment to give away a CD.

[RobertArmin] Can you think up a question, Danny?

[RobertArmin] Something easy?

[DannyBurstein] Does anyone know the lead character's name in MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG?

[RobertArmin] Alright, let's see if anyone gets it.

[DannyBurstein] my first CD with Varese

[RobertArmin] First person to answer wins your Lost In Boston IV album.

[RobertArmin] Anyone?

[DannyBurstein] Bueller?

[RobertArmin] Hint. There's a whole song about him.

[RobertArmin] ___ ____ Inc.

[RobertArmin] Going going...

[RobertArmin] Okay. We have a winner.

[RobertArmin] Kballetdancer says Franklin Shepard!

[RobertArmin] And this is right.

[DannyBurstein] Debbie Reynolds?

[DannyBurstein] YAY, good going Kballetdancer!!!

[RobertArmin] If Kballetdancer will email his/her name and mailing address (to Fynsworth@showmusic.com) I will send out the CD.

[RobertArmin] Kballetdancer says "thanks."

[RobertArmin] Pat asks if you have any tv guest spots coming up?

[RobertArmin] You've done a lot of TV!

[DannyBurstein] No, I mean I can be seen in several reruns of LAW & ORDER, God knows... but...

[DannyBurstein] my episode of ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS is coming out on DVD on Oct 1st

[RobertArmin] I have an idea for a TV sitcom about Broadway performers that would keep all of our friends employed...

[RobertArmin] But no one's breaking down my door for it.

[RobertArmin] I think it's too sophisticated for TV.

[DannyBurstein] what's it called?

[RobertArmin] No title. Just about Broadway performers.

[DannyBurstein] LAW & ORDER: WAITERS

[DannyBurstein] LAW & ORDER: THE UNEMPLOYMENT LINE

[RobertArmin] There really hasn't been a musical comedy performer in a sit com since Caroline in the City. And her neighbor was in CATS!!!!!

[DannyBurstein] lol

[DannyBurstein] that's funny

[RobertArmin] We need more musicals on TV. And I don't mean The Music Man.

[DannyBurstein] I agree

[RobertArmin] Especially when it didn't star Rebecca Luker.

[DannyBurstein] maybe CHICAGO will help push things along

[RobertArmin] Yeah, an "updated" version of Bye Bye Birdie is on the way!

[RobertArmin] Whatever that means.

[DannyBurstein] really?

[DannyBurstein] wow, nice

[DannyBurstein] it's something

[RobertArmin] Not if they really meant a "hip-hop" sensibility.

[DannyBurstein] oy vey, I hope not

[DannyBurstein] I don't think Charles & Lee would let that happen

[RobertArmin] We can only hope.

[RobertArmin] So let's get back to you...

[RobertArmin] and your early years.

[RobertArmin] You were raised where?

[DannyBurstein] in NYC

[DannyBurstein] went to the HS of Performing Arts

[DannyBurstein] studied acting there

[DannyBurstein] then went to Queens College - where my dad still teaches, btw, for Drama & Theater

[DannyBurstein] and began acting professionally

[RobertArmin] Interesting.

[DannyBurstein] I took a year off from school and went back to get my Masters at UC, San Diego

[RobertArmin] Just "in case"?

[DannyBurstein] yeah

[RobertArmin] So it must have annoyed you that your career has been so busy...

[DannyBurstein] I was working with lots of super talented people who rarely worked and it scared the hell out of me

[RobertArmin] You're too damn successful.

[DannyBurstein] so I thought... let me get that Masters "just in case"

[RobertArmin] You're the very definition of "working actor."

[DannyBurstein] well, you're kind

[DannyBurstein] here's something most folks don't know...

[RobertArmin] yes, tell us.

[DannyBurstein] right now I have a commercial jingle running

[DannyBurstein] for YOPLAT...

[DannyBurstein] and I'm singing a parody of CHOO CHEE FACE from CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG on it

[RobertArmin] !

[RobertArmin] LOL

[DannyBurstein] it's playing Nationally

[RobertArmin] Good for you.

[DannyBurstein] and no one knows it's me. it's odd

[RobertArmin] You have done a lot of studio singing...

[RobertArmin] what are some of the other "secret" recordings?

[DannyBurstein] well, I'm on tons of demo recordings of musicals that have yet to be produced

[DannyBurstein] I wasn't always comfortable in the studio, but now I love it

[DannyBurstein] my first recording was WEIRD ROMANCE for Alan Menken & David Spencer

[RobertArmin] I'm always frustrated by many of the demos in my collection because the singers aren't always listed.

[DannyBurstein] and I was soooo nervous recording that

[RobertArmin] And you got to do I Love Your Perfect Now Change even though you didn't originate the role!

[DannyBurstein] yeah, I just lucked into that

[RobertArmin] How did that come about?

[DannyBurstein] Jordan Leeds who originated the role got into SUNSET BLVD just as the show was opening so he left very soon after and they just asked me instead of him

[RobertArmin] And a star was born

[DannyBurstein] he was terrific in the show though

[DannyBurstein] lol

[RobertArmin] Would you believe I STILL haven't seen that show?!!

[DannyBurstein] I've gone back into it once or twice since leaving

[RobertArmin] Of course, it took me ten years to see Perfect Crime.

[RobertArmin] And that was too soon.

[DannyBurstein] if I go back, I'll call you

[DannyBurstein] LOL

[RobertArmin] No offense intended to "Now Change."

[DannyBurstein] is Perfect Crime still running?

[DannyBurstein] Jeez!

[RobertArmin] pj9 asks: what is a typical day like? or is there such a thing as a typical day?

[DannyBurstein] hmmm, there is no typical. I run to several auditions, I usually do a booking (recording a commercial or whatever) and then be with my family

[RobertArmin] Kballetdancer asks: I'm graduating college next year with hopes of breaking into the Broadway business. Do you have any advice for me as to what to do first being that I will still be a Non-Equity performer?

[DannyBurstein] focus on the work

[DannyBurstein] not the business

[DannyBurstein] try and be the best you can be

[RobertArmin] And stay non-Equity for a while

[DannyBurstein] agents & casting directors will find you

[DannyBurstein] worry about the work

[RobertArmin] There is soooo much work out there.

[DannyBurstein] so many people try and network and it gets them nowhere

[RobertArmin] Don't worry about joining Equity. It will happen when the time is right.

[DannyBurstein] and do your best to have a life outside the business

[RobertArmin] Just do as many shows as you can.

[DannyBurstein] in order to be a well-rounded person

[RobertArmin] Life? What's that?

[DannyBurstein] lol

[DannyBurstein] I'm very lucky. I'm doing everything I ever wanted to do as a little kid

[DannyBurstein] I am literally living my dream

[RobertArmin] Here's a question I was going to ask you: Kballetdancer asks: I was sitting right in front of you at Seth's Broadway Chatterbox last week. Did you have fun doing his show?

[RobertArmin] How course, I wasn't sitting in front of you.

[DannyBurstein] I've known Seth for years and I adore him. Becca does too

[DannyBurstein] We had a great time. So did the boys

[DannyBurstein] Thanks for coming Kballetdancer

[DannyBurstein] <----hugs Kballetdancer

[RobertArmin] In reference to your previous response -- about living your dream. I must say that you do seem to have everything a working actor could desire. And a wife second to none. And two great sons. ..

[RobertArmin] I think I hate you.

[RobertArmin] Just kidding!

[DannyBurstein] RLOL

[DannyBurstein] It's friggin hard being an actor too, don't get me wrong

[DannyBurstein] but it's what I expected

[DannyBurstein] so that makes it easier to live with

[RobertArmin] Poor baby (a Sondheim reference).

[DannyBurstein] from COMPANY, which I did on Broadway

[RobertArmin] In which you married Veanne Cox!

[DannyBurstein] yup

[RobertArmin] Who is BRILLIANT in The Boy Friend!!!!!!

[DannyBurstein] I've heard

[RobertArmin] Hysterically funny.

[RobertArmin] IT HAS TO COME TO NEW YORK!

[DannyBurstein] we see each other every once in a while still. I adore her

[DannyBurstein] we'll always be good friends

[RobertArmin] I've loved Veanne since Flora, the Red Menace.

[RobertArmin] She is always great.

[DannyBurstein] yeah, I wish I'd seen that

[DannyBurstein] think that was one of Scott Ellis' first directing gigs too

[RobertArmin] And Susan Stroman, too.

[RobertArmin] In reference to our earlier comments to Kballetdancer...

[RobertArmin] Kballetdancer adds: So would keeping with community theatre and regional theatre for a while be smart?

[DannyBurstein] yeah, working is smart

[DannyBurstein] gaining experience is smart

[DannyBurstein] learning and especially listening is smart

[DannyBurstein] be a sponge

[DannyBurstein] I learned so much at the MUNY as a kid because I watched & listened

[DannyBurstein] from incredible performers

[RobertArmin] My first professional show was Gone With The Wind!

[RobertArmin] With Leslie Warren, directed by Joe Layton.

[DannyBurstein] and work on being the best singer/actor/dancer you can be

[DannyBurstein] WOW

[RobertArmin] I certainly learned a lot from that experience.

[RobertArmin] Like, keep live horses off stage

[DannyBurstein] that must have been amazing

[DannyBurstein] LOL

[RobertArmin] Pat asks: Where were you when the lights went out?

[DannyBurstein] I was way downtown past City Hall seeing a friend

[DannyBurstein] and walked 3 1/2 hours in order to make it home

[RobertArmin] Was Rebecca rehearsing then?

[DannyBurstein] Becca was in Bklyn filming a TUMS commercials, ironically

[RobertArmin] Speaking of which, pj9 asks: Any info about the Tums commercial that delayed the Chatterbox that was scheduled for earlier in the month

[DannyBurstein] she, luckily, got a ride to the 59th St Bridge and walked from there

[DannyBurstein] the commercial got finished thanks to generators so it should be out at the end of this month

[DannyBurstein] can't wait to see my wife have gas on National TV, lol

[RobertArmin] ROFLMAO

[RobertArmin] There are certain things I would prefer NOT to imagine.

[DannyBurstein] LOL

[DannyBurstein] she'll be beautiful nonetheless

[DannyBurstein] as always

[RobertArmin] Hey, we should give another CD away.

[DannyBurstein] OK!

[RobertArmin] Let's give away the Sondheim at the Movies album.

[RobertArmin] Here's a tough question. In what musical did you understudy (and get to play) the songwriter Ed Kleban?

[DannyBurstein] I know! I know!

[RobertArmin] Shhhh

[DannyBurstein] HELLO DOLLY?

[RobertArmin] Hint - Danny understudied Lonny Price.

[RobertArmin] Who wrote, starred in and directed the show.

[RobertArmin] Vineyard has the answer. A Class Act.

[DannyBurstein] YAY. Good going VINEYARD

[RobertArmin] Vineyard, send your name and address to Fynsworth@showmusic.com!

[RobertArmin] We will send you the Sondheim album.

[DannyBurstein] Well, that's pretty cool

[RobertArmin] pj9 asks, in reference to Rebecca's commercial: will it be a series like the Maytag man?

[RobertArmin] Yes, she'll have gas every week.

[DannyBurstein] LOL

[DannyBurstein] She'll be the Gas Lady

[DannyBurstein] NOOOOO

[DannyBurstein] it's just the one

[RobertArmin] Very explosive personality.

[DannyBurstein] oh dear

[RobertArmin] We really have to get the two of you together in some goofy comedy.

[DannyBurstein] that'd be great

[RobertArmin] You bring out the best in each other.

[DannyBurstein] thanks

[DannyBurstein] you're sweet

[RobertArmin] Funny that she did a non-musical comedy recently and she got to play the angry lady, instead of the witty, charming one.

[RobertArmin] She's one of the funniest ladies I know.

[DannyBurstein] Yes, she was really excited to do it too

[DannyBurstein] People don't think of her that way, it's true, but she's a great gal. Kind of a broad in a way

[RobertArmin] So, here is a question I ask most people. What are the dream roles you would like to play?

[DannyBurstein] Jeez, you stumped me

[DannyBurstein] I want to do the lead in Eric Bogosian's TALK RADIO in NY

[DannyBurstein] It's so different

[DannyBurstein] I usually get cast as the nice guy and I'm sick of it dammit!!!

[DannyBurstein] LOL

[RobertArmin] So you see yourself as an angry kind of guy.

[DannyBurstein] not really, but I love that role

[DannyBurstein] he's just a raw nerve

[RobertArmin] Funny how the people who play the meanest people are often the nicest.

[RobertArmin] Kballetdancer asks: What was the last Broadway show that you saw?

[RobertArmin] We know what the next show will be...

[RobertArmin] Nine

[DannyBurstein] AVENUE Q. We were invited to the final dress and it was terrific

[RobertArmin] Kris and I are finally getting to see Avenue Q and Big River in a few weeks.

[DannyBurstein] I also know John Tartaglia, who brought my kids to Sesame Street, and I think he's fantastic!

[RobertArmin] Can't wait till the fall when the season starts jumping.

[DannyBurstein] now, of course, my 7 & 10 year old sons want to see the show and can't understand why I won't take them to see John in it

[RobertArmin] !

[RobertArmin] Yeah, try and explain that to them.

[RobertArmin] But it's got puppets!

[DannyBurstein] Believe me I've tried

[DannyBurstein] Puppets screwing

[DannyBurstein] I just can't do that to them!

[RobertArmin] We've come a long way from Carnival -- Carrot Top and Horrible Henry.

[RobertArmin] That was MY first musical!

[DannyBurstein] you're not kidding, that's right

[RobertArmin] That dates me.

[DannyBurstein] Anna Marie Albergettie? How the hell do you spell that?

[RobertArmin] Alberghetti.

[RobertArmin] My buddy Doria_Hudson asks: are your kids involved in any kind of performing arts?

[DannyBurstein] ah

[DannyBurstein] nope

[DannyBurstein] they're not

[DannyBurstein] they're gonna be whatever they want to be and right now they've expressed no desire to do so

[RobertArmin] Doria is just a little older that your eldest.

[DannyBurstein] which is just fine

[RobertArmin] And she has stars in her eyes.

[DannyBurstein] Hi Doria

[RobertArmin] A very talented young lady.

[DannyBurstein] hold on to your dream Doria

[DannyBurstein] I was just like you growing up in Queens

[DannyBurstein] and never thought I would be here sitting with the amazing Robert Armin being interviewed like this

[RobertArmin] !

[RobertArmin] Ah shucks.

[RobertArmin] Well, when you consider the guests I have been lucky enough to have here, you're in pretty good company!

[DannyBurstein] it takes a while - but it will happen if you want it to

[DannyBurstein] I truly feel very lucky to be here tonight

[RobertArmin] Doria adds: Robert sure is a great guy, isn't he?

[RobertArmin] I HAD to post that one.

[DannyBurstein] yeah, he's all right

[RobertArmin] Well, we are all looking forward to your next Broadway show.

[RobertArmin] And we want it to happen soon.

[DannyBurstein] me too

[DannyBurstein] I've enjoyed doing the other projects too

[DannyBurstein] film, cartoon voices, commercials, etc

[RobertArmin] I think you would probably be happiest doing a TV series -- if it filmed in New York.

[DannyBurstein] yes

[RobertArmin] Lots of variety

[RobertArmin] Instead of eight performances a week.

[DannyBurstein] and if it allowed me time off for my kids

[RobertArmin] Exactly.

[DannyBurstein] people don't realize how hard 8 performances a week is

[DannyBurstein] it takes amazing strength

[RobertArmin] Well, that's Danny Burstein -- superdad

[DannyBurstein] eh

[RobertArmin] Boy, ninety minutes have flown again.

[DannyBurstein] Jeez, that's it???

[RobertArmin] Time for a couple more questions.

[DannyBurstein] Oh goodie

[RobertArmin] Pat asks: what kind of things do you like to do with the kids ?

[DannyBurstein] mostly? talk

[DannyBurstein] I love to hear what they have to say about life

[DannyBurstein] it makes me so happy

[DannyBurstein] playing catch, fishing, watching bad TV

[DannyBurstein] I love everything about being a dad

[DannyBurstein] and I love to make them laugh at my jokes

[RobertArmin] Well, on that note (a lovely note, by the way), let me thank you again for joining us tonight.

[DannyBurstein] My pleasure

[RobertArmin] You are a nice guy.

[DannyBurstein] you too

[DannyBurstein] everyone here is nice dammit

[RobertArmin] And, when you think about, you must be just about the nicest guy in the world, cause Rebecca chose you!

[RobertArmin] :)

[DannyBurstein] definitely the luckiest

[DannyBurstein] as are you, Robert

[RobertArmin] Kristine (my nice wife) just called to say hi.

[DannyBurstein] Thanks to all the folks who joined us tonight, btw

[DannyBurstein] I look forward to meeting you all someday face to face

[RobertArmin] Next week -- unless something comes up suddenly -- we have another great singer as our guest.

[RobertArmin] Ms Liz Callaway

[DannyBurstein] YAY

[RobertArmin] Kballetdancer adds: Thank you! See you at the New Composers concert on the 29th!

[DannyBurstein] see you then!

[RobertArmin] Good night all. See you next week.

[DannyBurstein] Byeeeee

[RobertArmin] And Danny, give my regards to Becca!

[DannyBurstein] I will

[DannyBurstein] my best to Kristine

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