FSU Theatre alums make it big on and off Broadway story by SARA SANTORA photo by MATTHEW MURPHY
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LUCK IS A FICKLE THING, BUT FOR ALUM DANNY BURGOS, IT IS SOMETHING YOU CAN CREATE.
Burgos graduated from Florida State in 2015 with a degree in music theater. Since then, he’s performed in the national Broadway touring productions of Beauty and the Beast; The Band’s Visit; On Your Feet!; and, currently, Moulin Rouge! The Musical. When reflecting on his resume, he can’t help but feel “lucky.” “I know a lot of people don’t like to call it luck because it implies you didn’t work very hard,” Burgos said. “But one of my favorite quotes is, ‘Luck is when preparation meets opportunity,’ and I think FSU did a great job preparing me.” Luck has played a recurring role in Burgos’ artistic life as early as high school when he worked at Coldstone Creamery. “At Coldstone, whenever you got a tip, you had to sing a little tip song,” he said. “One time, I got a tip and sang this ice cream rendition of ‘My Girl.’” The performance was so good that a customer left to grab a friend who proved to be the artistic director at a community theater two doors down. Before long, Burgos was cast in a musical.
66 March-April 2024 TALLAHASSEEMAGA ZINE.COM