Andréa Burns

Andréa Burns
Born
Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actress, singer, performer
Years active1992–present
SpousePeter Flynn
Children1

Andréa Burns is an American actress and singer best known for her portrayal of the hairdresser Daniela in Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical In the Heights, as Carmen in Douglas Carter Beane's The Nance, and as Mrs. Spamboni in The Electric Company.

Early life

Burns was born in Miami Beach, Florida to a Jewish father and a Venezuelan mother.[1][2][3] She has described herself as "a Venezuelan Jewess from Miami who grew up loving Broadway."[4] She spent many summers training at the French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts and is a graduate of Miami's New World School of the Arts.

Career

Burns began her career touring the opera houses of Europe as Maria in West Side Story when she was 18 years old. She has appeared on Broadway as Belle in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, as Vicki Nichols in The Full Monty, as Carmen in The Nance, as Daniela in In the Heights, and as Googie Gomez in The Ritz, and she has sung concerts at Carnegie Hall. Burns appeared in the original company of Jason Robert Brown’s critically acclaimed Songs for a New World. Burns portrayed Lucille Frank in the national tour of Brown's Parade, for which she received a Touring Broadway Awards nomination for Best Actress.[5] She was also created the role of Celeste in Saturday Night, by Stephen Sondheim, at Second Stage Theatre.

Her début solo album A Deeper Shade of Red was described by Playbill as "superb on all counts!" In 2006, "100 Stories", a single she co-wrote with her brother, music producer Mike Burns, rose to the No. 2 spot on the 2006 Billboard Hot Dance Club Play charts.

Television credits include Marvel Comics's Jessica Jones, Kevin Can Wait, Sky Dancers, Law & Order: SVU, Rescue Me, Blue Bloods, The Electric Company (2009 TV series), and Wonder Pets. She can also be heard on the original cast recordings of In The Heights, Songs for a New World, This Ordinary Thursday – The Songs of Georgia Stitt, Saturday Night, It's Only Life, Dear Edwina, Shine!, Broadway Bound, and Broadway Musicals of 1953.

Burns starred as Lenora in the 2015 film Akron, an official selection of the Out on Film Festival 2015, and played Fausta in Steven Spielberg's 2021 film West Side Story.

Personal life

She is married to director Peter Flynn. Their son, Hudson Flynn, is featured on the cover art of her solo album, A Deeper Shade of Red.

Stage credits

Year Title Role Venue Ref.
1994 Beauty and the Beast Belle (Understudy), Ensemble Broadway, Palace Theatre [6]
1995 Songs for a New World Performer Off-Broadway, WPA Theatre
1999 Parade Lucille Frank U.S. National Tour
Sail Away Nancy Foyle New York Concert, Carnegie Hall
2000 The Full Monty Vicki Nichols Broadway, Eugene O'Neill Theatre
Saturday Night Celeste Off-Broadway, Second Stage Theatre
2001 The Full Monty Vicki Nichols U.S. National Tour
2003 Sunday in the Park with George Dot Regional, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
2006 The Pirate Manuela Regional, Prince Music Theater
In This House Performer Staged Reading
2007 The Ritz Googie Gomez (standby) Broadway, Studio 54
In the Heights Daniela Off-Broadway, The Public Theatre
2008 Broadway, Richard Rodgers Theatre
2011 Bye Bye Birdie Rose Alvarez Regional, The Muny
2012 Next to Normal Diana Ithaca, Hangar Theatre
Ever So Humble Performer
2013 The Nance Carmen Broadway, Lyceum Theatre
2014 Smart Blonde Judy Holliday Regional, City Theatre
2015 On Your Feet! Gloria Fajardo Regional, City Theatre
Broadway, Marquis Theatre
2018 Pamela’s First Musical Mary Ethel Bernadette Regional, Two River Theater
2019 The Rose Tattoo Peppina / Serafina Delle Rose Broadway, American Airlines Theatre
Working: A Musical Performer Off-Broadway, New York City Center (Encores!)
Smart Blonde Performer Off-Broadway, 59E59 Theaters
Carmelina Carmelina Off-Broadway, York Theatre Company
2022 The Notebook Nurse Lori / Mother Regional, Chicago Shakespeare Theater
2023 The Gardens of Anuncia Aunt Lucia Off-Broadway, Lincoln Center
The Light in the Piazza Signora Naccarelli Off-Broadway, New York City Center (Encores!)
2024 The Notebook Nurse Lori / Mother Broadway, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre

Recording credits

[Motion Picture Soundtrack, 2021]

[Studio Cast, 2008] Performer

  • Shade Of Red

[Solo album, 2007]

  • This Ordinary Thursday

[The Songs of Georgia Stitt, 2007] Performer

  • It's Only Life

[John Bucchino, 2006] Performer

[Studio Cast, 2004] Performer

[Demo Recording, 2002] Performer

  • 100 Stories"-

[Studio Recording, 2002] Performer

[Original Off-Broadway Cast Album, 2000]

[Original Off-Broadway Cast Album, 1995] Performer

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2001 Touring Broadway Awards Best Actress in a Musical Parade Nominated [7]
2003 Joseph Jefferson Award Actress in a Principal Role – Musical Sunday in the Park with George Nominated
2007 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Ensemble Performance In the Heights Won
2016 Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical On Your Feet! Nominated

References

  1. ^ "Cabaret" talkinbroadway.com
  2. ^ "Hitting New Heights" Archived January 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Playbill
  3. ^ [1] Archived June 10, 2015, at the Wayback Machine robertwestfield.com
  4. ^ "Q&A with Andrea Burns". broadwayworld.com. April 28, 2009. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  5. ^ "Winners – National Broadway Theatre Awards". Nationalbroadwayawards.com. 2001. Archived from the original on February 15, 2002. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  6. ^ "Andrea Burns". BroadwayWorld. June 4, 2009. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  7. ^ "Andréa Burns – AboutTheArtists". AboutTheArtists. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
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