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“You’re a small fish in a big pond. You just have to keep going. People will say no to you everyday, so continue to work hard. Continue to drive yourself to the point where someone will say yes. It could either take a million no’s, but it will take one yes to change your life. ”
Nikita Burshteyn is set to play Orlando in As You Like It at San Francisco Playhouse (left), and starred as Romeo in the off-Broadway hit Romeo & Bernadette (above)
Listen to HAPPENING to find out how Eddy, Mike, and Patricia bring their creative genius to life (right)
The creative genius is a force like no other. It makes each of us unique, showing up in a variety of special talents—singing, dancing, and all those crazy things people dream up on Instagram and TikTok.
At times, we get caught up with fast-tracking and pop culture does not help. Popular shows like American Idol and The Voice offer pathways to big audiences. However, nothing is immediate, and the people we see on stages in local theaters or on Broadway in New York City, are people who have refined their talents over years and years.
Nikita Burshteyn is an up-and-coming musical theater performer and breakout talent from the off-Broadway musical, Romeo & Bernadette.
He shares the secrets to his success, which is the accumulation of years of vocal training, tap and jazz dance classes, and lots of blood, sweat, and tears. Nikita explains what he does in the space between gigs, which offers him time to refresh and refocus his attention and intentions.
