David Binder | |
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Born | October 28, 1967 Los Angeles, California, USA | (age 56)
Occupation | Theater producer, artistic director |
Nationality | American |
David Binder (born October 28, 1967, in Los Angeles, California) is a Broadway, off-Broadway, and West End theater producer and artistic director of the Brooklyn Academy of Music. [1]
In 1998 Binder presented the off-Broadway play De La Guarda, [2] and in 2007 produced Fuerzabruta, the show from the creators of De La Guarda.
Binder produced the first Broadway revival of Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun, starring Sean Combs, Audra McDonald, Phylicia Rashad and Sanaa Lathan. The 2004 production won two Tony Awards for Best Actress [3] and Best Featured Actress in a Play. [4] He is an Executive Producer of the ABC television movie based on the Broadway production.
In 2006 he produced The Public Sings: A 50th Anniversary Celebration for the Public Theater with Meryl Streep, Natalie Portman, Ben Stiller and Mike Nichols, among others.
In 2011, Binder produced Short Ride in a Fast Machine, IBM’s Centennial Celebration at Lincoln Center. [5]
In March 2012, Binder produced Kenneth Lonergan's This Is Our Youth at the Sydney Opera House starring Michael Cera and Kieran Culkin. [6]
Binder taught at Princeton University where he was the Anschutz Distinguished Fellow in American Studies in 2012/2013. [7]
Binder was guest artistic director of LIFT (London International Festival of Theatre) which took place in June 2018. [8]
Binder produced Burn This [9] in 2019, with stars Adam Driver and Keri Russell, the 2018 production [10] of Network [11] starring Bryan Cranston, and the 2014 productions of Hedwig and the Angry Inch starring Neil Patrick Harris [12] and Of Mice and Men starring James Franco and Chris O'Dowd. [13] Hedwig and the Angry Inch won four Tony Awards including Best Revival, [14] and Of Mice and Men became the first Broadway show to be filmed by the National Theatre of Great Britain’s NT Live and shown in cinemas around the world. [15]
He is the recipient of the Robert Whitehead Award for Outstanding Achievement in Theatrical Producing, [16] and has been honored by Performance Space 122. [17]
David Binder | |
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Born | October 28, 1967 Los Angeles, California, USA | (age 56)
Occupation | Theater producer, artistic director |
Nationality | American |
David Binder (born October 28, 1967, in Los Angeles, California) is a Broadway, off-Broadway, and West End theater producer and artistic director of the Brooklyn Academy of Music. [1]
In 1998 Binder presented the off-Broadway play De La Guarda, [2] and in 2007 produced Fuerzabruta, the show from the creators of De La Guarda.
Binder produced the first Broadway revival of Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun, starring Sean Combs, Audra McDonald, Phylicia Rashad and Sanaa Lathan. The 2004 production won two Tony Awards for Best Actress [3] and Best Featured Actress in a Play. [4] He is an Executive Producer of the ABC television movie based on the Broadway production.
In 2006 he produced The Public Sings: A 50th Anniversary Celebration for the Public Theater with Meryl Streep, Natalie Portman, Ben Stiller and Mike Nichols, among others.
In 2011, Binder produced Short Ride in a Fast Machine, IBM’s Centennial Celebration at Lincoln Center. [5]
In March 2012, Binder produced Kenneth Lonergan's This Is Our Youth at the Sydney Opera House starring Michael Cera and Kieran Culkin. [6]
Binder taught at Princeton University where he was the Anschutz Distinguished Fellow in American Studies in 2012/2013. [7]
Binder was guest artistic director of LIFT (London International Festival of Theatre) which took place in June 2018. [8]
Binder produced Burn This [9] in 2019, with stars Adam Driver and Keri Russell, the 2018 production [10] of Network [11] starring Bryan Cranston, and the 2014 productions of Hedwig and the Angry Inch starring Neil Patrick Harris [12] and Of Mice and Men starring James Franco and Chris O'Dowd. [13] Hedwig and the Angry Inch won four Tony Awards including Best Revival, [14] and Of Mice and Men became the first Broadway show to be filmed by the National Theatre of Great Britain’s NT Live and shown in cinemas around the world. [15]
He is the recipient of the Robert Whitehead Award for Outstanding Achievement in Theatrical Producing, [16] and has been honored by Performance Space 122. [17]