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]
Career
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]
Awards
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]
References
^ Paulson, Michael (2018-02-07).
"Broadway Producer Named BAM's New Artistic Director" . The New York Times .
ISSN
0362-4331 . Retrieved 2018-03-02 .
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"De La Guarda Closes September 12, 2004" . Retrieved 30 January 2019 .
^
"2004 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play: Phylicia Rashad, A Raisin in the Sun" . Retrieved 30 January 2019 .
^
"2004 Tony Award for Featured Actress in Play: Audra McDonald, A Raisin in the Sun" . Retrieved 30 January 2019 .
^
"WorldStage Provides AV Support for IBM Centennial Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center" . Archived from
the original on 2014-09-16. Retrieved 2014-09-16 .
^
"2012 Media release - This is Our Youth - Sydney Opera House" . Archived from
the original on 2014-03-12. Retrieved 2014-03-12 .
^
"Anschutz Distinguished Fellowship in American Studies - Anschutz Distinguished Fellowship in American Studies - Program in American Studies - Princeton University" . Archived from
the original on 2014-12-25. Retrieved 2014-09-16 .
^ Cox, Gordon (2017-04-05).
"Broadway's David Binder Takes the Reins at 2018 London Theater Festival" . Variety . Retrieved 2018-03-02 .
^ Kachka, Boris (Nov 11, 2019).
"David Byrne and David Binder on Breaking Into the Mainstream" . New York Times Magazine . Retrieved March 16, 2020 .
^ Itzkoff, Dave (2018-08-08).
"Stage Version of Network, Starring Bryan Cranston, Sets Broadway Opening" . The New York Times .
ISSN
0362-4331 . Retrieved 2019-01-29 .
^ Brantley, Ben (2019-04-28).
"Review: In Network, an Electrifying Bryan Cranston Is All the Rage" . The New York Times .
ISSN
0362-4331 . Retrieved 2019-01-29 .
^ Fleming, Mike (2013-06-17).
"Neil Patrick Harris Takes 'Hedwig And The Angry Inch' To Broadway" . Deadline. Retrieved 2019-01-30 .
^ Healy, Patrick (2013-11-26).
"Franco and O'Dowd Confirmed for 'Of Mice and Men' on Broadway - The New York Times" . Artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2019-01-30 .
^ Amanda Michelle Steiner (2014-06-08).
"Tony Award Winners 2014 — FULL LIST: 'Hedwig And The Angry Inch' & More – Hollywood Life" . Hollywoodlife.com. Retrieved 2019-01-30 .
^ Gordon Cox (2014-07-23).
"James Franco in Broadway's 'Of Mice and Men' to Play Movie Theaters – Variety" . Variety.com. Retrieved 2019-01-30 .
^
"Robert Whitehead Award to Be Presented to Raisin's Binder" . Retrieved 30 January 2019 .
^
"Performing Space 122 LiveOnStage 2005" . Archived from
the original on 2006-07-10. Retrieved 30 January 2019 .
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