Jay Binder, whose more than four decades as a prominent Broadway casting director included finding just the right talent for such productions as The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast and Jerome Robbins’ Broadway, among many others, died peacefully today at his home.
He was 71.His death was announced by a press spokesperson.A founder and driving force behind the popular and acclaimed Encores!
Great American Musicals in Concert series at New York City Center, Binder cast that series’ Chicago revival, which went on to Broadway and a Tony Award.In all, Binder cast nearly 100 Broadway productions, including A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, Dames At Sea, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Gypsy, and The King and I.
He cast Neil Simon’s Lost in Yonkers and and every other production of the playwright’s work from 1990 through 2009.“I worked hand-in-glove with Jay for two decades,” said Jack Viertel, who served as the Encores!
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