David Binder is a renowned Tony Award-winning producer who has made his mark on the world of entertainment through his impressive array of credits spanning Broadway, Off-Broadway, festivals, and special events.
This year, Binder's most notable productions include Hedwig and the Angry Inch, starring the talented Neil Patrick Harris, and Of Mice and Men, featuring James Franco and Chris O'Dowd.
Hedwig, which won a total of four Tony Awards, including Best Revival, made history by being the first Broadway show to be filmed by the National Theatre of Great Britain's NT Live and screened in cinemas worldwide.
Binder's Broadway credits also include the Tony Award-winning revival of A Raisin in the Sun, starring Sean Combs, Audra McDonald, and Phylicia Rashad, as well as 33 Variations, featuring the iconic Jane Fonda.
In addition to his Broadway work, Binder has produced several Off-Broadway productions, including the original run of Hedwig, as well as the innovative Argentine shows De La Guarda and Fuerza Bruta.
Binder's international credits include This Is Our Youth, starring Michael Cera and Kieran Culkin, which premiered at the Sydney Opera House.
He has also produced the High Line Festival, curated by the legendary David Bowie, which featured performances by Laurie Anderson, Ricky Gervais, and Arcade Fire, as well as the Dutch New Island Festival on Governors Island, a ten-day celebration of performance, music, theatre, and dance from the Netherlands.
In 2011, Binder produced Short Ride in a Fast Machine, IBM's Centennial Celebration at Lincoln Center.
As an educator, Binder has been a teaching fellow at Princeton University and has been a member of the faculty at the Yale School of Drama for the past six years.
His TED talk on "The Arts Festival Revolution" has been viewed by over half a million people online, solidifying his reputation as a thought leader in the arts industry.
