Legendary Broadway casting director Jay Binder, who cast nearly 100 Broadway productions over his four decade career, died Friday at the age of 71.
Binder, who cast nearly 100 Broadway productions over his four decade career, is said to have died peacefully at home.
Binder's work includes the Tony Award-winning productions of"The Lion King,""A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder,""Dames At Sea,""Nice Work If You Can Get It,""Gypsy,""The King and I,""Beauty and the Beast,""Lost in Yonkers" and"Jerome Robbins' Broadway.
For television, he cast the Emmy Award-winning series"I'll Fly Away" and was the East Coast Casting Director of Warner Brothers Television for five years.He was an artistic consultant for Disney World and National Artists Management Company and was a creative consultant on the PBS special,"My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs," hosted by Julie Andrews.
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