David Binder

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David Binder (born October 28, 1967 in Los Angeles, California, USA) is a Broadway, off-Broadway, and West End theater producer.

David Binder
Born	October 28, 1967 Los Angeles, California, USA
Occupation	Theater Producer
Nationality	United States of America

David 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^[1] and Best Featured Actress in a Play^[2]. He is an Executive Producer of the ABC television movie based on the Broadway production.

In 1998 he presented the off-Broadway hit De La Guarda^[3], and in 2007 produced Fuerzabruta, the new show from the creators of De La Guarda. He is the original producer of John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask's Hedwig and the Angry Inch, as well as Lisa Kron's 2.5 Minute Ride.

Simon and Schuster Audio released a recording of David's Broadway reading of The Normal Heart, which featured Barbra Streisand, Kevin Bacon, John Turturro and Eric Bogosian. 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 2007, with his business partner Josh Wood, David created and produced the High Line Festival in New York City. The inaugural festival was curated by David Bowie and featured performances by Arcade Fire, Air (band), Meow Meow, Ricky Gervais (making his American stand up debut), Laurie Anderson, Daniel Johnston, The Polyphonic Spree, The Secret Machines, Deerhoof, Ken Nordine, and many others.

Partnering with London’s Donmar Warehouse, he presented the Broadway production of Frost/Nixon, and West End productions of Voyage Around My Father with Derek Jacobi, Lobby Hero, and Guys and Dolls with Ewan McGregor.

He is the recipient of the Robert Whitehead Award for Outstanding Achievement in Theatrical Producing^[4], and has been honored by Performance Space 122^[5]. He lectures at Columbia University, and attended the University of California at Berkeley.