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Jay Binder

Casting

“I worked hand-in-glove with Jay for two decades,” said Jack Viertel, who served as the Encores! artistic director from 2000-2020. “He was always the most knowledgeable, passionate, and feistiest person in the room. He loved actors and wanted every one of them to succeed. I’ll miss that spirit, that optimism, and that deep well of knowledge forever.”

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  • Born: Mar 11, 1951 in South Orange, NJ, USA
  • Death: Apr 15, 2022

Roles (85)

The Lion King Playbill - January 2024 The Lion King
Opened November 13, 1997
  • Casting
The Lion King Playbill - January 2024
    Departed On Apr 09, 2023
In Transit Playbill - Opening Night In Transit
Opened December 11, 2016
  • Casting
Dames At Sea Playbill - Opening Night Dames at Sea
Opened October 22, 2015
  • Casting
Dames At Sea Playbill - Opening Night
It Shoulda Been You Playbill - Opening Night It Shoulda Been You
Opened April 14, 2015
  • Casting
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder Playbill - Opening Night A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
Opened November 17, 2013
  • Casting
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder Playbill - Opening Night
Nice Work If You Can Get It Playbill - Opening Night Nice Work If You Can Get It
Opened April 24, 2012
  • Casting
Nice Work If You Can Get It Playbill - Opening Night
Born Yesterday - Opening Night, March 2011 Born Yesterday
Opened April 24, 2011
  • Casting
Born Yesterday - Opening Night, March 2011
Looped Playbill - Opening Night Looped
Opened March 14, 2010
  • Casting
Looped Playbill - Opening Night
The Miracle Worker Playbill - Opening Night The Miracle Worker
Opened March 03, 2010
  • Casting
The Miracle Worker Playbill - Opening Night
White Christmas Playbill - Opening Night Irving Berlin's White Christmas
Opened November 22, 2009
  • Casting
White Christmas Playbill - Opening Night
Finian's Rainbow Playbill - Opening Night Finian's Rainbow
Opened October 29, 2009
  • Casting
  • Produced in Association with
Finian's Rainbow Playbill - Opening Night
Brighton Beach Memoirs Playbill - Opening Night Brighton Beach Memoirs
Opened October 25, 2009
  • Casting
Brighton Beach Memoirs Playbill - Opening Night
The Story of My Life Playbill - Opening Night The Story of My Life
Opened February 19, 2009
  • Casting
White Christmas Playbill - Opening Night Irving Berlin's White Christmas
Opened November 23, 2008
  • Casting
White Christmas Playbill - Opening Night
Macbeth Playbill - Opening Night Macbeth
Opened April 08, 2008
  • Additional Casting
Gypsy Playbill - Opening Gypsy
Opened March 27, 2008
  • Casting
Gypsy Playbill - Opening
Passing Strange Playbill - Opening Night Passing Strange
Opened February 28, 2008
  • Additional Casting
The 39 Steps Playbill - Opening Night, Jan 08 The 39 Steps
Opened January 15, 2008
  • Casting
The 39 Steps Playbill - Opening Night, Jan 08
Is He Dead? Playbill - Opening Night Is He Dead?
Opened December 09, 2007
  • Casting
Is He Dead? Playbill - Opening Night
Grease Playbill - Opening Night Grease
Opened August 19, 2007
  • Casting
Grease Playbill - Opening Night
Inherit the Wind Playbill - Opening Night Inherit the Wind
Opened April 12, 2007
  • Casting
Journey's End Playbill - Opening Night Journey's End
Opened February 22, 2007
  • Casting
Journey's End Playbill - Opening Night
The Times They Are A Changin' Playbill - Opening Night The Times They Are A-Changin'
Opened October 26, 2006
  • Casting
The Times They Are A Changin' Playbill - Opening Night
Butley Playbill - Opening Night Butley
Opened October 25, 2006
  • Casting
Butley Playbill - Opening Night
A Chorus Line Playbill - Opening Night A Chorus Line
Opened October 05, 2006
  • Casting
A Chorus Line Playbill - Opening Night
Lestat Playbill - Opening Night Lestat
Opened April 25, 2006
  • Casting
Lestat Playbill - Opening Night
Well Playbill - Opening Night Well
Opened March 30, 2006
  • Casting
Well Playbill - Opening Night
The Odd Couple Playbill - Opening Night The Odd Couple
Opened October 27, 2005
  • Associate Producer
The Odd Couple Playbill - Opening Night
Sweet Charity Playbill - Opening Night Sweet Charity
Opened May 04, 2005
  • Casting
  • Associate Producer
Sweet Charity Playbill - Opening Night
Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf Playbill - Opening Night, March 2005 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Opened March 20, 2005
  • Casting
Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf Playbill - Opening Night, March 2005
Sixteen Wounded Playbill - Opening Night, March 2004 Sixteen Wounded
Opened April 15, 2004
  • Casting
Sixteen Wounded Playbill - Opening Night, March 2004
Wonderful Town Playbill - Opening Night, Nov 2003 Wonderful Town
Opened November 23, 2003
  • Casting
Wonderful Town Playbill - Opening Night, Nov 2003
Urban Cowboy - Playbill Urban Cowboy
Opened March 27, 2003
  • Casting
Urban Cowboy - Playbill
Movin' Out Playbill - Opening Night Movin' Out
Opened October 24, 2002
  • Casting
Movin' Out Playbill - Opening Night
Private Lives Playbill - Opening Night, April 2002 Private Lives
Opened April 28, 2002
  • Casting
45 Seconds from Broadway Playbill - Opening Night 45 Seconds from Broadway
Opened November 11, 2001
  • Casting
45 Seconds from Broadway Playbill - Opening Night
Urinetown Playbill - Opening Night Urinetown The Musical
Opened September 20, 2001
  • Casting
Urinetown Playbill - Opening Night
42nd Street Playbill - Opening Night 42nd Street
Opened May 02, 2001
  • Casting
42nd Street Playbill - Opening Night
Stones in his Pockets Playbill - Opening Night Stones in His Pockets
Opened April 01, 2001
  • Casting
Stones in his Pockets Playbill - Opening Night
Judgment at Nuremberg Playbill - Opening Night Judgment at Nuremberg
Opened March 26, 2001
  • Casting
Judgment at Nuremberg Playbill - Opening Night
A Class Act Playbill - Opening Night, March 2001 A Class Act
Opened March 11, 2001
  • Casting
A Class Act Playbill - Opening Night, March 2001
Seussical Playbill - Opening Night Seussical
Opened November 30, 2000
  • Casting
Seussical Playbill - Opening Night
Dinner Party Playbill - Opening Night The Dinner Party
Opened October 19, 2000
  • Casting
Dinner Party Playbill - Opening Night
Macbeth Playbill - Opening Night, June 2000 Macbeth
Opened June 15, 2000
  • Casting
Macbeth Playbill - Opening Night, June 2000
Music Man Playbill - Opening Night The Music Man
Opened April 27, 2000
  • Casting
Music Man Playbill - Opening Night
Aida Playbill - Opening Night Aida
Opened March 23, 2000
  • Development Casting
Aida Playbill - Opening Night
Wrong Mountain Playbill - Opening Night Wrong Mountain
Opened January 13, 2000
  • Casting
Wrong Mountain Playbill - Opening Night
Minnelli on Minnelli Playbill - Opening Night Minnelli on Minnelli
Opened December 08, 1999
  • Casting
Minnelli on Minnelli Playbill - Opening Night
Kat and the Kings Playbill - Opening Night, Aug 1999 Kat and the Kings
Opened August 19, 1999
  • U.S. Casting
Kat and the Kings Playbill - Opening Night, Aug 1999
Iceman Cometh Playbill - Opening Night The Iceman Cometh
Opened April 08, 1999
  • Casting
Iceman Cometh Playbill - Opening Night
You're a Good Man Charlie Brown Playbill - Opening Night You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Opened February 04, 1999
  • Casting
You're a Good Man Charlie Brown Playbill - Opening Night
More to Love Playbill - Opening Night, Oct 1998 More to Love
Opened October 15, 1998
  • Casting
More to Love Playbill - Opening Night, Oct 1998
High Society Playbill - Opening Night High Society
Opened April 27, 1998
  • Casting
High Society Playbill - Opening Night
Golden Child Playbill - Opening Night Golden Child
Opened April 02, 1998
  • Casting
Golden Child Playbill - Opening Night
Sound of Music Playbill - Opening Night The Sound of Music
Opened March 12, 1998
  • Casting Director
  • Produced in Association with
Sound of Music Playbill - Opening Night
Proposals Playbill - Opening Night Proposals
Opened November 06, 1997
  • Casting
Proposals Playbill - Opening Night
Triumph of Love Playbill - Opening Night Triumph of Love
Opened October 23, 1997
  • Casting
Triumph of Love Playbill - Opening Night
King David Playbill- May 1997 King David
Opened May 18, 1997
  • Casting
Last Night of Ballyhoo Playbill - Opening Night The Last Night of Ballyhoo
Opened February 27, 1997
  • Casting
Last Night of Ballyhoo Playbill - Opening Night
Once Upon a Mattress Playbill - Opening Night Once Upon a Mattress
Opened December 19, 1996
  • Casting
Once Upon a Mattress Playbill - Opening Night
Juan Darien Playbill - Preview, Oct 1996 Juan Darien
Opened November 24, 1996
  • Casting
Juan Darien Playbill - Preview, Oct 1996
Chicago Playbill - February 2024 Chicago
Opened November 14, 1996
  • Casting Director
Chicago Playbill - February 2024
The King and I Playbill - March 19, 1996 The King and I
Opened April 11, 1996
  • Casting
The King and I Playbill - March 19, 1996
Getting Away With Murder Playbill - March 1996 Getting Away with Murder
Opened March 17, 1996
  • Casting
Getting Away With Murder Playbill - March 1996
Hamlet Playbill - Opening Night, May 1995 Hamlet
Opened May 02, 1995
  • US Casting
On the Waterfront Playbill - Opening Night, May 1995 On the Waterfront
Opened May 01, 1995
  • Casting
On the Waterfront Playbill - Opening Night, May 1995
The Rise and Fall of Little Voice Playbill - Opening Night, May 1994 The Rise and Fall of Little Voice
Opened May 01, 1994
  • New York Casting Director
Broken Glass Playbill - Opening Night, April 1994 Broken Glass
Opened April 24, 1994
  • Casting
Broken Glass Playbill - Opening Night, April 1994
Beauty and the Beast Playbill - Opening Night Beauty and the Beast
Opened April 18, 1994
  • Casting
Beauty and the Beast Playbill - Opening Night
Damn Yankees Playbill - Opening Night, March 1994 Damn Yankees
Opened March 03, 1994
  • Casting
Laughter on the 23rd Floor Playbill - Opening Night, Nov 1993 Laughter on the 23rd Floor
Opened November 22, 1993
  • Casting
The Goodbye Girl Playbill - Color, March 1993 The Goodbye Girl
Opened March 04, 1993
  • Casting
Metro Playbill - Opening Night, April 1992 Metro
Opened April 16, 1992
  • American Casting Director
Jake's Women Playbill - Opening Night, March 1992 Jake's Women
Opened March 24, 1992
  • Casting
Lost in Yonkers Playbill - Opening Night, Feb 1991 Lost in Yonkers
Opened February 21, 1991
  • Casting
Peter Pan Playbill - December 1990 Peter Pan
Opened December 13, 1990
  • Casting Consultant
Meet Me in St. Louis Playbill - Opening Night, Nov 1989 Meet Me in St. Louis
Opened November 02, 1989
  • Casting
Jerome Robbins Broadway Playbill - Opening Night Jerome Robbins' Broadway
Opened February 26, 1989
  • Casting
Rumors Playbill - Opening Night, Nov 1988 Rumors
Opened November 17, 1988
  • Casting
So Long on Lonely Street Playbill - April 1986 So Long on Lonely Street
Opened April 08, 1986
  • Casting
Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 Together on Broadway (Mary Martin & Ethel Merman)
Opened May 15, 1977
  • Assistant to Mr. Billington
Broadway Bound Playbill - Opening Night Broadway Bound
Opened March 19, 2024
  • Casting
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