In 1998 Binder presented the off-Broadway play
De La Guarda, and in 2007 produced
Fuerzabruta, the show from the creators of De La Guarda. Binder 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 and Best Featured Actress in a Play. He is an Executive Producer of the ABC television movie based on the Broadway production. 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 2011, Binder produced
Short Ride in a Fast Machine, IBM's Centennial Celebration at Lincoln Center. In March 2012, Binder produced
Kenneth Lonergan's
This Is Our Youth at the Sydney Opera House starring
Michael Cera and
Kieran Culkin. Binder taught at Princeton University where he was the Anschutz Distinguished Fellow in American Studies in 2012/2013. Binder was guest artistic director of
LIFT (London International Festival of Theatre) which took place in June 2018. Binder produced
Burn This in 2019, with stars Adam Driver and Keri Russell, the 2018 production of
Network starring
Bryan Cranston, and the 2014 productions of
Hedwig and the Angry Inch starring
Neil Patrick Harris and
Of Mice and Men starring
James Franco and
Chris O'Dowd.
Hedwig and the Angry Inch won four Tony Awards including Best Revival, and
Of Mice and Men became the first Broadway show to be filmed by the National Theatre of Great Britain's NT Live and shown in cinemas around the world.
Awards He is the recipient of the Robert Whitehead Award for Outstanding Achievement in Theatrical Producing, and has been honored by
Performance Space 122. ==References==