# Vincent Liff

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**Vincent Liff** (c. 1951–2003) was an American casting director of Broadway musicals and plays. According to *[NPR](/source/NPR)*, he "changed the face of Broadway by bringing more children, minorities and foreigners to the stage."[1]

## Early life

Vincent Liff was born in June 30th, 1950 in [West Hartford, Connecticut](/source/West_Hartford,_Connecticut).[2][3][1] His uncle [Biff Liff](/source/Biff_Liff), was a Broadway manager and producer.[4]

## Career

After graduating from Kalamazoo College in [Kalamazoo, Michigan](/source/Kalamazoo,_Michigan), Liff moved to [New York City](/source/New_York_City) in 1973.[5] He was a casting director.[3] In the 1970s, he met Geoffrey Johnson through his uncle.[4] Together, they founded Liff-Johnson, a casting agency.[4] Their first casting job was for *[The Wiz](/source/The_Wiz)*, a 1975 musical on [Broadway](/source/Broadway_(Manhattan)).[4] They went on to cast two more Broadway musicals: *[Ain't Misbehavin'](/source/Ain't_Misbehavin'_(musical))* in 1978, and *[Dreamgirls](/source/Dreamgirls)* in 1981.[4] Additionally, they cast the following plays: *[Night and Day](/source/Night_and_Day_(play))*, *Indiscretions*, *[The Elephant Man](/source/The_Elephant_Man_(play))*, *[Morning's at Seven](/source/Morning's_at_Seven)*, *[Amadeus](/source/Amadeus_(play))*, *[The Dresser](/source/The_Dresser)*, *Contact*, and *[The Producers](/source/The_Producers_(musical))*.[4]

According to *[NPR](/source/NPR)*, he "changed the face of Broadway by bringing more children, minorities and foreigners to the stage."[1]

## Personal life

Liff was openly gay.[3] He was in a romantic relationship with Ken Yung.[3] They resided in [Manhattan](/source/Manhattan), New York City.[3]

## Death

He died of [brain cancer](/source/Brain_cancer) in 2003.[3]

## References

1. Murray Horwitz, [Remembering Vincent Liff](https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1178882), *NPR*, February 28, 2003

1. [https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/vinnie-liff-dies-28414/](https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/vinnie-liff-dies-28414/)

1. Jesse McKinley, [Vincent Liff, 52, Casting Director for Many Broadway Hits](https://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/27/arts/vincent-liff-52-casting-director-for-many-broadway-hits.html), *The New York Times*, February 27, 2003

1. Robert Hofler, [Vincent Liff](https://variety.com/2003/scene/people-news/vincent-liff-1117881252/), *Variety*, February 25, 2003

1. [https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/vinnie-liff-dies-28414/](https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/vinnie-liff-dies-28414/)

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