Leon James Bynum is the Executive Director
and a founding member of the Harmony Theatre
Company. Originally from Richmond, Virginia, Mr.
Bynum is a graduate of Columbia University where
he majored in African-American Studies (History,
Literature, and Culture) and was the recipient of the
prestigious John Kluge Fellowship Award for
Academic Excellence, as well as other national
honors. While at Columbia, Mr. Bynum also studied
music (composition,theory, instrumental
performance, and classical voice) and theatre (history,
theatre, design, and performance). Having directed,
performed, choreographed, designed, produced, and
written for various theatres all over the United States,
he is a veteran of nearly one hundred productions,
including A Raisin in the Sun, Bubbling Brown Sugar,
One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Uncle Vanya, Annie,
Julius Caesar, Medea, Dreamgirls, Annie Get Your Gun,
Medea, Guys and Dolls, Oliver, Little Shop of Horrors,
Oliver!, Purlie Victorious, Jekyll and Hyde, Death of a
Salesman, The Pirates of Penzance, The Wiz, Kiss Me,
Kate, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, The Colored
Museum, A Chorus Line, The House of Bernarda Alba,
The Wizard of Oz, Amahl and the Night Visitors, A
Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, How to
Succeed in Business without Really Trying!, The Odd Couple,
Romeo and Juliet, Good News!, and Oklahoma! Mr.
Bynum has been privileged to study under Amiri
Baraka, John Russell Brown, Peter Schumann,
Austin Quigley, and Sabrina Pillars. In addition to
his work with the Harmony Theatre Company, he is
also the Assistant Director of the Center for the
Study of Ethnicity and Race at Columbia University.
Mr. Bynum wrote and composed Beware: Bernadette!
A Musical Fable and Richmond: A Musical Fantasia,
which premiered in the Theatre District in 2006 and
2008, respectively. Mr. Bynum has directed Company,
Cabaret, Once on This Island, Beware: Bernadette! A
Musical Fable, and Richmond: A Musical Fantasia with
the Harmony Theatre Company. When he's not
being theatrical, Mr. Bynum is serving as the
Assistant Director at Columbia University's Center
for the Study of Ethnicity and Race. Mr. Bynum
wishes to thank God, his family, and his friends for
all their love and support.
and a founding member of the Harmony Theatre
Company. Originally from Richmond, Virginia, Mr.
Bynum is a graduate of Columbia University where
he majored in African-American Studies (History,
Literature, and Culture) and was the recipient of the
prestigious John Kluge Fellowship Award for
Academic Excellence, as well as other national
honors. While at Columbia, Mr. Bynum also studied
music (composition,theory, instrumental
performance, and classical voice) and theatre (history,
theatre, design, and performance). Having directed,
performed, choreographed, designed, produced, and
written for various theatres all over the United States,
he is a veteran of nearly one hundred productions,
including A Raisin in the Sun, Bubbling Brown Sugar,
One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Uncle Vanya, Annie,
Julius Caesar, Medea, Dreamgirls, Annie Get Your Gun,
Medea, Guys and Dolls, Oliver, Little Shop of Horrors,
Oliver!, Purlie Victorious, Jekyll and Hyde, Death of a
Salesman, The Pirates of Penzance, The Wiz, Kiss Me,
Kate, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, The Colored
Museum, A Chorus Line, The House of Bernarda Alba,
The Wizard of Oz, Amahl and the Night Visitors, A
Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, How to
Succeed in Business without Really Trying!, The Odd Couple,
Romeo and Juliet, Good News!, and Oklahoma! Mr.
Bynum has been privileged to study under Amiri
Baraka, John Russell Brown, Peter Schumann,
Austin Quigley, and Sabrina Pillars. In addition to
his work with the Harmony Theatre Company, he is
also the Assistant Director of the Center for the
Study of Ethnicity and Race at Columbia University.
Mr. Bynum wrote and composed Beware: Bernadette!
A Musical Fable and Richmond: A Musical Fantasia,
which premiered in the Theatre District in 2006 and
2008, respectively. Mr. Bynum has directed Company,
Cabaret, Once on This Island, Beware: Bernadette! A
Musical Fable, and Richmond: A Musical Fantasia with
the Harmony Theatre Company. When he's not
being theatrical, Mr. Bynum is serving as the
Assistant Director at Columbia University's Center
for the Study of Ethnicity and Race. Mr. Bynum
wishes to thank God, his family, and his friends for
all their love and support.
Leon James Bynum, Executive Director
