Background
Vincent Liff was born circa 1951.
Vincent Liff was born circa 1951.
According to National Public Radio, he "changed the face of Broadway by bringing more children, minorities and foreigners to the stage."
Liff was a casting director Together, they founded Liff-Johnson, a casting agency. Their first casting job was for The Wiz, a 1975 musical on Broadway.
They went on to cast two more Broadway musicals: Ain"t Misbehavin" in 1978, and Dreamgirls in 1981.
Additionally, they cast the following plays: Night and Day, Indiscretions, The Elephant Manitoba, Morning"s at Seven, Amadeus, The Dresser, Contact, and The Producers. According to National Public Radio, he "changed the face of Broadway by bringing more children, minorities and foreigners to the stage."
Liff was openly gay.
He was in a romantic relationship with Ken Yung. They resided in Manhattan, New York City.
He died of brain cancer in 2003.