Full Name
Bernie Telsey
Speaker Bio
Bernard Telsey graduated from New York University in 1981 with a degree in Theater Administration and Acting. Soon after, he co-founded MCC Theater with Robert LuPone. Simultaneously, Telsey began working at Meg Simon and Fran Kumin’s office as an assistant for six years, and then as a casting director at Risa Bramon & Billy Hopkins Casting.
He opened his own casting office in 1988. Since then, he, along with his staff of 22 casting directors, associates, and assistants, have cast such Broadway shows as Rent, Wicked, Hairspray, In the Heights, Kinky Boots, Hamilton, and many more, including countless national tours, Off-Broadway productions, and regional theatre productions across the country.
Film credits include Ricki and the Flash, The Intern, Focus, Into the Woods, A Most Violent Year, The Odd Life of Timothy Green, Friends With Kids, Margin Call, Sex and the City 1 & 2, Rachel Getting Married, Across the Universe, and Rent.
He opened his own casting office in 1988. Since then, he, along with his staff of 22 casting directors, associates, and assistants, have cast such Broadway shows as Rent, Wicked, Hairspray, In the Heights, Kinky Boots, Hamilton, and many more, including countless national tours, Off-Broadway productions, and regional theatre productions across the country.
Film credits include Ricki and the Flash, The Intern, Focus, Into the Woods, A Most Violent Year, The Odd Life of Timothy Green, Friends With Kids, Margin Call, Sex and the City 1 & 2, Rachel Getting Married, Across the Universe, and Rent.
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