James L. Nederlander

Hollywood Stars : James L. Nederlander

James L. Nederlander, James L. Nederlander of the famous Nederlander family of Detroit, Michigan, is also known (somewhat incorrectly) as James Nederlander, Jr., and is a veteran on Broadway as a theatre owner, operator, producer and presenter. He is the president of the Nederlander Organization and the son of James M. Nederlander (chairman). He has a wide range of credits; as a theatre owner since 1970 and as a producer since 1984. James Nederlander is a minority owner of the New York Yankees and Florida Panthers.In 1981, along with manager Sherman Sneed, the Nederlander organization booked Lena Horne for a 4-week engagement at the newly named Nederlander Theatre on 41st Street in New York (formerly The National). The show was an instant success, and was extended to a full-year run, garnering Horne a special Tony award, and two Grammy awards for the Cast recording of her show Lena Horne: The Lady and her Music. The show toured the U.S. and the world for the next 3ВЅ years. First stop was the Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco in September 1982 for a two-month run. San Francisco holds a special place in Hornes career; it was there, while performing at the Venetian Room in the Fairmont Hotel, that black and white audiences were integrated for the first time in the 1950s. During her run at the Golden Gate, Lena helped to raise millions for the restoration of San Franciscos Cable Car system.Mr. Nederlander serves on the board of the Fisher Center for Alzheimers Research Foundation in New York City.[edit] See alsoNederlander OrganizationDetroit Theatre DistrictNederlander Theatre[edit] References^ Internet Broadway databaseThis article about a theatre director is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v вЂў d вЂў eRetrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_L._NederlanderCategories: Living people | American theatre directors | Theatre director stubsHidden categories: Year of birth missing (living people)Personal toolsLog in / create accountNamespacesArticleDiscussionVariantsViewsReadEditView historyActionsSearchNavigationMain pageContentsFeatured contentCurrent eventsRandom articleDonate to WikipediaInteractionHelpAbout WikipediaCommunity portalRecent changesContact WikipediaToolboxWhat links hereRelated changesUpload fileSpecial pagesPermanent linkCite this pagePrint/exportCreate a bookDownload as PDFPrintable version This page was last modified on 29 October 2010 at 23:05.Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License;additional terms may apply.See Terms of Use for details.Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.Contact usPrivacy policyAbout WikipediaDisclaimers if ( window.isMSIE55 ) fixalpha(); if (window.runOnloadHook) runOnloadHook();