Nederlander Organization

Nederlander Organization

Type	Organization
Industry	Theatre
Founded	1912
Founder(s)	David Nederlander
Key people	David Nederlander
Website	Nederlander.com

The Nederlander Organization, founded in 1912 by David T. Nederlander and based in Detroit, Michigan, is one of the largest operators of legitimate theatres and music venuesin the United States. Its first acquisition was a lease on the Detroit Opera House in 1912. The building was demolished in 1928. It later operated the Shubert Lafayette Theatre ^[1] until its demolition in 1964 and the Riviera Theatre, both in Detroit. Since then, the organization has grown to include nine Broadway theatres – making it the second-largest owner of Broadway theatres after the Shubert Organization – and a number of theaters across the United States, including its current Detroit base in the Fisher Building, plus three West End theatres in London, England.^[2]

Theatres

Broadway theatres Brooks Atkinson Theatre Gershwin Theatre Lunt-Fontanne Theatre Marquis Theatre Minskoff Theatre Nederlander Theatre Neil Simon Theatre Palace Theatre Richard Rodgers Theatre Former Broadway theatres Mark Hellinger Theatre (sold)                 West End theatres Adelphi Theatre Aldwych Theatre Dominion Theatre

Other US venues Fox Tucson Theatre – Tucson, Arizona Tucson Music Hall – Tucson The Grove of Anaheim – Anaheim, California Pantages Theatre – Los Angeles, California Greek Theatre – Los Angeles Fox Performing Arts Center – Riverside, California Balboa Theatre – San Diego, California Civic Theatre – San Diego San Jose Civic Auditorium – San Jose, California Santa Barbara Bowl – Santa Barbara, California Auditorium Theatre – Chicago, Illinois Bank of America Theatre – Chicago Broadway Playhouse – Chicago Cadillac Palace Theatre – Chicago Oriental Theatre – Chicago Fisher Theatre – Detroit, Michigan Detroit Opera House – Detroit; owned jointly with Michigan Opera Theatre

Former venues

• Curran Theatre – San Francisco, California (now operated by Shorenstein Hays Nederlander)
• Golden Gate Theatre – San Francisco (now operated by Shorenstein Hays Nederlander)
• Orpheum Theatre – San Francisco (now operated by Shorenstein Hays Nederlander)
• Poplar Creek Music Theater – Hoffman Estates, Illinois (demolished)
• Birmingham Theatre – Birmingham, Michigan (sold and reverted to cinema)
• Pine Knob Music Theatre – Clarkston, Michigan (sold)
• Masonic Theatre – Detroit, Michigan (management contract ended)
• Riviera Theatre – Detroit (demolished)
• Shubert Lafayette Theatre – Detroit (demolished)

Gallery

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  Old Detroit Opera House c. 1905

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  Shubert Lafayette in July 1942

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  Grand Riviera Theatre in Detroit c. 1970

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  Grand Riviera Auditorium c. 1970

Nederlander Worldwide Entertainment

Nederlander Worldwide Entertainment, LLC ("Nederlander Worldwide"), founded and managed by Robert Nederlander, Jr., a member of the third generation of the Nederlander entertainment family, has been involved in a variety of live entertainment projects including the expansion of the Nederlander operations into China,^[3][4] the development of an off-Broadway theatre circuit and various theatrical projects.

Soul of Shaolin marks Nederlander Worldwide Entertainment's second collaboration with the Eastern Shanghai International Culture Film and Television Group, a major Shanghai-based entertainment company. Last year, the two companies presented The Dream of the Red Chamber at Lincoln Center's Rose Hall. The production was given as a "cultural exchange gift" from the city of Shanghai to the city of New York.

References

Notes

1. ^ George Belunda (September 2009). "The Shubert Theatre". Hour Detroit. http://www.hourdetroit.com/Hour-Detroit/September-2009/The-Shubert-Theatre/. Retrieved 2010-04-12. 
2. ^ "About Us". The Nederlander Organization. 2008. http://nederlander.com/AboutNederlander.html. Retrieved 2009-08-27. 
3. ^ Robertson, Campbell (March 14, 2007). "Ballyhoo of Broadway Shuffles Off to ... China". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/14/theater/14nede.html. Retrieved May 20, 2010. 
4. ^ Davi Napoleon (15 September 2009). "Give My Regards to Beijing: Five Questions for Robert Nederlander Jr.". Faster Times. http://thefastertimes.com/theatertalk/2009/09/15/give-my-regards-to-beijing-five-questions-for-robert-nederlander-jr/. Retrieved 2011-05-03. 

External links

• Nederlander Website
• Nederlander Worldwide Website