founded 1912 founder david nederlander headquarters new york city new york united states key people james l. nederlander james m. nederlander website www.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 venues in 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 ; and concerts in california . 2 contents 1 current venues 1.1 broadway theatres 1.2 west end theatres 1.3 chicago theatres 1.4 other us venues 2 former venues 2.1 former broadway theatres 2.2 other former venues 3 subscription series 4 legal actions 5 gallery 6 references 7 external links current venues edit broadway theatres edit brooks atkinson theatre gershwin theatre lunt fontanne theatre marquis theatre minskoff theatre nederlander theatre palace theatre richard rodgers theatre neil simon theatre west end theatres edit adelphi theatre aldwych theatre dominion theatre chicago theatres edit auditorium theatre booking rights ; owned by roosevelt university broadway playhouse at water tower place cadillac palace theatre oriental theatre privatebank theatre other us venues edit centennial hall under contract with the university of arizona tucson the grove of anaheim anaheim california pantages theatre los angeles balboa theatre san diego civic theatre san diego san jose center for the performing arts san jose california san jose civic auditorium san jose california santa barbara bowl santa barbara california fisher theatre detroit detroit opera house detroit ; operated jointly with michigan opera theatre durham performing arts center durham north carolina north charleston performing arts center north charleston south carolina 3 former venues edit former broadway theatres edit biltmore theatre sold 4 henry miller s theatre sold 5 mark hellinger theatre sold new amsterdam theatre sold other former venues edit alpine valley music theatre east troy wisconsin sold arie crown theater chicago 1977 1986 ; contract ended 6 7 arrowhead pond anaheim california 1994 2004 8 management contract ended 9 birmingham theatre birmingham michigan sold and reverted to cinema bogart s cincinnati sold concord pavilion concord california management contact ended curran theatre san francisco now operated by carole shorenstein hays fox tucson theatre tucson arizona changed venues fox theatre san diego management contact ended golden gate theatre san francisco now operated by shn greek theatre los angeles contract ended in 2015 masonic theatre detroit management contract ended mcvickers theatre chicago 10 merriweather post pavilion columbia maryland sold morris a. mechanic theatre baltimore closed national theatre washington d.c. 1970 1982 11 new world music theater tinley park illinois sold orpheum theatre san francisco now operated by shn pacific amphitheatre costa mesa california management contact sold palace west phoenix 10 pine knob music theatre clarkston michigan sold poplar creek music theater hoffman estates illinois sold and demolished riverbend music center cincinnati booking only 1984 1999 ; sold 12 fox performing arts center riverside california contract ended 13 grand riviera theater detroit closed and later demolished shubert lafayette theatre detroit demolished studebaker theatre chicago 10 14 target center minneapolis co managed 2004 2007 taft theatre cincinnati sold tucson music hall tucson management contact ended wang theatre boston 1982 1984 ; contract ended 15 wilshire theatre beverly hills california 1981 1989 ; contract ended . 16 subscription series edit best of broadway north charleston broadway in chicago broadway in detroit broadway los angeles formerly los angeles civic light opera 17 broadway san diego formerly san diego playgoers broadway in tucson suntrust broadway durham north carolina legal actions edit in 1993 the orange county fair board purchased the remaining 30 years of nederlander s 40 year lease on the pacific amphitheatre for 12.5 million . the board filed suit against nederlander in 1995 maintaining that the organization placed restrictive sound covenants in the sale contract that made the venue unusable and therefore eliminated it from competing with the nearby greek theatre and arrowhead pond . 18 in january 2014 nederlander settled a suit with the u.s. attorney s office over violations of the americans with disabilities act . under the consent decree nederlander agreed to make alterations within three years to nine of its theatres in new york to make them more accessible and pay a 45 000 penalty . the case was one in a series filed by the u.s. attorney against a number of public venues in the city . 19 gallery edit old detroit opera house c. 1905 shubert lafayette in july 1942 grand riviera theatre in detroit c. 1970 grand riviera auditorium c. 1970 references edit george belunda september 2009 . the shubert theatre . hour detroit . retrieved 2010 04 12 . about us . the nederlander organization . 2008 . retrieved 2009 08 27 . ashley dottie 18 july 2004 . broadway nights to present five plays . the post and courier . charleston south carolina . retrieved 2013 11 24 . foderaro lisa w. 18 april 1997 . 43 story hotel planned over shuttered biltmore theater . the new york times . retrieved 2015 11 18 . krefft bryan ; wilson brian . henry miller s theatre . cinematreasures.org . retrieved 2013 08 01 . gold aaron 19 august 1977 . tower ticker . chicago tribune . pqarchiver.com . retrieved 2013 08 01 . smith sid 31 august 1986 . visionary programmer bets he can fill up those seats . chicago tribune . chicagotribune.com . retrieved 2013 08 01 . boehm mike 27 january 1994 . nederlander makes inside move to anaheim arena . los angeles times . latimes.com . retrieved 2014 01 31 . yoshino kimi 10 november 2003 . the pond has its ducks in a row . los angeles times . latimes.com . retrieved 2014 01 31 . a b c calta louis 26 november 1975 . nederlander family adds alvin to its holings . the new york times . nytimes.com . retrieved 2013 08 30 . kakutani michiko 21 september 1980 . the broadway battle flares in washington . the new york times . nytimes.com . retrieved 2013 08 30 . gang behind the gigs . the cincinnati enquirer . cincinnati.com . 20 september 1998 . retrieved 2013 08 30 . robinson alicia 20 july 2014 . riverside new fox theater team gets good reviews . the press enterprise . riverside . retrieved 2015 11 24 . schwartz arnold 23 march 1963 . fine arts building . chicago tribune . retrieved 2013 08 30 . subscription required help . foster catherine 24 may 1984 . transforming the wang center from pauper to prince charming . the christian science monitor . csmonitor.com . retrieved 2013 08 01 . drake sylvie 28 september 1989 . why the nederlanders are out at wilshire . los angeles times . latimes.com . retrieved 2013 08 30 . shirley don 16 june 1996 . new image for civic light opera . los angeles times . latimes.com . retrieved 2013 08 01 . hua thao 9 june 1998 . verdict yields to settlement over county concert site . los angeles times . latimes.com . retrieved 2014 01 31 . manhattan u.s. attorney files and simultaneously settles lawsuit against nederlander organization covering nine of broadway s most historic theaters press release . us attorney s office . 29 january 2014 . retrieved 2014 01 14 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to nederlander organization . official website nederlander worldwide website v t e broadway theatres active by owner shubert 17 ambassador theatre belasco theatre bernard b. jacobs theatre booth theatre broadhurst theatre broadway theatre cort theatre ethel barrymore theatre gerald schoenfeld theatre imperial theatre john golden theatre longacre theatre lyceum theatre majestic theatre music box theatre shubert theatre winter garden theatre nederlander 9 brooks atkinson theatre gershwin theatre lunt fontanne theatre marquis theatre minskoff theatre nederlander theatre neil simon theatre palace theatre richard rodgers theatre jujamcyn 5 al hirschfeld theatre august wilson theatre eugene o neill theatre st. james theatre walter kerr theatre roundabout 3 american airlines theatre stephen sondheim theatre studio 54 atg 2 hudson theatre lyric theatre other 5 circle in the square theatre independent helen hayes theatre second stage new amsterdam theatre disney samuel j. friedman theatre mtc vivian beaumont theater lincoln center extant former broadway theatres ed sullivan theater cbs edison theatre hotel edison empire theatre amc theatres liberty theatre mark hellinger theatre times square church new victory theater new 42nd street times square theater new 42nd street defunct and or demolished adelphi theatre apollo theatre 42nd st. astor theatre avon theatre bandbox theatre belmont theatre berkeley lyceum theatre bijou theatre booth s theatre broadway theatre 41st street casino theatre center theatre central theatre century theatre 46th st. century theatre 62nd st. charles hopkins theatre circle theatre comedy theatre criterion theatre daly s theatre 30th st. daly s 63rd street theatre earl carroll theatre empire theatre 41st st. fifth avenue theatre 52nd street theatre 48th street theatre 44th street theatre 49th street theatre fulton theatre gaiety theatre garden theatre garrick theatre harkness theatre herald square theatre hippodrome theatre jardin de paris klaw theatre knickerbocker theatre latin quarter lincoln square theatre lyceum theatre 4th ave. lyric theatre 1903 majestic theatre columbus circle manhattan theatre 33rd st. maxine elliott theatre mayfair theatre 44th st. mayfair theatre 46th st. morosco theatre new century theatre new theatre comique new york theatre 44th st. nora bayes theatre olympia theatre palmer s theatre park theatre park row playhouse theatre playhouse theatre 6th ave. president theatre princess theatre proctor s theatre rialto theatre sam h. harris theatre savoy theatre star theatre theatre comique 39th street theatre vanderbilt theatre victoria theatre waldorf theatre wallack s theatre wallack s lyceum theatre waverley theatre winter garden theatre jenny lind hall ziegfeld theatre v t e theatres in london west end ambassador theatre group apollo victoria duke of york s fortune harold pinter lyceum phoenix piccadilly playhouse savoy trafalgar studios delfont mackintosh theatres gielgud no l coward novello prince edward prince of wales queen s victoria palace wyndham s nederlander organization aldwych dominion nimax theatres apollo duchess garrick lyric vaudeville palace really useful group theatres adelphi cambridge drury lane her majesty s london palladium new london stephen waley cohen theatres ambassadors st. martin s other arts criterion haymarket shaftesbury other major theatres barbican centre london coliseum new wimbledon the old vic open air peacock royal national royal opera house sadler s wells shakespeare s globe off west end almeida arcola battersea arts centre bush donmar warehouse hampstead lyric hammersmith menier chocolate factory the other palace royal court soho tricycle young vic fringe and suburban above the stag artsdepot ashcroft barons court beck bob hope bloomsbury the broadway broadway brockley jack brookside canal caf chelsea churchill cockpit courtyard compass erith playhouse etcetera finborough gate greenwich hackney empire hen and chickens hoxton hall ica intimate theatre jacksons lane jermyn street king s head landor leicester square little angel millfield new players old red lion orange tree ovalhouse park pentameters the place pleasance islington the print room queen s hornchurch the questors rada studios richmond riverside studios rose kingston shaw south london southwark playhouse the space stratford circus tabard theatre 503 theatre royal stratford east troxy unicorn union upstairs at the gatehouse white bear wilton s former bolton s theatre club cochrane cock tavern greenwich playhouse mermaid new end saville warehouse westminster category commons retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title nederlander organization & oldid 743937153 categories nederlander organizationamerican theatre managers and producerscompanies based in detroitentertainment companies established in 19121912 establishments in michigantheatre companies based in new york citytheatre in detroittheatre in new york cityhidden