James M. Nederlander
 

JAMES M. NEDERLANDER or “Jimmy” as the theatrical community knows him, is the Chairman of the Nederlander Producing Company of America Inc., the owner/operator of a vast chain of entertainment venues, and is in his 70th year as a producer of distinguished entertainment. He has produced innumerable Broadway plays and musicals, winning 11 Tony® Awards, and has presented operas, ballets, concerts and artists ranging from Nureyev to Sinatra to Billy Joel to U2. Nine of his theatres are on Broadway and the balance in Detroit, Los Angeles, San Diego, Tucson, Durham, Chicago and London.

Nederlander Broadway houses currently host Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles, Wicked, The Addams Family, Wonderland, The Lion King, Million Dollar Quartet, Catch Me If You Can, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, and Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo. 

Mr. Nederlander has produced or co-produced more than 100 shows including Annie, Applause, Copenhagen, The Will Rogers Follies, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Me and My Girl, La Cage aux Folles, Nine, Noises Off, Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music, Benefactors, Woman of the Year and The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.