NEW YORK (AP) - The man who built the Nederlander Organization into one of the largest producers of live entertainment and a dominant national theater chain that includes nine Broadway houses has died. James M. Nederlander was 94.
His son, James L. Nederlander, said his father died Monday night. The son says: "The world has lost one of its great impresarios."
Known as "Jimmy," the elder Nederlander produced or co-produced more than 100 shows. They include "Annie," ''Copenhagen," ''The Will Rogers Follies," ''La Cage aux Folles," ''Nine," ''Noises Off," and "The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby."