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Nederlander's Vast Concert Experience
Nederlander Concerts is headquartered in Los Angeles and promotes and produces a wide range of quality live entertainment across the Western United States at its exclusively owned, managed and/or booked facilities including the Santa Barbara Bowl, the Grove of Anaheim, the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles, the Tucson Music Hall and Maricopa County Events Center in Phoenix. Nederlander is also the exclusive operator of the iconic Greek Theatre in Los Angeles which is the most awarded venue of its type in the country. In addition, the company promotes events at third party arenas, theatres and clubs in markets throughout California, Arizona, Nevada and Colorado. Nederlander Concerts was the eighth ranked promoter in the world in 2006, according to Billboard Boxscore.
Nederlander Concerts is a part of the Nederlander Organization. Established in 1912, the Nederlander Organization is a privately held company owned by James M. Nederlander and James L. Nederlander Jr. who also own and/or operate world renowned legit theatres in the United States and England including in New York: The Brooks Atkinson, the Gershwin, the Lunt-Fontanne, the Marquis, the Minskoff, the Nederlander, the Neil Simon, the Palace and the Richard Rodgers Theatre on Broadway; in Chicago: The Auditorium, the Cadillac Palace, the Ford Center for the Performing Arts-Oriental, and the LaSalle Bank Theatre; and in London: The Adelphi, the Aldwych and the Dominion Theatre. The Nederlander Organization is one of the few remaining family run entertainment enterprises in the United States.
Talent
Buying
Nederlander
is uniquely positioned to buy a wide variety of diverse talent.
Whether the audience members' musical tastes are theatrical,
pop,
family, rock, ethnic or comedy, Nederlander can deliver the top
echelon of performer.
Nederlander
is so well positioned to offer diversity because the organization
has been booking and promoting all types of live entertainment,
including both concerts and legitimate Theatre for over 80 years.
In
the last two years alone, Nederlander has or will present the following
big-ticket popular concerts:
- Bruce
Springsteen
and The E Street Band
- Cher
- Ricky
Martin
- Tina
Turner
- Barbra
Streisand
- Crosby,
Stills, Nash & Young
- Neil
Young
- Paul
Simon & Brian Wilson
- Roxy
Music
- Gipsy
Kings
- The
Black Crowes & Oasis
- Jill
Scott
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- Bob Dylan
- Dixie Chicks
- Britney Spears
- Beck
- Tim
McGraw & Faith
Hill
- Pearl Jam
- Moby
- Nina Simone
- Brian Setzer
- Tony
Bennett & k.d.
lang
- James Brown
- Vince Gill
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And that is just a very small sample.
Throughout
its history, Nederlander has produced and promoted a vast range
of Broadway style events including Woman of the Year, Me and
My
Girl, La Cage aFollet, Applause, Will Rogers Folley, Nickolas
Nickolslby, Le Copenhagen, Fiddler on the Roof, Jesus Christ
Superstar,
Westside Story, Evita, Starlight Express and Phantom of the Opera.
Nederlander
has promoted numerous comedy such as Jackie Mason, Bob Hope,
Kings
of Comedies and Chris Rock.
Nederlander
also has a long history of promoting and producing televised events.
Perhaps the best know was Neil Diamond's immortal Hot August Night
run at the Greek in the 1970's. In 2000, Nederlander promoted
Santana's Supernatural Evening at the Pasadena Civic Arts Center,
which was televised on Fox, and the Black Crowes and Jimmy Page
shows "Live From the Greek", which has been released
on video and DVD. Other examples of broadcast Nederlander events
include various Nickelodeon television specials and the International
Tribute to Elizabeth Taylor.
Family
shows have included Starlight Express, Annie, Peter Pan, Sting's
Rainforest Benefit (for kids), the Disney Teacher Awards and
a
Star Wars laser show.
Summary
The Nederlander family is an American
entertainment dynasty. Every day, shows of all varieties are being
planned, booked and produced by Nederlander's experienced staff
across the United States. Nederlander is one of the few organizations
that truly has the capacity to deliver the full package of premium
entertainment, from building the venue to ensuring effective promotion
and seamless production.
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