St James Theatre
246 West 44th Street, New York, NY10036
Seats Approximately 1510 St James
Theatre was built by Abraham L. Erlanger, theatrical producer and a founding member of the Theatrical Syndicate, on the site of the original Sardi's restaurant. It opened in 1927 as The Erlanger. Upon Erlanger's death in 1930, control of the venue was taken over by the Astor family, who owned the land on which the theatre stood. The Astors renamed it the St. James Theatre.
The theatre was purchased by the Shuberts in the late 1930's. They were forced to sell it to William L. McKnight in 1957 following the loss of an antitrust case. McKnight renovated the St. James and reopened it in 1958.
In 1970, McKnight then transferred the theatre to his daughter Victoria and her husband James H. Binger, who had formed the Jujamcyn Amusement Corporation.
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