Posted on Mar 2, 2022
A great Broadway theater is newly named for James Earl Jones
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A historic Broadway theater where James Earl Jones appeared early in his career has now been named after him.
The Cort Theatre, originally named for impresario John Cort, opened at 138 West 48th Street in 1912. While it's currently dark, the Cort is one of Broadway's great theaters, where household names such as Jane Fonda and Grace Kelly made their debuts. Over the years, the house has been home to legendary productions ranging from a 1950 As You Like It starring Katharine Hepburn, to Saint Joan the following year with Uta Hagen to Purlie Victorious with Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee in 1961. More recently, the theater was home to the Tony Award winning production of Fences with Denzel Washington and Viola Davis in 2010.
A historic Broadway theater where James Earl Jones appeared early in his career has now been named after him.
The Cort Theatre, originally named for impresario John Cort, opened at 138 West 48th Street in 1912. While it's currently dark, the Cort is one of Broadway's great theaters, where household names such as Jane Fonda and Grace Kelly made their debuts. Over the years, the house has been home to legendary productions ranging from a 1950 As You Like It starring Katharine Hepburn, to Saint Joan the following year with Uta Hagen to Purlie Victorious with Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee in 1961. More recently, the theater was home to the Tony Award winning production of Fences with Denzel Washington and Viola Davis in 2010.
A great Broadway theater is newly named for James Earl Jones
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JEJ is a charter member of my personal "Swell Voice Academy". I'm delighted to see him honored by the renaming of the Court to carry his name and fame forward!!!
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
"Who will rename Cort Theatre on Broadway after James Earl Jones?
© Provided by Associated Press FILE - James Earl Jones accepts the special Tony award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre at the 71st annual Tony Awards in New York on June 11, 2017. The Shubert Organization-owned Cort Theatre on Broadway will be renamed after James Earl Jones. "
"Who will rename Cort Theatre on Broadway after James Earl Jones?
© Provided by Associated Press FILE - James Earl Jones accepts the special Tony award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre at the 71st annual Tony Awards in New York on June 11, 2017. The Shubert Organization-owned Cort Theatre on Broadway will be renamed after James Earl Jones. "
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