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The Jujamcyn Theaters , formerly the Jujamcyn Amusement Corporation, is a theatrical producing and theatre-ownership company in New York City. For many years Jujamcyn was owned by James H. Binger, former Chairman of Honeywell, and his wife Virginia McKnight Binger. The organization is now owned by its President, Jordan Roth, and President Emeritus, Rocco Landesman. The third-largest theatre owner on Broadway, behind the Shubert Organization and the Nederlander Organization, Jujamcyn owns five of the 40 Broadway district playhouses, but has created a much-envied business model that has, at times, accounted for as much as one-third of the gross revenues on Broadway. This business model has involved the combination of real estate – Broadway theatre ownership – and producing –active development of new shows and scripts. Jujamcyn has had some notable successes with this model, which has prompted other theatre operators to emulate this approach, to varying degrees. ==History== William L. McKnight, former chairman of 3M owned several theatres, two in New York and one in Boston. McKnight's daughter, Virginia McKnight Binger and her husband, James H. Binger, a top executive at Honeywell, shared a love of theatre. In 1970 when William McKnight wanted to sell his theatres, Binger stepped in to assist. He found the business fascinating, and after paying the gift tax and selling the Colonial Theatre in Boston, he and Virginia agreed to own and later expand the operation on Broadway. Jujamcyn derives its name from the names of McKnight's grandchildren, the Bingers' children: Ju(), Jam(), and Cyn(). Over time Binger expanded Jujamcyn to five theatres to create the third-largest theatre-owning company on Broadway. The five Jujamcyn theatres are: # St. James Theatre, (acquired in 1957 by McKnight) # Al Hirschfeld Theatre, (formerly the Martin Beck Theatre, acquired in 1966 by McKnight),〔("O'Neill Theater is Sold" ) New York Times, March 3, 1982〕 # Eugene O'Neill Theatre, (acquired in 1982) # Walter Kerr Theatre (formerly the Ritz Theatre, acquired in 1981),〔(New York Times ) August 1, 1989, "New Face and Name for the Ritz Theater〕 # August Wilson Theatre (acquired in 1981, formerly the Virginia Theatre) In 1987 Binger brought in Rocco Landesman to run Jujamcyn.〔("Rocco Landesman named Jujamcyn Theaters Head" ) New York Times, June 10, 1987〕 Landesman was a successful theatrical producer and was friendly with Binger from prior theatrical productions and from a shared interest in race horses.〔("How a High Roller Bets on Broadway" ) New York Times article, June 3, 1990〕 Over the next 17 years Landesman, Binger and the Jujamcyn organization would produce and/or house a successful string of Broadway hits. Jujamcyn owns just five of the 40 Broadway district playhouses, but created a much-envied business model that has accounted for as much as one-third of the gross revenues. One box office juggernaut was The Producers, which won a record 12 Tony Awards in 2001.〔(McKnight Foundation : About )〕 Binger was a life member of the board of the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jujamcyn Theaters」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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