Imagine James Earl Jones saying “theatre” though.
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The Cort Theatre will return to Broadway performances with a new name. The Shubert Organization announced today that it will rename the Broadway theater, which is currently going through renovations, after EGOT winner James Earl Jones. The 110-year-old theater was originally designed by architect Thomas Lamb and named after turn of the century theater magnate John Cort before being sold to the Shuberts in 1927. It will be renamed the James Earl Jones Theatre (the Shuberts love an “-re” spelling), and the Shubert Organization will hold a formal dedication ceremony in honor of Jones when it reopens this summer, after shutting down for…
