The St. James Theatre opened in 1927 as Erlanger's Theatre, named for booking agent Abraham Erlanger. It was renamed the St. James in 1932, after the London theatre of the same name. In 2001 ...

On March 31, 1943, the musical "Oklahoma!" premiered on Broadway at the St. James Theatre in New York City. According to the Oklahoma Historical Society, "Oklahoma!" was based on a 1931 play ...

and it later set a house record with 1,920 performances of the Stephen Schwartz musical The Magic Show. The Cort Theatre was renamed for Tony Award-winning actor James Earl Jones in 2022.

This theater opened in 1927 with the name Erlanger’s Theatre but was soon renamed St. James in 1932. Presently the theater is owned by the Jujamcyn Corporation.