Overview
- A Broadway In Memoriam Committee has scheduled a one‑minute, simultaneous dimming of all 41 Broadway marquees to honor a group of recently deceased industry members, including Robert Fox, Mary Beth Hurt, John Herrera, Jeffrey Lane, David Gersten, Allan Gruet, Jennifer Harmon, and Sondra Lee.
- The committee set a regular cadence of quarterly group dimmings on the second Tuesday of September, December, March, and June to create a predictable, collective tribute process.
- The committee retained the option to grant traditional solo dimming ceremonies for individuals judged to have a profoundly significant and lasting impact on Broadway.
- A public nomination process now accepts submissions with a name, birth and death years, a brief description of Broadway work, and a digital photo through BroadwayMarqueeInMemoriam.org, with the next application window opening in early August for the September ceremony.
- The policy was created in response to public criticism over past omissions and inconsistent marquee decisions, and it aims to reduce ad‑hoc controversies while leaving room for theatre owners to stage additional, local tributes.