The time-honored tradition of dimming the lights on Broadway when someone passes away has been under quite the scrutiny in recent weeks.
After the recent passing of Gavin Creel, there has been a lot of backlash online over the Broadway League announcement that only 11 of 41 theaters would dim their lights, one theater for every theater owner.
However, sometimes the Broadway League chooses to dim the lights at just “select” theaters and reserves a full dimming for only the most beloved people.