Broadway
to dim lights for Joan Rivers after initial thumbs down
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[September 10, 2014]
NEW YORK (Reuters) -
Broadway theaters will dim their marquee lights on
Tuesday evening for one minute in memory of the late
Tony-nominated comedian Joan Rivers, after theater
executives reversed a decision that Rivers did not meet
the criteria for the honor.
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Rivers, who died last week at the age of 81, was initially
excluded from the honor because she had not acted on Broadway in
20 years.
"Joan Rivers loved Broadway and we loved her," said Charlotte
St. Martin, executive director of The Broadway League, which
represents producers and theater owners.
"Due to the outpouring of love and respect for Joan Rivers from
our community and from her friends and fans worldwide, the
marquees of Broadway theaters in New York will be dimmed in her
memory tonight, at exactly 6:45pm for one minute,” she said in
an email.
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After the initial decision, Off-Broadway producer Tom D'Angora
started an online petition urging the Broadway League to change
its decision. He collected more than 4,400 signatures.
Brooklyn-born Rivers, known for her brash style and the
catchphrase, "Can we talk?," died last Thursday at a New York
hospital after she stopped breathing during a procedure at a
medical clinic.
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Rivers, who had a long career as a stand-up comedian, TV host,
author and reality star, was nominated for a best actress Tony for
1994's "Sally Marr ... and Her Escorts," which she wrote.
She also wrote and appeared in the comedy play "Fun City" in the
early 1970s, and more than a decade later in the comedy "Broadway
Bound."
(Reporting by Patricia Reaney; Editing by Piya Sinha-Roy)
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