All of Broadway’s marquees will dim to honor Gavin Creel following an outcry by theater fans when only a partial dimming was proposed after the 48-year-old Tony Award-winner’s death last month.

The theatre community is rallying behind a petition to dim all of the lights of Broadway in memory of Gavin Creel, who passed away last week. The petition currently has over 21,000 signatures.

The Broadway League has announced that the marquee lights from several theaters on the Great White Way will be dimmed to honor the late Tony Award-winning actor Gavin Creel. The memorial is to take place at a date and time to be coordinated with Creel's family at their request,

October 2024 \| Last updated: 6 October 2024. Creel passed away at his home in New York on Monday. His death w