Philip Seymour Hoffman will be
remembered this week on the Great White Way.
Broadway theaters will
dim their marquee lights on Wednesday night in memory of the actor, who died Sunday at age 46. According
to the Broadway League, lights will be dimmed for one minute at 7:45 p.m. ET.
Philip Seymour Hoffman 1967-201434 photosA three-time Tony Award nominee,
Hoffman first hit Broadway in Sam Shepard's "True West"
with John C. Reilly in 2000. In 2003, he joined Eugene O'Neill's "Long
Day's Journey Into Night" with Brian Dennehy and Vanessa Redgrave. And
just two years ago, Hoffman stepped into the role of Willy Loman in Arthur
Miller’s "Death of a Salesman” opposite
Andrew Garfield and Linda Emond.
Hoffman also a one-time artistic director of Off Broadway’s LAByrinth Theater Company.
Broadway remembers Philip Seymour Hoffman01:17“Philip Seymour Hoffman, a
three-time Tony Award nominee, was a true artist who loved the theatre,” Charlotte
St. Martin of the Broadway League said in a statement. “His prolific body of
work encompassed various mediums including theatre, film, and television, and
we’ll always be grateful for his boundless and profound talent that he shared
with us on the Broadway stage. Our thoughts go out to his family, friends, and
fans.”
