Broadway theaters will dim their lights on Sept. 26 in memory of James Earl Jones . Jones, who died Sept. 9 at the age of 93, was a two-time Tony Award winner as well as a recipient of the 2017 special Tony Award for lifetime achievement. The Cort Theatre was renamed the James Earl Jones Theatre in September 2022.

Broadway theaters will dim their lights in honor of James Earl Jones, the two-time Tony Award winning actor who died on Sept. 9.

The ceremonial practice has been a tradition on Broadway for prominent members of the community who have died, but must be approved by a committee of theater owners.

The Broadway League has announced that the committee of theater owners will dim the lights of Broadway marquees to honor the legacy of James Earl Jones, who passed away on Sept. 9 at the age of 93. The lights of Broadway’s 41 theaters will darken for exactly one minute on Sept. 26 at 6:45 p.m.