The Broadway community is honoring the memory of Hinton Battle by dimming the lights of several theaters this month.
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This is a press release that has been contributed to the AmNews but has not been vetted or verified but that may be of interest to the community. The Broadway community is honoring the memory of Hinton Battle by dimming the lights of all Broadway theaters this month. The Committee of Theatre Owners will dim the lights of the theaters for one minute at exactly 6:45pm on March 12. Originally only nine theaters were going to dim their lights.“As we continue to remember Mr. Battle’s remarkable talent and array of roles, the decision was made to dim all lights as the most appropriate way to recognize his legacy on Broadway and within our community,” said Jason Laks, Interim President of The Broadway League.
A trained ballet dancer who studied at the renowned Jones-Haywood School of Ballet in Washington, D.C. and School of American Ballet in New York City, Mr. Battle’s Broadway career began at the age of 18 starring as the original “Scarecrow” in the 1975 musical Amsterdam News is renowned for its reporting of the news of the day from a Black perspective for 113 years.
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