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Broadway Sets Light Dimming Date For Dame Maggie Smith

Broadway will dim its marquee lights for the late Dame Maggie Smith at 6:45 pm/ET on Thursday, November 7, theater owners announced today.

“Maggie Smith was a singular talent, whose artistry graced stages and screens alike with unmatched depth and wit,” said Robert E. Wankel, Chairman & CEO of the Shubert Organization, on behalf of his fellow theatre owners. Smith’s stage career included notable London performances in Private Lives, Hedda Gabler, Three Sisters, The Way of the World, and The Lady in the Van. On Broadway, she was acclaimed for her performances in New Faces of 1956, Private Lives, Night and Day, and Lettice and Lovage, which earned her a 1990 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play.

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