Send Charlotte St. Martin A Message: Dim All The Lights For Marin Mazzie

Ahrens and Flaherty have posted the following on their FB page:

hey will be dimmed on Wednesday, Sept. 19th at 6:45, at the theaters where she performed.

Gershwin (Theater Hall of Fame)
Nederlander (Pretty Woman - for Jason)
Broadhurst (Enron) digital marquis with her photo
Shoenfeld (Passion)
St. James (Bullets over Broadway)
Hirschfield (Kiss Me Kate or Man of La Mancha)

Possibly the Lyric ( Ragtime).

Information will be updated as warranted.

If you want to add your voice to the campaign to dim the lights at all theaters, use the hashtag #dimforMarin on your social media outlets.

I'll certainly be emailing St. Martin.

Are any of you planning on going to see the lights dimmed? I'll be there. I'd also like to lay a bouquet of sunflowers in her memory, but not sure where the best place for that would be.

What about the Vivian Beaumont? She performed in The King and I there. They should also dim the lights. Frankly, i don't care who the ultimate decision maker is regarding dimming the lights. it show a total lack of class and respect on the parts of those that choose to not do it, whether it is Charlotte's decision or some committees. The people that decide need to do the right thing this time as the last few times they have screwed up royally,

The league can only ask or suggest for theaters to do so, and they likely set the date to make it easier for confirmity. I GUARANTEE there would be no problem if a theater not already on the "list" dimmed their lights, too

zainmax said: "Pretty sure that a committee and not St. Martin decides."

Perhaps you misread what I wrote because I said that the committee (of theatre owners) and not Martin decides.

"Also, might want to be careful Hogan about calling it a cartel."

Why? It is a cartel. All cartels are not illegal. (Plus why would I be careful, unless someone just gifted me a theatre? which would be cool)

glad you are not suffering in silence.

I'm just curious though. what did I say that was insufferable to you?

@Hogan, as someone who appreciates your insight and intelligence, I will say that people are better at taking criticism and correction when they aren't condescended to right at the beginning of it. Your posts that begin with "Why don't people think" (or some variation on that) come across as very condescending. Many people, including myself, DO put a lot of thought into the points we make on this board. We may miss something, or we may be making incorrect assumptions, or we may lack knowledge in a certain area, but we're all using what information we have to come to certain conclusions.

Your knowledge is appreciated, but it would be more appreciated - and more effectively spread - if you treat people more respectfully.

Updated On: 9/15/18 at 03:25 PM

@JBroadway you may very well be right. I don't think I am ever disrespectful of thoughtful posts. What I find exasperating are posts (like many in this thread) that are not thought out, or that are lazy in the sense that there is information that is readily available to the poster but that is disregarded in the statements that they make. Certainly when someone says they don't know something or that they are guessing something (as I often do myself) I don't think I condescend in response. I will say one more thing. Some people seem to attack people (including me). With one exception (relating to a poseur whose posts are basically fake) when I attack it is to an idea, not a person. I may call someone out in one thread and praise them to high heavens in the next. I do not recall ripping any post of yours apart (maybe I have) but maybe your post is not about you. (To me, posts about me are basically off-topic, and that includes yours here, but I get it.)

JSquared2 said: "Patti LuPone FANatic said: "Email her at: cstmartin@broadway.org or call 212--764--1122."



It's NOT her decision tomake, you fool! All this is accomplishing is that some folks will be creating a few days of hell for thevery nice receptionist at the Broadway League."

She's the head of the league. If she really wanted to honor Marin Mazzie, she would do it. But she doesn't, for some strange reason. Many people feel that the Broadway League could do more. As for calling me names..... we don't know each other.....let's keep it that way.

On Twitter, Daryl Roth has mentioned her desire (to the Broadway League) of seeing all of the Broadway theatre lights dimmed for Marin Mazzie.

starcatchers said: "The Lyric announced on Twitter a little while ago that they’ll be dimming their lights as well. "

I saw a tweet that the Friedman will be dimming their lights too.

I am really getting sick of having drama about marquee dimming every time a Broadway legend passes. It ends up taking time and energy away from actually remembering and commemorating legends like Jan and Marin.

So here's my question: what, SPECIFICALLY, is the procedure for deciding these dimmings? Charlotte St. Martin seems to be in the most logical position of power to make these calls, but some on here have said she’s not actually the point person for it? When Marin passed two days ago, for example, what EXACTLY was the chain of command that followed to decide whether Broadway would dim for her? And if only some theaters, who decided which? Do the theater owners themselves decide, or does it come from The Broadway League?

I'm tired of there always being a hullaballoo when we could simply just dim the fr*gging lights. Dimming a marquee does not require a massive undertaking. Literally, the house manager just needs to remember to shut off the lights for one minute and turn them back on.

There needs to be a clear, transparent protocol in place.