The marquee lights of all 41 Broadway theatres will dim for one minute June 10 at 6:45 PM ET, in memory of Broadway artists who have passed recently. The ceremony is the first in a newly announced initiative for quarterly group dimming ceremonies, a setup established in response to earlier controversies over individual ceremonies.

The inaugural group of honorees includes Marshall Brickman, Richard Chamberlain, William Finn, Athol Fugard, Helen Gallagher, Gene Hackman, Quincy Jones, Linda Lavin, Merle Louise, Ken Page, Joan Plowright, Tony Roberts, Charles Strouse, and Lynne Taylor-Corbett.

Going forward, similar ceremonies will be held annually on the second Tuesday of September, December, March, and June. The honor is one of the most prestigious the industry bestows. Formerly coordinated by The Broadway League, ceremonies in recent years have been given for Stephen Sondheim and Chita Rivera, among others. Controversies accompanied dimming ceremonies at only some Broadway theatres for Gavin Creel, Hinton Battle, and Adrian Bailey, among others. Online outrage prompted the Broadway League to upgrade Creel, Battle, and Bailey's ceremonies to include all 41 Broadway houses.

The program is now the work of the newly formed Broadway In Memoriam Committee. Those wishing to submit an industry member for inclusion in the ceremonies can do so at BroadwayMarqueeInMemoriam.org. Submissions require the individual's name, year of birth and death, a description of their work on Broadway, and a digital photo.

However, the new group memorials do not preclude a more traditional solo affair. The Broadway In Memoriam Committee is still able to honor single individuals with their own ceremony should they be deemed to have had "a profoundly significant and lasting impact on Broadway." The organized event also does not prevent individual theatre owners planning their own tributes at their own theatres.