Broadway will honor Philip Seymour Hoffman on Wednesday by dimming the lights in Great White Way Theaters for one minute.
Hoffman was best known for his Oscar-winning work in “Capote” and acclaimed turns in films such as “Charlie Wilson’s War” and “The Master,” but even after establishing a name for himself on the big screen, he remained a committed theater actor.
He earned Tony nominations for his work in “True West” (2000), “Long Day’s Journey Into Night” (2003) and “Death of a Salesman” (2012) and was a company member and former artistic director of Off-Broadway’sย LAByrinth Theater Company.
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On Twitter, Steve Martin remembered Hoffman’s stage work in “Salesman,” writing, “Shocked to hear of Philip Seymour Hoffman‘s death.