Broadway to dim lights for Elizabeth Taylor

The Broadway League has announced that its theatres will dim their lights in honour of Elizabeth Taylor on Friday.

The Hollywood actress passed away early Wednesday morning from congestive heart failure at the age of 79.

Reuters reports that marquees will be dimmed for one minute beginning at 8pm, the time most shows begin.

League chairman Paul Libin said in a statement: "The Broadway community mourns the loss of Elizabeth Taylor, legendary stage and screen star.

"With her remarkable talent and extraordinary beauty, Elizabeth Taylor lit up the Broadway stage the same way she lit up the silver screen.

"Off stage, her tireless commitment to fighting AIDS as a co-founder of amfAR and founder of The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation added yet another meaningful role to the story of her life. Our thoughts go out to her friends, family, and fans."

Taylor was laid to rest in Los Angeles on Thursday.

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