The lights of Broadway's marquees will be dimmed on Wednesday, October 8, at 7:45pm in tribute to Tony Award winner Marian Seldes, who died October 6 at the age of 86.

Seldes 60-year career on Broadway began in 1947, with a walk-on role in Medea, starring Judith Anderson. Her dozens of other theatrical credits include Edward Albee's A Delicate Balance, for which she won a Tony in 1967, Equus, and Deathtrap, for which she became a Guinness World Record holder after never missing a single performance during the production's entire four-year run. Her last Broadway appearance came in 2007, opposite her friend Angela Lansbury, in Terrence McNally's Deuce.

From 1969-1991, Seldes taught at the Juilliard School, where her students included Patti LuPone, Kevin Kline, Laura Linney, Kevin Spacey, and Robin Williams, among many others. She is the author of two books, a memoir titled The Bright Lights and a novel called Time Together.

Seldes requested no funeral or memorial services. Donations in her honor can be made to the Marian Seldes Drama Scholarship at The Juilliard School.