NEW YORK — Broadway’s long-standing tradition of dimming marquee lights to memorialize the deaths of theater greats is getting a revamp following recent backlash.

Broadway will honor the late actor Adrian Bailey, who died September 22 at the age of 67 following an at-home fall, by dimming the marquee lights of one theater from every theater owner on October 17.

The ninth annual Lights on Broadway is returning for three Saturdays this season. On Nov. 30, Dec. 7, and Dec. 14 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., the Automobile Alley Association and Downtown Oklahoma City ...