Cordero fans petition to rename a Broadway theatre in his honour

LOS ANGELES — A petition to name a Broadway theatre in honour of late performer Nick Cordero has amassed nearly 30,000 signatures.

The campaign, launched Tuesday by Robert Neary, proposes renaming New York City’s Longacre Theatre after Cordero, who died Sunday at 41 after a long and highly publicized battle with COVID-19. Cordero delivered his last

Broadway performance at the Longacre as crime boss Sonny in “A Bronx Tale.”

“With the passing of this incredibly talented and beloved Broadway star, it is the perfect memory for him and his family legacy, to assure his name will always be in lights in the Broadway Community,” says the petition.

Touching tributes from fans, friends and family have poured in since the Hamilton-born Cordero’s death.