Broadway Stagehand Who Fell To Death Remembered As “Force Of Nature”, Theater Marquee Undimmed In Honor
deadline.comGreg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticPete Wright, the 54-year-old Broadway stagehand who fell to his death last Thursday from a ladder on the fly floor above the Winter Garden Theater stage, is being remembered as “a force of nature, often doing the work of three men when he ran load ins and load outs” of theatrical sets.In an online tribute posted by friend and coworker Dylan Foley, Wright was called a “legendary flyman” and mechanic with “a dry wit, an unstoppable work ethic and a trademarked grin.”“If you asked for something from Pete,” Foley wrote on Facebook and his New York Stagehand Glossary blog, “his line was, ‘For you, the grid’s the limit.’ He was completely fearless in how he lived his life as a stagehand.” Wright also was.
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