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Nick Cordero’s fans petition to rename a Broadway theater in his honor

In this April 10, 2014, file photo, actor Nick Cordero attends the after-party for the opening night of "Bullets Over Broadway" in New York. Tony Award-nominated actor Cordero, who specialized in playing tough guys on Broadway in such shows as "Waitress," "A Bronx Tale" and "Bullets Over Broadway," has died in Los Angeles after suffering severe medical complications after contracting the coronavirus. He was 41. Cordero died Sunday, July 5, 2020, at Cedars-Sinai hospital after more than 90 days in the hospital, according to his wife, Amanda Kloots. (Photo by Brad Barket/Invision/AP, File)
In this April 10, 2014, file photo, actor Nick Cordero attends the after-party for the opening night of "Bullets Over Broadway" in New York. Tony Award-nominated actor Cordero, who specialized in playing tough guys on Broadway in such shows as "Waitress," "A Bronx Tale" and "Bullets Over Broadway," has died in Los Angeles after suffering severe medical complications after contracting the coronavirus. He was 41. Cordero died Sunday, July 5, 2020, at Cedars-Sinai hospital after more than 90 days in the hospital, according to his wife, Amanda Kloots. (Photo by Brad Barket/Invision/AP, File)

By Christi Carras / Los Angeles Times (TNS) 3 min read

A new petition to name a Broadway theater in honor 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,” the petition’s description reads.

Touching tributes from fans, friends and family have poured in since Cordero’s death, which has devastated the Broadway community. Chazz Palminteri, who wrote “A Bronx Tale” for the stage and played Cordero’s onscreen counterpart in the 1993 film, shared the petition on Tuesday, tweeting, “This cause is close to my heart — please sign.”

Palminteri also encouraged his followers to “please open your heart and give” to a GoFundMe page that has raised more than $1 million for Cordero’s wife, fitness instructor Amanda Kloots, and their 1-year-old son, Elvis.