Broadway
[brawd-wey]
- a street in New York City, famous for its theaters, restaurants, and bright lights.
- the theater district located on or near this street, especially as the center of the professional or commercial theater in the U.S.
- (of a play, theatrical performance, etc.) pertaining to, suitable for, or produced in the commercial theater, especially on Broadway: a Broadway show.
- acting or working on Broadway: a Broadway producer; a Broadway star.
- characteristic of or frequenting the theater district on Broadway.
- garish; tawdry.
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Examples from the Web for broadway
Contemporary Examples
Pee-wee was also a family favorite, and we caught the show on Broadway.
Tim Burton Talks ‘Big Eyes,’ His Taste For the Macabre, and the ‘Beetlejuice’ SequelMarlow Stern
December 17, 2014
I heard that at one point you were trying to put together a Batman musical on Broadway.
Tim Burton Talks ‘Big Eyes,’ His Taste For the Macabre, and the ‘Beetlejuice’ SequelMarlow Stern
December 17, 2014
Only on Broadway could they write what they wanted and adventurously as they wished.
As he debuts on Broadway, he talks Beyoncé, Kristen Stewart, Benedict Cumberbatch, and the ‘gay sensibility’ in all he does.
“It feels very gratifying having gotten here,” Condon says of his Broadway debut.
Historical Examples
Then he ventured into the heat and glare of Broadway where humanity stewed and wilted.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
This street reminds me so of Broadway that I have become quite homesick, that's all.
A Woman IntervenesRobert Barr
Speaking of similes reminds us that there is one on Broadway.
But it was a different Broadway that Willis wrote them about.
The Mystery of Murray DavenportRobert Neilson Stephens
Might have been walking on Broadway, New York—from her style.
The Law-BreakersRidgwell Cullum
Broadway
- a thoroughfare in New York City, famous for its theatres: the centre of the commercial theatre in the US
- of or relating to or suitable for the commercial theatre, esp on Broadway
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Word Origin and History for broadway
Broadway
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Broadway
The central group of theaters presenting live drama in New York City. Many of them are located on or adjacent to the street called Broadway (see also Broadway) in Manhattan.
Broadway
A street in Manhattan, in New York City, that passes through Times Square.
Note
Broadway is known for its theaters. (See also under “Fine Arts.”)
Note
It is sometimes called the “Great White Way” because of its bright lights.
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