Broadway
Americannoun
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a street in New York City, famous for its theaters, restaurants, and bright lights.
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the theater district located on or near this street, especially as the center of the professional or commercial theater in the U.S.
adjective
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(of a play, theatrical performance, etc.) pertaining to, suitable for, or produced in the commercial theater, especially on Broadway.
a Broadway show.
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acting or working on Broadway.
a Broadway producer; a Broadway star.
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characteristic of or frequenting the theater district on Broadway.
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garish; tawdry.
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adjective
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It is sometimes called the “Great White Way” because of its bright lights.
Broadway is known for its theaters. (See also under “Fine Arts.”)
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Neither Tennessee resident cops to having much interest in Nashville’s glitzy Lower Broadway district, where tourists stumble from one bar owned by a name-brand country star to another.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Broadway World, external gave the show three stars, emphasising that it is not "jokes about murder", but a piece about how Knox might one day explain the case to her young daughter.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
ATG owns a raft of some of the best-known theaters on Broadway and in London’s West End as well as dozens of other playhouses across the U.S., continental Europe and the U.K.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
As for what that future will hold, besides at least one more season of “Shrinking,” Williams is hungry to do a play on Broadway, having not done theater since high school.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
“I advise some investors in New York City who might be interested in backing a Broadway show,” says Brooke’s father, Mr. Breckenridge.
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
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