: the New York commercial theater and amusement world
specifically
: playhouses located in the area between the Avenue of the Americas and Ninth Avenue and from W. 41st Street to W. 53rd Street
Broadway
adjective
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The solo performance is an ever-more popular Broadway genre — understandable, given the increasing production costs of staging anything — that hangs on the virtuosity and charisma of its star.
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 13 June 2025
The Rhythm & Brews Festival is from 1 to 4 p.m. June 28 with craft beer, live music and vendors at Citrus and Broadway in downtown Vista.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2025
Smart last hit Broadway in 2000, leading a revival of the George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart classic The Man Who Came to Dinner, alongside comedic legends Nathan Lane, Julie Halston and Harriet Harris.
—Aliza Sessler, People.com, 13 June 2025
As the Broadway glitterati was walking by outside Studio 54 over these last few nights, Smart was inside, slipping disinfectant into a bowl for her bemused fans.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 13 June 2025
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 13 June 2025
The Rhythm & Brews Festival is from 1 to 4 p.m. June 28 with craft beer, live music and vendors at Citrus and Broadway in downtown Vista.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2025
Smart last hit Broadway in 2000, leading a revival of the George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart classic The Man Who Came to Dinner, alongside comedic legends Nathan Lane, Julie Halston and Harriet Harris.
—Aliza Sessler, People.com, 13 June 2025
As the Broadway glitterati was walking by outside Studio 54 over these last few nights, Smart was inside, slipping disinfectant into a bowl for her bemused fans.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 13 June 2025
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Broadway
noun
Broad·way
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: the world of the theater in New York City : the New York stage
a big star on Broadway
Broadway
adjective
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