: 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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Williams won his first of five Oscars for Fiddler on the Roof, seamlessly tailoring the Broadway musical's score to the big screen.
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Alex Galbraith, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Feb. 2026
According to Kaplow’s research, Hart proposed to Broadway star Vivienne Segal and another actress, both of whom turned him down.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 15 Feb. 2026
Investigators initially suspected the shooting stemmed from an argument inside a McDonald’s on Broadway near the scene, where a worker described a dispute over spilt ice cream that led an adult woman and three men to attack a teenage girl inside the fast-food place earlier Wednesday.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2026
Nominations for calendar year 2025 span 20 categories across film, TV, music videos and live stage productions — which include Broadway, international theater and theme parks.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2026
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Alex Galbraith, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Feb. 2026
According to Kaplow’s research, Hart proposed to Broadway star Vivienne Segal and another actress, both of whom turned him down.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 15 Feb. 2026
Investigators initially suspected the shooting stemmed from an argument inside a McDonald’s on Broadway near the scene, where a worker described a dispute over spilt ice cream that led an adult woman and three men to attack a teenage girl inside the fast-food place earlier Wednesday.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2026
Nominations for calendar year 2025 span 20 categories across film, TV, music videos and live stage productions — which include Broadway, international theater and theme parks.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2026
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Broadway
noun
Broad·way
ˈbrȯd-ˌwā 
-ˈwā
: the world of the theater in New York City : the New York stage
a big star on Broadway
Broadway
adjective
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