: 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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Kauffman made her Broadway début and was later nominated for a Tony.
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Alex Barasch, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
The musical’s original Broadway run was from 1994 through 2007, first at the Palace Theatre then moving to the Lunt-Fontanne.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
One person is dead following an early morning shooting along South Broadway in Denver on Sunday.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Lynch, 65, made her Broadway debut in 2012 as Miss Hannigan in Annie.
—Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 5 Apr. 2026
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Alex Barasch, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
The musical’s original Broadway run was from 1994 through 2007, first at the Palace Theatre then moving to the Lunt-Fontanne.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
One person is dead following an early morning shooting along South Broadway in Denver on Sunday.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Lynch, 65, made her Broadway debut in 2012 as Miss Hannigan in Annie.
—Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 5 Apr. 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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