the Great White Way

noun

US, informal + old-fashioned
: a street in New York City where there are many theaters : Broadway
Her show debuted on the Great White Way.

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Other actors taking a break from their roles on the Great White Way to attend Monday's event include Cole Escola, Nicole Scherzinger, Adrienne Warren and Nick Jonas. Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 6 May 2025 That, in turn, spawned Springsteen on Broadway, a phenomenon of a residency that ran on the Great White Way from 2017 through 2018 and then again in 2021. Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2025 But that wasn’t the only good news from the Great White Way: Over the course of the morning, scores of other nominees also shared their joyous reactions. Vogue, 1 May 2025 Lena Dunham and Carly Rae Jepsen are teaming up to bring the beloved 1999 teen rom-com, starring Julia Stiles and Heath Ledger, to the Great White Way as a musical adaptation, PEOPLE confirms. Jen Juneau, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the Great White Way

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“The Great White Way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Great%20White%20Way. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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