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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Conaway followed his time on the Great White Way with guest-star turns on a number of television shows before joining the cast of the Grease film and becoming a series regular on the sitcom Taxi.
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Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026
But, the opportunity might not extend across the river to the Great White Way.
—Marc Hershberg, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Julia Louis-Dreyfus is heading to the Great White Way.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 26 May 2026
Three bloodsucking musicals have tried over the last few decades to stick it out on the Great White Way, to no avail.
—Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 15 May 2026
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Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026
But, the opportunity might not extend across the river to the Great White Way.
—Marc Hershberg, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Julia Louis-Dreyfus is heading to the Great White Way.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 26 May 2026
Three bloodsucking musicals have tried over the last few decades to stick it out on the Great White Way, to no avail.
—Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 15 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for the Great White Way
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