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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Laks said the rising cost of musical productions is leaving the Great White Way in the red.
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Leigh Waldman, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025
The production had been expected to run much longer — ticketing website had performances listed through March 29 — but it was dragged down by savage reviews at a time when new musicals are struggling on the Great White Way.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Nov. 2025
Broadway ambitions may be more up Dunster’s ally, even if the show would have to adjust to fit into a theater on the Great White Way.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025
First introduced to the Great White Way in 2003, Wicked is a a prequel to The Wizard of Oz that examines how the green-skinned Elphaba (Erivo) became the Wicked Witch of the West, as well as the sorceress Glinda’s (Grande) trajectory to becoming known as the Good Witch.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
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Leigh Waldman, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025
The production had been expected to run much longer — ticketing website had performances listed through March 29 — but it was dragged down by savage reviews at a time when new musicals are struggling on the Great White Way.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Nov. 2025
Broadway ambitions may be more up Dunster’s ally, even if the show would have to adjust to fit into a theater on the Great White Way.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025
First introduced to the Great White Way in 2003, Wicked is a a prequel to The Wizard of Oz that examines how the green-skinned Elphaba (Erivo) became the Wicked Witch of the West, as well as the sorceress Glinda’s (Grande) trajectory to becoming known as the Good Witch.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
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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 30 Dec. 2025.
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