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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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.
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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
The author of the play within a play feels like McNally’s stand-in, leaving Sasha Andreev to confront the challenge of holding forth about all that’s wrong with modern Broadway and what was once so great about the Great White Way.
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 29 Sep. 2025
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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
The author of the play within a play feels like McNally’s stand-in, leaving Sasha Andreev to confront the challenge of holding forth about all that’s wrong with modern Broadway and what was once so great about the Great White Way.
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 29 Sep. 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 29 Nov. 2025.
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