: 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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In 1959, Marsh went to the United States for John Gielgud’s Broadway production of Much Ado About Nothing and began making guest appearances on television including episodes of The Twilight Zone, Danger Man, The Saint and I Spy.
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Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Move with the Mayor is scheduled to take place on May 3 at Krueger Memorial Park, 801 Liberty Trail; on May 24 at Pullman Field Park, 550 W. 4th St.; May 31 at Water Tower Park at 301 Broadway St. and June 14 at the Michigan City Police Department at 1201 E. Michigan Blvd.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
The exterior paint color is Behr's Broadway (PPU18-20).
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2025
Who’s Who in the Cast Broadway biographical notes—with apologies to Playbill.
—Steve Martin, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2025
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Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Move with the Mayor is scheduled to take place on May 3 at Krueger Memorial Park, 801 Liberty Trail; on May 24 at Pullman Field Park, 550 W. 4th St.; May 31 at Water Tower Park at 301 Broadway St. and June 14 at the Michigan City Police Department at 1201 E. Michigan Blvd.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
The exterior paint color is Behr's Broadway (PPU18-20).
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2025
Who’s Who in the Cast Broadway biographical notes—with apologies to Playbill.
—Steve Martin, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2025
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Broadway
noun
Broad·way
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: the world of the theater in New York City : the New York stage
a big star on Broadway
Broadway
adjective
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