Broadway

noun

Broad·way ˈbrȯd-ˌwā

-ˈwā

: 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

Broadwayite

ˈbrȯd-ˌwā-ˌīt

-ˈwā

noun

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Earlier this month it was announced that the musical Swept Away would end its Broadway run. —

Jeryl Brunner, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024 Theater Fan Rosie Perez is all dressed up for the opening night of Gypsy on Broadway on Dec. 19 at The Majestic Theatre in New York City. —

Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024 These two megastars add to the growing list of musicians with their own businesses on Broadway, including other additions this year like Lainey Wilson's Bell Bottoms Up and Morgan Wallen's This Bar. —

Hadley Hitson, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024 And on Broadway at least, she has always been played by white women: Ethel Merman, Angela Lansbury, Tyne Daly, Bernadette Peters, Patti LuPone. —

Jesse Green, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Broadway