Broadway

noun

Broad·way ˈbrȯd-ˌwā

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: 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

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noun

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In addition to her roles as Lena Younger in A Raisin in the Sun and Calpurnia in To Kill A Mockingbird, Jackson directed the Tony-nominated 2022 Broadway revival of The Piano Lesson, starring her husband, Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington and Danielle Brooks. —

Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2024 Grande earned a nomination in the category for her role as Glinda in Wicked, an adaptation of the beloved Broadway musical. —

Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2024 LaTanya Richardson Jackson and Kara Young are among the complete cast announced today for the Broadway transfer of Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s production of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ play Purpose, directed by two-time Tony Award-winner Phylicia Rashad. —

Greg Evans, Deadline, 9 Dec. 2024 But what a joy to see this singular comedic talent become the toast of Broadway, thanks to their tour de force as a boozy, stagestruck Mary Todd Lincoln. —

Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Broadway