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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Real Housewives of Atlanta stars Kandi Burrus and NeNe Leakes made their debuts on the Great White Way, both in the role of Matron Mama Morton. —

Dave Quinn, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024 Sarah Hyland will make a return to Broadway early next year, nearly two decades after her debut on the Great White Way. —

Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 18 Dec. 2024 While Broadway still thrives on tourists who flock to see marquee-worthy movie stars, familiar titles, and jukebox musicals, that doesn’t mean the Great White Way doesn’t have plenty of gems to offer. —

Ew Staff, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024 Or perhaps, with its current run at the Broadway-adjacent New World Stages, Empire considers its dreams of the Great White Way close enough to fulfilled. —

Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for the Great White Way

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