: 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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The victim was waiting at the A/C platform in the station near Broadway about 1:20 a.m.
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 1 July 2024
Ian Shaw wrote the Broadway play The Shark Is Broken about the relationship of his dad, Dreyfuss, and Roy Scheider — who played Sheriff Brody — on set.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 1 July 2024
He was nominated for a Tony Award for the 2003 Broadway revival of Nine and has been nominated for two Emmys: first for his work in the HBO TV movie And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2004), and then for playing Pablo Picasso in season 2 of National Geographic's Genius (2018).
—Danny Horn, EW.com, 30 June 2024
The parade takes place on Chicago's North Side, starting at Sheridan and Broadway.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 30 June 2024
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 1 July 2024
Ian Shaw wrote the Broadway play The Shark Is Broken about the relationship of his dad, Dreyfuss, and Roy Scheider — who played Sheriff Brody — on set.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 1 July 2024
He was nominated for a Tony Award for the 2003 Broadway revival of Nine and has been nominated for two Emmys: first for his work in the HBO TV movie And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2004), and then for playing Pablo Picasso in season 2 of National Geographic's Genius (2018).
—Danny Horn, EW.com, 30 June 2024
The parade takes place on Chicago's North Side, starting at Sheridan and Broadway.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 30 June 2024
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Broadway
noun
Broad·way
ˈbrȯd-ˌwā 
-ˈwā
: the world of the theater in New York City : the New York stage
a big star on Broadway
Broadway
adjective
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