: 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 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.
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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
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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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