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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That’s because her daughter and sometime musical companion Willow had cooked up her own homebrew tribute to the Great White Way.
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 10 June 2025
This was a packed season on the Great White Way, with 21 plays and 21 musicals eligible for awards in 26 competitive categories.
—Melissa Locker, Time, 9 June 2025
In fact, it’s been a great year for Broadway: 14 new musicals, 14 new plays, and 14 revivals played the Great White Way.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 9 June 2025
Hamilton debuted off Broadway at the Public Theater in 2015, transferring to the Great White Way’s Richard Rodgers Theatre that year.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 8 June 2025
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 10 June 2025
This was a packed season on the Great White Way, with 21 plays and 21 musicals eligible for awards in 26 competitive categories.
—Melissa Locker, Time, 9 June 2025
In fact, it’s been a great year for Broadway: 14 new musicals, 14 new plays, and 14 revivals played the Great White Way.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 9 June 2025
Hamilton debuted off Broadway at the Public Theater in 2015, transferring to the Great White Way’s Richard Rodgers Theatre that year.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 8 June 2025
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“The Great White Way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Great%20White%20Way. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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