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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Cumming, Hodgson, Malone and Roberts — as well as Claire-Marie Hall, another O.G. star — all made the move from the West End to the Great White Way.
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Dave Quinn, People.com, 28 May 2025
The Broadway musical is one of the most beloved of all time, having run on the Great White Way since its premiere in 2003.
—Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
Forty-two productions debuted on the Great White Way over the course of the 2024/’25 season, including 14 new musicals, 14 new plays, and 14 revivals (half of them plays and half musicals).
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 1 May 2025
Broadway bros will take to the stage in two Fort Lauderdale concerts with the Symphony of the Americas, spotlighting show tunes from the Great White Way.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2025
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Dave Quinn, People.com, 28 May 2025
The Broadway musical is one of the most beloved of all time, having run on the Great White Way since its premiere in 2003.
—Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
Forty-two productions debuted on the Great White Way over the course of the 2024/’25 season, including 14 new musicals, 14 new plays, and 14 revivals (half of them plays and half musicals).
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 1 May 2025
Broadway bros will take to the stage in two Fort Lauderdale concerts with the Symphony of the Americas, spotlighting show tunes from the Great White Way.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 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 4 Jun. 2025.
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