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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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.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 July 2024
Santino Fontana took over the role of Michael on the Great White Way, while Lilli Cooper played Julie and Sarah Stiles played Garr's movie role of Sandy.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
But the cost of mounting a show on the Great White Way requires productions to deal with very thin profit margins.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 30 Sep. 2024
The adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s gothic horror novel is transferring to the Great White Way in March 2025 for a strictly limited engagement.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 2 Oct. 2024
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 July 2024
Santino Fontana took over the role of Michael on the Great White Way, while Lilli Cooper played Julie and Sarah Stiles played Garr's movie role of Sandy.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
But the cost of mounting a show on the Great White Way requires productions to deal with very thin profit margins.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 30 Sep. 2024
The adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s gothic horror novel is transferring to the Great White Way in March 2025 for a strictly limited engagement.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 2 Oct. 2024
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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 23 Nov. 2024.
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