Broadway theatre
Broadway (Broadway), intended to “broad street”, referring to Bate Li in New York City Park as a starting point, from south to north longitudinal Manhattan Island, a total length of 25 km Zhang Jie. Broadway, dozens on both sides of the Theatre, 44 Main Street in Broadway Street to 53 Street, known as the Broadway Theatre, 41 Broadway, 56th Street and the street outside the Broadway Theatre is called, is staged in the Broadway classic, Popular, commercial repertory, from Broadway performances are some of the experimental, not famous, low-cost production, but such a distinction in recent years more and more faded, so has emerged, “the Broadway” Its view of course, has become even more vanguard of the more novel.
Broadway in New York, a Manhattan street names, of which the United States has been a commercial theater entertainment centers, thus the term has become a Broadway theater activities in the United States synonymous. The world has not been a street like Broadway Avenue (Broadway), as people full of fantasy. Now Broadway Avenue is the art of American modern dance, a synonym for the U.S. entertainment industry. Each year, several million have the tourists from all over the world to New York to enjoy a Broadway Musical. Broadway Avenue English transliteration of “W Street.” This road as early as the 1811 New York City urban planning had existed before, the center of the 42nd Street “Times Square” near, gathered around dozens of theatres.
[Broadway history:
Broadway’s history can be traced back to the early 19th century AD. At that time, Broadway Road has become the United States on the activities of Dramatic Art Center. Established in the year 1810 the Park Theater in New York today is the ancestor of Broadway Theatre, The Broadway Theatre, the second in 1821 before seen in the Broadway Avenue (Broadway) on. Broadway in this period drama style by the time the European style of Victoria (Victorian Style) the impact of great. Accompanied by a tide of emigration and the impact of diverse cultures, belonging to the United States before the playwright and actor in such a sense of stimulation, because most of the plays are adapted from novels or literary materials, due to re-print or reprint book adaptation repertoire of disputes Continuously, the first on the provisions of the Copyright Law in 1856 there.
As the First World War (World War I) the end of Broadway theater culture in the beginning of 1920 s rapid and successful development, at the end of the 1920s, the heyday of Broadway Arts, the Theatre here in 1925 reached up to 80. However, this boom in the early 1930s by the economic crisis and an end.
With the evolution of history and culture to change, today’s Broadway is not just a run through Manhattan Island, New York (Manhattan) to the north and south of the road, but also enjoy the theater or a synonym for drama.
“Broadway” actually has three meanings: the first is the concept of the geographical concept, referring to New York City near Times Square, 12 blocks within the 36 Theatre; second tier of meaning in the Broadway area of performance; third layer means that the entire Broadway This industry, including such industry in New York City outside the region, mainly consisting mainly of Broadway show performances of these theatres. Overall, the West Broadway drama is a pinnacle of the industry representatives, drama and theater in this industry represents the highest level of artistic achievement and commercial success.
At present the meaning of “Broadway area” refers to the extension of the Broadway Avenue (Braodway) from the West at 41st Street in Manhattan (West 41st Street) north of the Nederlander Theater Theatre to the West 53 Street (West 53rd Street) of the Broadway Theater Theatre, and the real - In Theatre on Broadway Avenue only Marquis, Palace, Winter Garden with this four Broadway Theatre. In fact, the surrounding area along the Broadway Theatre is the property of the forest in the Broadway district.