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TraveltoBroadwaybriefintroductionBroadwayisastreetinManhattan,NewYork.ThestreetacrosstheislandofManhattanfromthesouthtonorth.Itisthelongestandmostbustlingstreetintheworld.Therearealotoftheatersatbothsidesofthestreet,soitisthemostimportantcradle（发源地）（发源地）ofdramaandmusicalintheUnitedStates.ThatswhyBroadwaybecameasynonym（代（代名词）名词）ofmusical.Thisisthestreet.ThesearethenightBroadway.Americanhascreatedaveryvividword-TheGreatWhiteWay（白色大道）（白色大道）,todescribetheBroadwaysbeautifulpictureinnight.“Broadway”actuallyhasthreemeanings:

@#@thefirstmeaningisthegeographicalconcept,referringtothe36TheatresnearTimesSquare;@#@thesecondmeaningistheseshowsintheBroadway;@#@thethirdmeaningistheBroadwayindustry,alsoincludingsometheaterswhichshowsmainlybasedonBroadwayshowsbuttheirpositionarenotinNewYork.Overall,Broadwayisthepeak（巅（巅峰）峰）ofWesterndramaandrepresentsthehighestlevelofartisticachievementandcommercialsuccess.ThehistoryofBroadwaymusicalTheBroadwaymusicaloriginatedinthe19thcentury.Broadwayhasbecomethecenterofdramainthattime.Inthe1920s,Broadwayshowswereinaperiodofgreatprosperity（鼎盛时期）（鼎盛时期）,butthegoodtimesputanendinthe1930sbecauseofEconomicCrisis.Today,BroadwaymusicalbecomeNewYorksmainstageshows.TheyarenolongerconfinedtoBroadway,oreventour（巡回演（巡回演出）出）theworld.ClassicalmusicalFeaturesofBroadwaymusicalshaveastrongcommercialcolor（商业色彩）（商业色彩）andentertainment（娱乐性）（娱乐性）,justliketheHollywoodfilmindustry,includingmillionsofdollarsinproductioncosts,luxurydazzlingstage,superstarswithextraordinaryskills,understandableplot.Theyareframeworks（骨架）（骨架）tobuildmusicalsenduring（持久的）（持久的）success.FamouspeopleManyHollywoodstarsarecomingoutfromtheBroadwaystage.OneexampleisJulieAndrews,shewasfoundbydirectorbecauseshewastheactressinthemusicalTheSoundofMusic”.ThenshechangeddirectiontothescreenandbecametheAmericanscreenidolsin1960s.TherewerealotofmusiciansinBroadway;@#@themostfamousisAndrewLloydWebber.HewasborninLondonandfondofmusicinchildhood.Hecreatedmanymusicalswhichwerehandeddownfromhisage（传世之作）（传世之作）.Healsowrotemusicforfilms.JulieAndrewsAndrewLloydWebberTonyAwardAmericanTheatreAssociationsetupaTonyAwardbythenameofafamousAmericanactressanddirectorAntoineBennettPerezin1946.ItisfamousinthemusicalindustryjustliketheOscarawardinfilmindustry.Itgives19awardstoBroadwayshowsannually,suchasthebestdramaaward,bestDirectorAward,bestactorandactressawardsandsoon.WinnerReceivesonlygoldmedal,noprizemoney.TheInfluenceBroadway,themeaningofthewordtodayisnotjustfocusedonthisstreetorthetheater;@#@peopleusethewordtorefertotheessenceofAmericandrama.SothatanactorsnameappearinaBroadwayTheateristhesymbolofrealsuccess.WhenamusicalhasasuccessfulperformanceinBroadwayTheater,itwillbefamousthroughouttheUnitedStatesandthroughoutthewholeWesternworld.Sothemusicalwillbeperformedinvariousplaces.Fromthesametoken,themajorityofsuccessfulmusicalsinAmericawillmovetoBroadwayTheater,andthenitwillbeadvancedtootherplacesbyBroadwaysrepute.Today,BroadwaymusicalhasbecomeoneofthepillarsinNewYorksculturalindustry.WatchingaBroadwaymusicalisanindispensablethingtoeverytouristwhocomestoNewYork.