Broadway theater

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performing arts genre theatrical tradition

Broadway theater is a style of live, large-scale musical and dramatic performance associated with New York City’s famed theater district, known for its professional productions and cultural influence.

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All labels observed (14)

Label Occurrences
Broadway theatre 259
Broadway productions 11
Broadway musicals 10

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf performing arts genre ⓘ
theatrical tradition ⓘ
associatedWith Broadway Theatre District ⓘ
Times Square ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
culturalRole major center of musical theatre ⓘ
symbol of American theatre ⓘ
developedIn 19th century ⓘ
distinguishedFrom Off-Broadway theater ⓘ
Off-Off-Broadway theater ⓘ
economicRole major contributor to New York City economy ⓘ
governedBy Actors' Equity Association ⓘ
Stage Directors and Choreographers Society ⓘ
hasCharacteristic commercial orientation ⓘ
high ticket prices ⓘ
large-scale production values ⓘ
long performance runs ⓘ
professional casts and crews ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
unionized performers ⓘ
hasSubgenre Broadway musical ⓘ
Broadway play ⓘ
influencedBy European theatre traditions ⓘ
operetta ⓘ
vaudeville ⓘ
influences American popular culture ⓘ
global musical theatre ⓘ
language English ⓘ
locatedIn New York City ⓘ
partOf American theatre ⓘ
New York City culture ⓘ
recognizedBy Tony Award ⓘ
surface form: Tony Awards
requires professional designers ⓘ
professional directors ⓘ
professional performers ⓘ
significant financial investment ⓘ
significantPeriod 20th century ⓘ
21st century ⓘ
typicalAudience local residents ⓘ
tourists ⓘ
typicalForm musical theatre ⓘ
stage play ⓘ
typicalMedium live performance ⓘ
usesTechnology advanced stage lighting ⓘ
elaborate scenic design ⓘ
sound amplification ⓘ
usesVenueType large-capacity theatre ⓘ
proscenium theatre ⓘ

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Broadway Hotel → theme → Broadway theater ⓘ
Annie Get Your Gun (orchestration) → publicationContext → Broadway theater ⓘ
this entity surface form: Broadway theatre
Gypsy → originalTheatre → Broadway theater ⓘ
this entity surface form: Broadway Theatre
Joseph Buloff → fieldOfWork → Broadway theater ⓘ
this entity surface form: Broadway theatre
Joseph Buloff → employedBy → Broadway theater ⓘ
this entity surface form: Broadway theatres
Ralph Riggs → employer → Broadway theater ⓘ
this entity surface form: Broadway theatre productions
Theme from "Bali Ha'i" (revised) → sourceWorkPremiereMedium → Broadway theater ⓘ
this entity surface form: Broadway theatre
Getting to Know You (song) → associatedWith → Broadway theater ⓘ
subject surface form: Getting to Know You
this entity surface form: Broadway theatre
Barbara Loden → performedIn → Broadway theater ⓘ
this entity surface form: Broadway theatre
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play → field → Broadway theater ⓘ
this entity surface form: Broadway theatre
Betty Comden → fieldOfWork → Broadway theater ⓘ
this entity surface form: Broadway theatre
Adolph Green → fieldOfWork → Broadway theater ⓘ
this entity surface form: Broadway theatre
Helen Westley → activeIn → Broadway theater ⓘ
this entity surface form: Broadway theatre
Harold Prince → fieldOfWork → Broadway theater ⓘ
this entity surface form: Broadway theatre
Margalo Gillmore → fieldOfWork → Broadway theater ⓘ
this entity surface form: Broadway theatre
The Pillowman (Broadway production) → partOf → Broadway theater ⓘ
this entity surface form: Broadway theatre
Mary Philips → notableWork → Broadway theater ⓘ
this entity surface form: Broadway theatre
Mayo Methot → performed in → Broadway theater ⓘ
this entity surface form: Broadway theatre
Off-Broadway → relatedConcept → Broadway theater ⓘ
this entity surface form: Broadway theatre
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (revival) → partOf → Broadway theater ⓘ
this entity surface form: Broadway theatre
Ewan McGregor → participatedIn → Broadway theater ⓘ
this entity surface form: Broadway theatre
Andrew Lloyd Webber → activeIn → Broadway theater ⓘ
this entity surface form: Broadway theatre
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play → field → Broadway theater ⓘ
this entity surface form: Broadway theatre
Sidney Blackmer → activeIn → Broadway theater ⓘ
this entity surface form: Broadway theatre
Robert Paul Smith → hasPartInTheSeries → Broadway theater ⓘ
this entity surface form: Broadway theatre
Helen Menken → activeIn → Broadway theater ⓘ
this entity surface form: Broadway theatre
Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. → activeIn → Broadway theater ⓘ
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Eddie Cantor → fieldOfWork → Broadway theater ⓘ
this entity surface form: Broadway theatre
George S. Kaufman → fieldOfWork → Broadway theater ⓘ
this entity surface form: Broadway theatre
Kitty Carlisle → performedIn → Broadway theater ⓘ
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New York theatre community → centeredOn → Broadway theater ⓘ
this entity surface form: Broadway theatre
Guy Kibbee → performedIn → Broadway theater ⓘ
this entity surface form: Broadway theatre
Great American Songbook → influencedBy → Broadway theater ⓘ
this entity surface form: Broadway theatre
Fanny Brice → performedIn → Broadway theater ⓘ
this entity surface form: Broadway theatre
I Get a Kick Out of You → performanceContext → Broadway theater ⓘ
this entity surface form: Broadway theatre
But Not for Me → hasCulturalContext → Broadway theater ⓘ
this entity surface form: Broadway theatre
Tom Drake → performedIn → Broadway theater ⓘ
this entity surface form: Broadway theatre
The League → industry → Broadway theater ⓘ
this entity surface form: Broadway theatre
The League → primaryFocus → Broadway theater ⓘ
this entity surface form: Broadway theatre
Phil Silvers → performedIn → Broadway theater ⓘ
this entity surface form: Broadway theatre
Broadway on Broadway → associatedWith → Broadway theater ⓘ
this entity surface form: Broadway theatre
Aged in Wood → settingType → Broadway theater ⓘ
this entity surface form: Broadway theatre
Bill Sampson → settingOfActivity → Broadway theater ⓘ
this entity surface form: Broadway theater world
Kids’ Night on Broadway → focusesOn → Broadway theater ⓘ
this entity surface form: Broadway theatre
Arthur Kennedy → activeIn → Broadway theater ⓘ
this entity surface form: Broadway theatre
Stage Women’s War Relief → associatedWith → Broadway theater ⓘ
this entity surface form: Broadway theatre
Working in the Theatre → topic → Broadway theater ⓘ
this entity surface form: Broadway theatre
1960 Tony Awards → mainSubject → Broadway theater ⓘ
this entity surface form: Broadway theatre
Susan Stroman → fieldOfWork → Broadway theater ⓘ
this entity surface form: Broadway theatre
Promises, Promises (related projects) → associatedWith → Broadway theater ⓘ
this entity surface form: Broadway theatre