Broadway Theatre District

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cultural district theatre district tourist attraction

The Broadway Theatre District is New York City's famed hub of live theater and musicals, centered around Times Square and known as the pinnacle of American commercial stage performance.

Aliases (22)

Broadway theatre district ×13
Theater District ×9
Broadway Theater District ×7
Broadway theater district ×6
Broadway ×4
Theatre District ×4
Theatre District, Manhattan ×3
Broadway, New York City ×2
Broadway (theater district in New York City) ×1
Broadway musicals ×1
Broadway theaters ×1
Broadway theatres ×1
Midtown Manhattan Theater District ×1
Midtown entertainment district ×1
New York City Broadway theater district ×1
New York City Broadway theatre district ×1
New York City entertainment district ×1
New York City theater district ×1
The Great White Way ×1
Theater District, Manhattan ×1
Times Square Theater District ×1
the Broadway theater district ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural district → theatre district → tourist attraction →
audience	domestic tourists → international tourists → local New Yorkers →
country	United States →
culturalSignificance	icon of American performing arts → symbol of New York City culture →
economicRole	employment center for performing arts professionals → major contributor to New York City economy →
governingBody	New York City government →
hasCharacteristic	bright electric signage → center of American theatre industry → high concentration of theatres → major tourist destination → nightlife hub → pinnacle of American commercial stage performance →
heritage	American theatre tradition →
industry	entertainment → theatre → tourism →
knownAs	Broadway → The Great White Way →
knownFor	Broadway musicals → commercial theatre → large-scale stage productions → live theatre → long-running shows → musical theatre premieres →
language	English →
locatedIn	Manhattan → Midtown Manhattan → New York City → Times Square area →
locatedNear	Theatre Row → Times Square →
locatedOn	Broadway (Manhattan street) →
namedAfter	Broadway →
partOf	Borough of Manhattan → Midtown entertainment district →
touristActivity	attending Broadway shows → sightseeing of marquees and lights → theatre ticket buying →
transportHub	Times Square–42nd Street subway station →
typicalProductionType	musical → play →

Referenced by (67)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Al Hirschfeld Theatre ("New York City Broadway theatre district") → Broadway Theatre District ("Midtown entertainment district") → Hayes Theater → Longacre Square ("the Broadway theater district") → Marquis Theatre ("Broadway theatre district") → Neil Simon Theatre ("Broadway theatre district") → Palace Theatre (Broadway) ("Broadway theatre district") → Theatre Row ("New York City theater district") → Times Square ("Broadway Theater District") → Winter Garden Theatre ("Broadway theatre district") →	partOf
Al Hirschfeld Theatre ("Theatre District") → Al Hirschfeld Theatre ("Broadway theatre district") → Brooks Atkinson Theatre ("Broadway Theater District") → Gershwin Theatre ("Broadway theatre district") → Hayes Theater ("Theater District") → Lunt-Fontanne Theatre ("Theatre District") → Lunt-Fontanne Theatre ("Broadway theatre district") → Nederlander Theatre ("Theatre District") → Winter Garden Theatre ("Theatre District, Manhattan") →	locatedIn
Hayes Theater ("Broadway theater district") → Marquis Theatre ("Theater District") → Minskoff Theatre ("Theater District") → Neil Simon Theatre ("Theatre District") → Palace Theatre (Broadway) ("Theater District") → Springsteen on Broadway ("Broadway theatre district") →	neighborhood
The City ("Broadway theatre district") → The Crossroads of the World ("Broadway theatres") → The Crossroads of the World ("Broadway theatre district") → West 42nd Street ("New York City entertainment district") →	associatedWith
Manhattan ("Broadway Theater District") → Manhattan Island ("Broadway theater district") → Midtown ("Broadway Theater District") → New York County ("Broadway Theater District") →	contains
Lincoln Tunnel ("Midtown Manhattan Theater District") → Port Authority Bus Terminal ("Theater District") → The Crossroads of the World ("Broadway") → Times Square–42nd Street subway station ("Theatre District, Manhattan") →	near
Broadway Theatre District ("Broadway musicals") → Midtown ("Broadway theater district") → West 42nd Street ("Broadway theater district") →	knownFor
Midtown Manhattan ("Times Square Theater District") → New York City →	hasLandmark
Broadway ("Broadway Theater District") → Broadway ("Theater District, Manhattan") →	hasPart
Broadway Theatre District ("Broadway") → Broadway Theatre District ("The Great White Way") →	knownAs
Martin Beck Theatre → St. James Theatre →	locatedInTheatreDistrict
Hell's Kitchen ("Theater District") →	adjacentTo
Seventh Avenue ("Theater District") →	associatedWithArea
Midtown West ("Theater District") →	borderedBy
Tony Award ("Broadway theatre district") →	eligibilityRegion
Times Square ("Broadway theaters") →	famousFor
42nd Street ("Broadway theater district") →	hasCulturalAssociation
Midtown Manhattan ("Theater District") →	hasDistrict
Broadway (Manhattan street) ("Broadway Theater District") →	hasSection
Broadway Hotel ("Broadway theater district") →	inspiredBy
Times Square ("Broadway") →	intersects
Broadway (South Boston) ("Broadway (theater district in New York City)") →	isDistinctFrom
Richard Rodgers Theatre →	locatedInDistrict
Tony Kiser Theater ("Theatre District, Manhattan") →	locatedNear
Theme from "Flower Drum Song" (musical) ("Broadway, New York City") →	locationOfFirstPerformance
New York metropolitan area ("Broadway theatre district") →	notableFeature
The Crucible ("Broadway") →	premiereLocation
Best Featured Actress in a Play ("Broadway theatre district") →	region
Broadway Hotel ("New York City Broadway theater district") →	theme
Martin Beck ("Broadway, New York City") →	workLocation