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Broadway-asmallstageforbigdreamers百老汇——追梦人的舞台PhantomoftheOpera（歌剧魅影）——oneofthebestoperainhistoryCommonlycalledsimplyBroadway,referstotheatricalperformancespresentedinoneofthe40largeprofessionaltheatreswith500seatsormorelocatedinManhattan,NewYorkCity.AlongwithLondon'sWestEndtheatre,Broadwaytheatreisusuallyconsideredtorepresentthehighestlevelofcommercial（商业的）theatreintheEnglish-speakingworld.Aseveryoneknows，Broadwayisthemostimportantcradle（发源地）ofdramaandmusicalintheUnitedStates.That’swhyBroadwaybecameasynonym（代名词）ofmusical.BriefIntroductionSightseeingsinNightBroadwayTheHistoryofBroadwayMusicalTheBroadwaymusicaloriginated（起源）inthe19thcentury.Broadwayhasbecomethecenterofdramainthattime.Inthe1920s,Broadwayshowswereinaperiodofgreatprosperity.Thegoodtimesputanendinthe1930sbecauseofEconomicCrisis.Today,BroadwaymusicalbecomeNewYork‘smainstageshows.Theyarenolongerconfined（局限）toBroadway,oreventourtheworld.FamousMusicalsMamaMia（《妈妈咪呀》）representstheBroadwaystyleofartinthe21stcentury.FamousMusicalsTheSoundOfMusic（《音乐之声》）hasbeennearly60yearsofhistory.Itisalsoamusicalclassic.FamousMusicalsCats（《猫》）isthelongestrunningmusicalinBroadway,andwonthebestmusicalin1983and7TonyAwards.FamousPeopleBroadway'sartmakesimmeasurablecontributionstopromotingAmericandramaanddancingart.ManyHollywoodstarsarefromBroadway,likeBarbraStreisandandIdinaMenzel.谢谢观赏