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TraveltoBroadwaybriefintroduction•BroadwayisastreetinManhattan,NewYork.ThestreetacrosstheislandofManhattanfromthesouthtonorth.Itisthelongestandmostbustlingstreetintheworld.Therearealotoftheatersatbothsidesofthestreet,soitisthemostimportantcradle（发源地）ofdramaandmusicalintheUnitedStates.That’swhyBroadwaybecameasynonym（代名词）ofmusical.Thisisthestreet.ThesearethenightBroadway.Americanhascreatedaveryvividword----TheGreatWhiteWay（白色大道）,todescribetheBroadway’sbeautifulpictureinnight.•“Broadway”actuallyhasthreemeanings:thefirstmeaningisthegeographicalconcept,referringtothe36TheatresnearTimesSquare;thesecondmeaningistheseshowsintheBroadway;thethirdmeaningistheBroadwayindustry,alsoincludingsometheaterswhichshowsmainlybasedonBroadwayshowsbuttheirpositionarenotinNewYork.Overall,Broadwayisthepeak（巅峰）ofWesterndramaandrepresentsthehighestlevelofartisticachievementandcommercialsuccess.ThehistoryofBroadwaymusical•TheBroadwaymusicaloriginatedinthe19thcentury.Broadwayhasbecomethecenterofdramainthattime.Inthe1920s,Broadwayshowswereinaperiodofgreatprosperity（鼎盛时期）,butthegoodtimesputanendinthe1930sbecauseofEconomicCrisis.Today,BroadwaymusicalbecomeNewYork‘smainstageshows.TheyarenolongerconfinedtoBroadway,oreventour（巡回演出）theworld.Classicalmusical•FeaturesofBroadwaymusicalshaveastrongcommercialcolor（商业色彩）andentertainment（娱乐性）,justliketheHollywoodfilmindustry,includingmillionsofdollarsinproductioncosts,luxurydazzlingstage,superstarswithextraordinaryskills,understandableplot.Theyareframeworks（骨架）tobuildmusical’senduring（持久的）success.Famouspeople•ManyHollywoodstarsarecomingoutfromtheBroadwaystage.OneexampleisJulieAndrews,shewasfoundbydirectorbecauseshewastheactressinthemusicalTheSoundofMusic”.ThenshechangeddirectiontothescreenandbecametheAmericanscreenidolsin1960s.•TherewerealotofmusiciansinBroadway;themostfamousisAndrewLloydWebber.HewasborninLondonandfondofmusicinchildhood.Hecreatedmanymusicalswhichwerehandeddownfromhisage（传世之作）.Healsowrotemusicforfilms.JulieAndrewsAndrewLloydWebberTonyAward•AmericanTheatreAssociationsetupaTonyAwardbythenameofafamousAmericanactressanddirectorAntoineBennettPerezin1946.ItisfamousinthemusicalindustryjustliketheOscarawardinfilmindustry.Itgives19awardstoBroadwayshowsannually,suchasthebestdramaaward,bestDirectorAward,bestactorandactressawardsandsoon.WinnerReceivesonlygoldmedal,noprizemoney.TheInfluence•Broadway,themeaningofthewordtodayisnotjustfocusedonthisstreetorthetheater;peopleusethewordtorefertotheessenceofAmericandrama.Sothatanactor’snameappearinaBroadwayTheateristhesymbolofrealsuccess.•WhenamusicalhasasuccessfulperformanceinBroadwayTheater,itwillbefamousthroughouttheUnitedStatesandthroughoutthewholeWesternworld.Sothemusicalwillbeperformedinvariousplaces.Fromthesametoken,themajorityofsuccessfulmusicalsinAmericawillmovetoBroadwayTheater,andthenitwillbeadvancedtootherplacesbyBroadway’srepute.•Today,BroadwaymusicalhasbecomeoneofthepillarsinNewYork’sculturalindustry.WatchingaBroadwaymusicalisanindispensablethingtoeverytouristwhocomestoNewYork.