Broadway-百老汇

OutlineAgeneralintroductionThehisrotyTheBroadwayplaysOff-Broadwayandoff-off-BroadwayThegeneralintroductionBroadwayisastreetintheU.S.stateofNewYork.Astheoldestnorth-southmainthoroughfare(大道）inNewYorkCity,itruns24kmthroughManhattan.Itsoriginalmeaningisabroadstreet.NowBroadwayisknownastheheartoftheAmericantheatreindustry.ThemostfamousportionofBroadwayiscalledGreatWhiteWay(白色大道）.Bythe1890s,thisportionwassobrightlyilluminated（照亮）byelectricaladvertisingsigns,sopeoplebegancallingitTheGreatWhiteWay.Thehistory1810ParkTheater1821BroadwayTheater1920sgreatprosperity1930sdeclineNow:beingsynonymouswiththetermtheatre(戏剧的代名词）TheBroadwayplaysPlays:elegantoperasandclassicsStyle:black,exaggerated,relaxing,naturalandvividStage:splendidSomefamousplaysusuallyperformfor7~8years,someevenmorethan10years.Forexample,theCatsisonshowfor18years.TheBroadwaypalyhasbecomeoneofthepillarculturalindustries(支柱产业）ofN.Y.TonyAwardOff-BroadwayAnoff-Broadwaytheatreisaprofessionalvenue(演出地点）withaseatingcapacitybetween100and500.ThesetheatresaresmallerthanBroadwaytheatres.Theplaysareoftenlowcost,experimental(试验性的）andnotveryfamous.Off-off-BroadwayAfter1960s,withoff-Broadwaybecominghigher-costandmorecommercialized,off-off-Broadwayappeared.Thetheatreshavefewerthan100seats.Theshowsrangefromprofessionalproductionsbyestablishedartiststosmallamateurperformances