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2020/4/18BroadwayisastreetinManhattan(曼哈顿),NewYork.ThestreetacrosstheislandofManhattanfromthesouthtonorth.Itisthelongestandmostbustlingstreetintheworld.Therearealotoftheatersatbothsidesofthestreet,soitisthemostimportantcradle（发源地）ofdramaandmusicalintheUnitedStates.That’swhyBroadwaybecameasynonym（代名词）ofmusical.2020/4/18“Broadway”actuallyhasthreemeanings:thefirstmeaningisthegeographicalconcept,referringtothe36TheatresnearTimesSquare;thesecondmeaningistheseshowsintheBroadway;thethirdmeaningistheBroadwayindustry,alsoincludingsometheaterswhichshowsmainlybasedonBroadway.Overall,Broadwayisthepeak（巅峰）ofWesterndramaandrepresentsthehighestlevelofartisticachievementandcommercialsuccess.2020/4/18TheBroadwaymusicaloriginatedinthe19thcentury.Broadwayhasbecomethecenterofdramainthattime.Inthe1920s,Broadwayshowswereinaperiodofgreatprosperity（鼎盛时期）,butthegoodtimesputanendinthe1930sbecauseofEconomicCrisis.Today,BroadwaymusicalbecomeNewYork'smainstageshows.TheyarenolongerconfinedtoBroadway,oreventour（巡回演出）theworld.2020/4/182020/4/182020/4/18百老汇上演的是比较高雅的音乐剧，百老汇的表演内容多以经典剧目为主，演员的表演服从剧情需要，以群体的肢体语言和出色的音乐吟唱来表现晚会主题。百老汇表演的基调为黑色，夸张、幽默、风趣、自然、轻松、活泼是百老汇的一贯表演风格。2020/4/18ManyHollywoodstarsarecomingoutfromtheBroadwaystage.OneexampleisJulieAndrews(朱莉.安德鲁丝),shewasfoundbydirectorbecauseshewastheactressinthemusicalTheSoundofMusic”.ThenshechangeddirectiontothescreenandbecametheAmericanscreenidolsin1960s.TherewerealotofmusiciansinBroadway;themostfamousisAndrewLloydWebber(安德鲁·劳埃德·韦伯).HewasborninLondonandfondofmusicinchildhood.Hecreatedmanymusicalswhichwerehandeddownfromhisage（传世之作）.Healsowrotemusicforfilms.2020/4/182020/4/18Broadway,themeaningofthewordtodayisnotjustfocusedonthisstreetorthetheater;peopleusethewordtorefertotheessenceofAmericandrama.Sothatanactor’snameappearinaBroadwayTheateristhesymbolofrealsuccess.WhenamusicalhasasuccessfulperformanceinBroadwayTheater,itwillbefamousthroughouttheUnitedStatesandthroughoutthewholeWesternworld.Sothemusicalwillbeperformedinvariousplaces.Fromthesametoken,themajorityofsuccessfulmusicalsinAmericawillmovetoBroadwayTheater,andthenitwillbeadvancedtootherplacesbyBroadway’srepute.2020/4/182020/4/182020/4/182020/4/182020/4/182020/4/182020/4/182020/4/182020/4/18Today,BroadwaymusicalhasbecomeoneofthepillarsinNewYork’sculturalindustry.WatchingaBroadwaymusicalisanindispensablethingtoeverytouristwhocomestoNewYork.