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1、TraveltoBroadwaybriefintroductionBroadwayisastreetinManhattan,NewYork.ThestreetacrosstheislandofManhattanfromthesouthtonorth.Itisthelongestandmostbustlingstreetintheworld.Therearealotoftheatersatbothsidesofthestreet,soitisthemostimportantcradle（发源地）ofdramaa
2、ndmusicalintheUnitedStates.That’swhyBroadwaybecameasynonym（代名词）ofmusical.Thisisthestreet.ThesearethenightBroadway. Americanhascreatedaveryvividword----TheGreatWhiteWay（白色大道）,todescribetheBroadway’sbeautifulpictureinnight.“Broadway”actuallyhasthreemeanings:t
3、hefirstmeaningisthegeographicalconcept,referringtothe36TheatresnearTimesSquare;thesecondmeaningistheseshowsintheBroadway;thethirdmeaningistheBroadwayindustry,alsoincludingsometheaterswhichshowsmainlybasedonBroadwayshowsbuttheirpositionarenotinNewYork.Overal
4、l,Broadwayisthepeak（巅峰）ofWesterndramaandrepresentsthehighestlevelofartisticachievementandcommercialsuccess.ThehistoryofBroadwaymusicalTheBroadwaymusicaloriginatedinthe19thcentury.Broadwayhasbecomethecenterofdramainthattime.Inthe1920s,Broadwayshowswereinaper
5、iodofgreatprosperity（鼎盛时期）,butthegoodtimesputanendinthe1930sbecauseofEconomicCrisis.Today,BroadwaymusicalbecomeNewYork‘smainstageshows.TheyarenolongerconfinedtoBroadway,oreventour（巡回演出）theworld.ClassicalmusicalFeaturesofBroadwaymusicalshaveastrongcommercial
6、color（商业色彩）andentertainment（娱乐性）,justliketheHollywoodfilmindustry,includingmillionsofdollarsinproductioncosts,luxurydazzlingstage,superstarswithextraordinaryskills,understandableplot.Theyareframeworks（骨架）tobuildmusical’senduring（持久的）success.FamouspeopleMany
7、HollywoodstarsarecomingoutfromtheBroadwaystage.OneexampleisJulieAndrews,shewasfoundbydirectorbecauseshewastheactressinthemusical"TheSoundofMusic”.ThenshechangeddirectiontothescreenandbecametheAmericanscreenidolsin1960s.TherewerealotofmusiciansinBroadway;the
8、mostfamousisAndrewLloydWebber.HewasborninLondonandfondofmusicinchildhood.Hecreatedmanymusicalswhichwerehandeddownfromhisage（传世之作）.Healsowrotemusicforfilms.JulieAndrewsAndrewLloydWebberTonyAwardAmerican
