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Outline A general introduction The hisroty The Broadway plays Off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway ;The general introduction Broadway is a street in the U.S. state of New York.As the oldest north-south main thoroughfare(大道）in New York City,it runs 24 km through Manhattan. Its original meaning is a broad street.Now Broadway is known as the heart of the American theatre industry.; The most famous portion of Broadway is called Great White Way(白色大道）.By the 1890s,this portion was so brightly illuminated（照亮） by electrical advertising signs,so people began calling it The Great White Way.;The history;The