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The 258 pages that link to Broadway theatre, each with the reason it gives.

• New York CityBroader topic: Its productions make the city a major center of live performance.

• VaudevilleRelated: As vaudeville faded, performers and production talent moved into Broadway musicals and revues.

• Musical theatreNarrower topic: Broadway became a major institutional home for American musical theatre.

• Tony AwardsNarrower topic: The awards’ recognition is tied specifically to this theatre industry and its productions.

• Tin Pan AlleyRelated: Stage productions supplied songs and performers that publishers could promote to a mass audience.

• Musical filmRelated: Broadway supplied performers, composers, and story material to Hollywood musicals.

• Stephen SondheimNarrower topic: His major works became landmarks of Broadway's late twentieth-century repertoire.

• Hollywood musicalNarrower topic: Broadway supplied stories, songs, performers, and conventions adapted for Hollywood.

• Metropolitan OperaCompared with: Its productions share New York’s performing-arts landscape but use a different theatrical and musical tradition.

• West End theatreCompared with: Broadway is the closest counterpart for comparing London and New York commercial theatre.

• West Side StoryNarrower topic: The musical emerged as a major Broadway work, premiering at the Winter Garden Theatre.

• Richard RodgersNarrower topic: Rodgers’s career unfolded within Broadway’s changing musical-theatre industry.

• Tony Award for Best Actress in a PlayNarrower topic: The category recognizes performances within this theatrical institution.

• Jerome RobbinsNarrower topic: Robbins became one of Broadway’s most influential directors and choreographers.

• Lucille BallRelated: Ball pursued stage work in New York before becoming a Hollywood actor.

• Mike NicholsNarrower topic: Nichols established himself as a celebrated stage director before making his first feature film.

• ManhattanBroader topic: Its concentration of theaters makes Manhattan a center of commercial stage production.

• Max ReinhardtNarrower topic: Reinhardt’s American productions brought his European reputation to Broadway audiences.

• George CukorRelated: Cukor worked in New York theater, where he developed his directing career.

• Fred AstaireNarrower topic: Before Hollywood, Astaire built his reputation in Broadway musicals.

• Great American SongbookRelated: Broadway premieres introduced numerous Songbook standards to audiences.

• Humphrey BogartNarrower topic: Bogart began his acting career on Broadway before moving into films.

• Oklahoma!Narrower topic: The show’s 1943 Broadway opening established its place in American musical theatre.

• American Theatre WingNarrower topic: The Wing is closely associated with Broadway, though its educational work reaches beyond it.

• Broadway musicalNarrower topic: A production qualifies through its recognized venue in this circuit, not simply its style or address.

• Andrew Lloyd WebberRelated: His shows became major Broadway imports and earned a lasting place in the American musical theatre repertory.

• Gene KellyNarrower topic: Kelly’s stage career established him before Hollywood made him a film star.

• George GershwinRelated: Gershwin built his career composing songs and scores for Broadway shows.

• Screwball comedyNarrower topic: Many screwball films drew on Broadway writers, performers, and the fast-paced dialogue of stage comedy.

• Ziegfeld FolliesNarrower topic: The Follies became a defining attraction of early twentieth-century Broadway.

• A Streetcar Named DesireNarrower topic: The play’s 1947 Broadway production established it before a wide American audience.

• Barbra StreisandNarrower topic: Streisand’s stage breakthrough in Funny Girl began within Broadway’s star-making system.

• George S. KaufmanNarrower topic: Kaufman’s career and reputation were built within this commercial theater world.

• James DeanNarrower topic: Dean’s Broadway work preceded his breakthrough in Hollywood films.

• Off-BroadwayCompared with: Its larger-house thresholds and agreements define the boundary that Off-Broadway productions do not cross.

• Tony Award for Best Actor in a PlayNarrower topic: Only qualifying Broadway productions can supply performances for this award.

• Show BoatNarrower topic: Show Boat’s scale and subject matter expanded expectations for Broadway musicals.

• Broadway LeagueNarrower topic: The League emerged to represent the businesses that produce, own, and present this theatre.

• Clark GableNarrower topic: Gable worked in touring and stage productions before Hollywood established him as a film star.

• Helen HayesNarrower topic: Hayes built her reputation through decades of Broadway performances.

• New York University Tisch School of the ArtsRelated: Tisch-trained performers and theatre-makers enter this prominent New York industry.

• Porgy and BessNarrower topic: The opera premiered on Broadway, where its scale and length challenged commercial conventions.

• Tony Award for Best MusicalRelated: A production’s Broadway venue status affects its eligibility for the award.

• George M. CohanNarrower topic: Cohan’s productions helped make Broadway a center of commercially successful American musical comedy.

• Gypsy Rose LeeRelated: Lee’s memoir became the source for a major Broadway musical.

• Irving BerlinRelated: Berlin wrote songs and scores for a long succession of Broadway shows.

• Theatre GuildRelated: The Guild brought serious plays and new playwrights into the commercial Broadway system.

• American theatreBroader topic: Broadway is the country's most prominent commercial stage and a major source of national theatrical visibility.

• Denzel WashingtonNarrower topic: Washington’s stage performances and Tony-winning work connect his screen career to Broadway.

• Drama Desk AwardRelated: The awards began as a way to recognize productions within New York’s commercial theatre scene.