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

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

• 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• 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.

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

• American musical theatreRelated: Broadway became the most prominent American home for commercial musical theatre.

• Lillian HellmanRelated: Broadway brought Hellman’s plays to national prominence.

• The Carol Burnett ShowRelated: Burnett’s early success in New York musical theater preceded her television career.

• Marx BrothersRelated: Broadway stage successes brought the brothers' vaudeville routines to a wider audience.

• Max SteinerRelated: Before Hollywood, Steiner worked as a Broadway conductor and orchestrator, developing skills for theatrical timing.

• Lionel BarrymoreRelated: His early acting career included Broadway appearances before his major film success.

• Uta HagenRelated: Hagen’s celebrated stage career and award-winning roles were closely tied to Broadway.

• Diane KeatonRelated: Keaton’s Broadway work established her before her transition to film.

• Edward AlbeeRelated: The Broadway success of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? made Albee nationally prominent.

• Sunset BoulevardRelated: The production opened on Broadway in 1994, following its London premiere.

• The MatchmakerRelated: The play opened on Broadway in 1955 and established its lasting stage reputation.

• Algonquin Round TableRelated: The group’s critics and playwrights were closely tied to New York’s stage world.

• Angels in AmericaRelated: The source play became a major Broadway production before its television adaptation.

• Carmen MirandaRelated: Miranda’s 1939 Broadway appearance marked her transition from Brazilian stardom to U.S. entertainment.

• Trey ParkerRelated: The Book of Mormon carried Parker’s comedy from screen to a major Broadway production.

• Ed SullivanRelated: Sullivan drew performers from New York’s stage world and broadcast from a Broadway theater.

• Harold ArlenRelated: Arlen wrote songs for Broadway shows as well as films.

• John TravoltaRelated: Travolta performed in the touring company of Grease and appeared on Broadway in Over Here!.

• Sammy Davis Jr.Related: Davis’s Broadway success marked a major step beyond his early work in vaudeville and nightclubs.

• Show tuneRelated: Broadway has been a major source of show tunes in American popular culture.

• Times SquareRelated: Its diagonal crossing of the Manhattan street grid creates the distinctive geometry of Times Square.

• Walter WinchellRelated: Broadway performers and social life supplied many of the people and stories in his columns.

• Alexander WoollcottRelated: The productions Woollcott reviewed were central to his career as a drama critic.

• Bruce SpringsteenRelated: Springsteen adapted autobiography, songs, and spoken storytelling into the solo show Springsteen on Broadway.

• Cameron MackintoshRelated: Several Mackintosh productions transferred to Broadway and became major long-running shows.

• Eleanor PowellRelated: Powell’s Broadway work helped lead to her Hollywood film career.

• Gloria EstefanRelated: On Your Feet!, a musical based on Estefan and Emilio’s lives and music, opened on Broadway.

• Gregory HinesRelated: Hines’s Tony-winning roles made tap dance a prominent part of Broadway musicals.

• Christopher WalkenRelated: Walken’s early career included stage roles before his film work became prominent.

• Ferenc MolnárRelated: English-language productions brought Molnár’s plays to American audiences.

• Jean AnouilhRelated: English-language productions of Anouilh’s plays brought his work to audiences beyond France.

• Burl IvesRelated: His acclaimed Broadway performance demonstrated a major career beyond singing and recording.

• ChippendalesRelated: The company’s production history includes a Broadway revue in 1981.

• George RaftRelated: Raft worked as a dancer in New York entertainment venues before moving into films.

• Judith AndersonRelated: Her Broadway performances established her reputation in the United States.

• Mercedes RuehlRelated: Ruehl won Tony Awards for performances in Broadway productions.