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CONTENTS❖A history of Broadway

❖Broadway musical

Famous Play

❖Top 10 Greatest Musicals

BROADWAY

BROADWAY

A history of

Broadway Broadway is synonymous with(等同

於 ) theater, but for most New Yorkers it is a boulevard(大道路 ) that stretches(延伸 ) through( …從 直至 ) the boroughs(自治市鎮 ) of Manhattan(曼哈頓 ) and the Bronx(布隆克斯區 ,紐約市最北的一區 ).

A history of

BroadwayFirst called the Wickquasgeck Trail(百

老匯 ) by the native Americans that used to(過去時常 ) roam( …在 漫步 ) the island of Manhattan in pre-colonial(殖民前期 ) days, Broadway went through a series(連續 ) of transformations(變化 ) that gave it its rich( …有很多 的 ) history and character(特色 ).

A history of

Broadway Being one of the first

electrified(震驚的 ) streets in New York and the entire(全部的 ) United States earned it the nickname( …給一個綽號 ) “The Great White Way”, due to(由於 ) the bright lights that shined throughout(遍布 ) the night.

A history of

BroadwayPreviously(以前 ) named “The Rialto”

or “The Main Stem”, the Theater District or more commonly known as Broadway is the heart(中心 ) of New York’s cultural(文化的 ) scene(地點 ) and the home of(發源地 ) some of the most important theater companies in the world.

Broadway

meaninga street in New York

City with many

theaters where you

can see popular plays

and musicals.

A history of

Broadway Some cite The

Elves, which ran

in 1857, as the

first Broadway

musical.

A history of

Broadway The Lyceum

Theater, opening in

1903, is the oldest

surviving(存留 )

Broadway theater

still in use(在使用中 ).

A history of

Broadway1927's Show Boat, by

Oscar Hammerstein II

and Jerome Kern, is

considered by many

to be the first

"musical play”

A history of

Broadway1971 saw two rock

musical takes on the life of

Jesus, Webber and Rice's

Jesus Christ Superstar and

Stephen Schwartz's

Godspell.(considered the

first "rock opera")

A history of

BroadwayWalt Disney entered

the Broadway scene

with 1994's biggest

moneymaker Beauty

and the Beast, while

1997's The Lion King

continues its ever-

popular run.

BROADWAY PICTURE

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Fourth Broadway Musical Famous Play

catsThis all-dance show's action is set on a gigantic rubbish dump(垃圾場 ) which, after dark, becomes alive with cats of all types(各種類型 ), shapes and sizes. Soon there are cats all over the place, including the auditorium(禮堂 ), gathering(聚集 ) for the Jellicle Ball during which one cat will be selected(選擇 ) by the Jellicle Leader and allotted(分配 ) an extra precious life.

The phantom of the

opera Cristine Daae, a young soprano(女高音 ),

has a unconventional(不常規的 )relationship with the Phantom of the

Opera. Raoul, a childhood friend of

Cristine, comes back to win over her

heart. As the tension(緊張關係 ) between

these three heates up, everyone‘s fate

seems to rest in Cristine’s hands. Who

will she choose? Her childhood

sweetheart(戀人 ) ? Or her deepest

desire(渴望 ) ?

les

miserablesJean Valjean, known as Prisoner 24601, is

released from prison and breaks parole(假釋 ) to create a new life for himself while

evading(逃避 )the grip of the persistent(不斷的 ) Inspector(檢查員 ) Javert. Set in post-

revolutionary(革命 )

France, the story reaches resolution(決定 )

against the background of the June

Rebellion (叛亂 ).

ChicagoAn American G.I. falls in love with a Vietnamese( 越南人 )prostitute( 妓女 ) while stationed (進駐 )in Saigon during the Vietnam War. They are separated ( 分離 ) when the country falls(國家衰落 ), until she returns to his life years later, in this musical inspired ( 有靈感的 )by the opera( 歌劇 ) Madame Butterfly.

Top 10

Greatest

Musicals

Top 10

Mamma Mia! – 4,643 performances

Top 9

Rent – 5,123 performances

Top 8

Beauty and the Beast – 5,461 performances

Top 7

Oh! Calcutta! – 5,959 performances

Top 6

A Chorus

Line –

6,137

performan

ces

Top 5

The Lion King – 6,281 performances

Top 4

Les Miserables – 6,680 performances

Top 3

Chicago – 6,692 performances

Top 2

Cats – 7,485 performances

Top 1The Phantom of the Opera – 10,367 performances

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