Broadway - All across Manhattan

Content Map :View of Broadway General facts about Broadway History / Developement Famous stuff (Places etc..) Broadway and its theatres Famous Broadway musicals Short history and information of Broadway

Map of Manhattan – View of Broadway

General facts about Broadway Main- and shopping street Longest and oldest north–south crossing of Manhattan Constructed by the Delaware indians From Bowling Green to Harlem About 30km long 37 theatres on Broadway

History / Developement Old trail of the Delaware indians named Wickquasgeck Trail Dutch settlers took this trail over They widen the southern part and pave the trail to a street ‘‘Heere Straat“ or ‘‘Breede weg“ First mention in writing in 1642 by the dutch discoverer David de Vries

Famous stuff From Trinity Church to City Hall Park is the traditionell route of the ‘‘ticker tade parades“ They are arranged for special occasions and personages (e.g. after the victory of the New York Yankees by the World Series 2000)

Famous stuff – Broadway passes… … Madison Square ( 5th Avenue ) … Herald Square ( 6th Avenue ) … Macy´s … Theatre District ( between 41th and 53rd street ) … Columbus Circle ( 8th Avenue ) … Lincoln Center ( Columbus Avenue

Broadway and its theatres

Did you recognize the musical? Music „Memory“ by Elaine Paige & Sarah Brightman

Famous Broadway musicals Phantom of the opera Cats Les misérables The Lion King Mamma Mia!

Short history and information of Broadway Broadway means the theater district, also known as the ‘‘Great White Way“ About 40 big theaters and 1500 off-Broadway and off-off- Broadway shows Broadway musicals were 1866 originated by William Wheatley Oldest uninterrupted playing theater is the Lyceum which was opened at 11/2/1903

Source of information: http://images.google.de http://en.wikipedia.org

Thanks for your attention A lecture by Schirin Mosebach 11/16/2006