Broadway

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

Education, History

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🗓️ 3 July 2024

⏱️ 14 minutes

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One of the leading destinations for live stage performances is Broadway. The term Broadway, derived from the street in New York City, is not just a name. It's a rich history of notable theaters and a style of performance that has become synonymous with it. But why did theater develop on that particular street in that particular city, what divides Broadway from off-Broaday, and how exactly does Broadway work as a business? Learn more about Broadway, its history, and how it functions as a business on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Available nationally, look for a bottle of Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond at your local store. Find out more at heavenhilldistillery.com/hh-bottled-in-bond.php Sign up today at butcherbox.com/daily and use code daily to choose your free offer and get $20 off. Visit BetterHelp.com/everywhere today to get 10% off your first month. Use the code EverythingEverywhere for a 20% discount on a subscription at Newspapers.com. Visit meminto.com and get 15% off with code EED15. Listen to Expedition Unknown wherever you get your podcasts. Get started with a $13 trial set for just $3 at harrys.com/EVERYTHING. Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Ben Long & Cameron Kieffer Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	One of the leading destinations for live stage performances is Broadway.
0:04.0	The term Broadway isn't just a name that refers to theater in New York.
0:08.0	It also describes a theatrical performance style that's become synonymous with it.
0:12.0	But why did theater develop on that
0:15.0	particular street in that particular city? What divides Broadway from
0:19.0	off-Broadway and how exactly does Broadway work as a business?
0:23.0	Learn more about Broadway, its history, and how it functions,
0:26.0	on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Acting in live performances go way back in history.
0:47.8	Theaters and plays were performed in ancient Greece at least 2,500 years ago, a tradition that was later taken to Rome.
0:54.0	Theater in the form of Chinese operas was performed at least 3,000 years ago,
0:58.0	and dramatic Sanskrit plays were performed in India about 3,500 years ago.
1:03.0	There were many different types of performances.
1:05.0	Sometimes they were ways of retelling historical stories.
1:08.0	Some were musicals, some were comedies, and other times they were biting social commentary. The theater has
1:14.5	existed in some form or another in most civilizations throughout recorded
1:18.4	history. So it should come as no surprise that theater came along when people started migrating to North America.
1:25.0	When the Dutch founded the settlement of New Amsterdam, it was largely settled by devout Protestants who had no need for such frivolities as theater.
1:34.0	When the British later took over they had a more relaxed attitude towards theater and
1:38.3	entertainment. The primary leisure activity at the time was drinking alcohol. The first theatrical
1:45.1	performance in New York may have taken place at one of the first coffee houses in
1:49.2	the city, the King's Arms, which opened in 1696.
1:53.7	It was located just south of the Trinity Church on Broadway close to Wall Street.
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