Monday, May 18, 2020

A Brief History of Broadway


Benjy Orbach resides in Methuen, Massachusetts, and is an experienced business professional with expertise in operations management. Aside from his career-related endeavors, Benjy Orbach enjoys a diverse range of personal interests including traveling, playing sports, and attending concerts and performances on Broadway.

Located in Manhattan, New York, Broadway is a world-famous, 13-mile long street known for its impressive stage entertainment. Broadway boasts a long history that began in the 1700s when the first stage was constructed in New York City, primarily to host Shakespeare performances. By 1798, many of New York City’s theatres were built, ending a 23 year-long period of no theatre in the city following the American Revolutionary War. Two of the oldest remaining theatres on Broadway include the Lyceum Theatre and New Amsterdam Theatre, built in 1903 and 1902, respectively.

Today, Broadway remains one of the most significant highlights in the city for tourists to visit and includes 40-plus theatres and impressive sets. Broadway offers some of the world’s greatest stage entertainment including musicals, 3-D movies, and IMAX films, and draws in some of the best stage actors on the planet.