Broadway is a famous street in New York City. There are many theaters on this
street near the center of the city. In these theaters, actors perform in plays and
musical shows. In a play, actors speak the words; in a musical, they sing to tell the
story. Sometimes Broadway is called the "Great White Way" because there are
bright white lights on the many theater signs.
The first theater in New York City was built in 1732. Later, more theaters were
built. By the early 1900s, people went to the theater often. About 150 years after
the first theater was built, people began to make movies on film to tell stories.
The first movies had no sound. Then in 1927, there was a movie with talking and
singing actors. This was exciting. People started going to the movies, so the live
theaters did not make much money. However, a play or musical is different from a
movie because live actors are on the stage. This is one reason people started going
to the theater again. Today, many people go to movies and to the theater.
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