| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
|---|
| United States writer of humorous stylized stories about Broadway and the New York underground (1884-1946) |
Alfred Damon Runyon
,
Damon Runyon
,
Runyon
|
| United States actress noted for her performances in Broadway plays (1893-1974) |
Cornell
,
Katherine Cornell
|
| United States striptease artist who became famous on Broadway in the 1930s (1914-1970) |
Gypsy Rose Lee
,
Lee
,
Rose Louise Hovick
|
| United States choreographer who brought human emotion to classical ballet and spirited reality to Broadway musicals (1918-1998) |
Jerome Robbins
,
Robbins
|
| annual award for excellence in off-Broadway theatre |
Obie
|
| theatre not presented in the major Broadway theaters |
off Broadway
|
| low-budget theaters located outside the Broadway area in Manhattan |
off-Broadway
|
| area of Manhattan around the intersection of Broadway and Seventh Avenue; heart of the New York theater district; site of annual celebration of New Year's |
Times Square
|
