百老匯劇院(Broadway Theatre),簡稱百老匯,是紐約市曼哈頓中城百老匯沿線劇院區以及林肯中心眾多專業劇院的戲劇表演中心。 百老匯代表了美國英語世界現場音樂劇的最高水平。 百老匯區包括所有外百老匯的前衛劇院,是紐約市著名的旅遊景點。
關於在百老匯演出的音樂劇, 曆史學家馬丁·謝夫特認為,“‘百老匯音樂劇’在羅傑斯和漢默斯坦的作品中達到頂峰,成為美國流行文化中具有巨大影響力的藝術形式”,並為紐約市成為世界音樂劇之都做出了貢獻。位於西 45 街的百老匯博物館於2022 年 11 月向公眾開放,成為第一家記錄百老匯劇院的曆史和經驗及其對曼哈頓中城和時代廣場的深遠影響的博物館。
百老匯大道與該地區同名,並且與時代廣場相連,但隻有三個劇院位於百老匯大道,即百老匯劇院、皇宮劇院和冬季花園劇院。“百老匯劇院”一詞通常是指可容納至少 500 人的場所,向百老匯大道以外延伸的小劇院被稱為“外百老匯”。如今,無論其位置如何,少於 100 個座位的小場館被稱為“外百老匯”,或者“外外百老匯”。
Broadway theater, or Broadway, is a center for theatrical performances performed in the Theater District along Broadway in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, and at the many professional theaters at Lincoln Center. Broadway represents the highest level of live musicals in the English-speaking world of the United States. The Broadway District, including all the avant-garde theaters of Off-Broadway, is a famous tourist attraction in New York City.
Regarding musicals performed on Broadway, historian Martin Schefter believes that "'Broadway musicals' reached their peak in the works of Rodgers and Hammerstein and became a hugely influential art form in American popular culture", and contributed to New York City becoming the musical theater capital of the world. The Broadway Museum on West 45th Street opens to the public in November 2022, becoming the first museum to document the history and experience of Broadway theater and its profound impact on Midtown Manhattan and Times Square.
Broadway is the area's namesake and connects to Times Square, but only three theaters are located on Broadway, the Broadway Theatre, the Palace Theater and the Winter Garden Theatre. The term "Broadway theater" generally refers to a venue that seats at least 500 people, with smaller theaters extending off Broadway known as "Off-Broadway." Today, small venues with fewer than 100 seats, regardless of their location, are known as "Off-Broadway," or "Off-Off Broadway."
說到百老匯,我第一次是從廣播電台70年代【申葆青的英語講座】中聽到詳細講解關於百老匯劇場街,還知道了有off ,off off Broadway等音樂城的構成。常年以來,雖然沒有藝術細胞還要為生活疲於拚搏,但對百老匯藝術一直抱有興趣。那時因為時代和地緣的局限,那是可望而不可及的事情。
半退休以後,有了機會。我先後因誌願者工作途經紐約,我的目標就是想去大都會博物館和百老匯。第一次是在2018年和幾位朋友同行,照顧大家的意願,分別參觀了著名的旅遊點還順帶給女兒買了Tiffany的禮物。承蒙朋友的友人事前為我們訂購了入場券,有幸欣賞了音樂劇【The Phantom of the Opera】。位置極好,那衝破天花板的歌聲的震撼,退場後也久久揮之不去,出來時想想今後什麽歌也不是“聲”了(笑)。
同行的朋友和TA們住在紐約的朋友們,感謝素不相識的TA們
第二次2019年如願以償地參觀了大都會博物館,整整2天都沉浸在那藝術曆史的大海洋。還專門獨自冒險晚上在小劇場觀看了【說笑劇】,我的英語水平,理解有限,但表演者與觀眾的有趣互動,風趣問答的表演方式印象極深。
2019年的紐約還很安全,獨自穿過中央公園,散場以後的百老匯,草坪上的人們還向我微笑招手