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Broadway history is something you will find very interesting!
Anything from the first Broadway show to the streets between 6th and 8th Avenue, you can find here!

Ever wanted to know when the first Broadway Production was? Well, look no further!!!

The first Broadway Production was called The Beggar's Opera. It was by Walter Murray and Thomas Kean's traveling theatrical troupe at the Nassau Street Theatre on Dec. 3rd, 1750.
The Beggar's Opera was a five performance run of John Gay's British ballad opera.

Manhattan's 11- block strip from 53rd to 42nd streets between 6th and 8th which the Avenues are called the Great White Way and is home to over 40 theatres.
 

Don't know how many streets there are on the Great White Way?

There are 11 streets or blocks in the Great White Way.

Ever wanted to know what OFF- Broadway means?

Off Broadway means that a play is performed in another theatre that is outside the 11th block that is considered the theater district.