There's a wide range of genres, from Broadway-style musicals to traditional epics, and each has a growing following.

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Audiences can see Broadway-style musicals in several of the city's ornate theatres and the city's smaller companies provide the opportunity to see quality plays at an affordable cost.

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As Tilda Swinton collects the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Michael Clayton, the backstage cavern turns into an anthill of scurrying crew members preparing for my number, which is being staged in full-on Broadway showstopper style.

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Now, as she puts her own students through their paces at New York's Broadway Dance Center, her style bears both the city's traditional and contemporary influences.

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"The Wizard of Oz" was a sensation on Broadway as a musical extravaganza in 1903, to Baum's delight, even though the vaudeville-style show bore little resemblance to his book.

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