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Answer for the clue "Dazzling Broadway performance ", 11 letters:
showstopper

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Word definitions for showstopper in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Showstopper (originally a performance or segment of a theatrical production that induces a positive audience reaction strong enough to pause the production) may refer to:

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down [syn: show-stopper , stopper ] something that is strikingly attractive or has great popular appeal; "she has a show-stopper of a smile"; "the brilliant orange ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A performance or segment of a theatrical production that induces a positive audience reaction strong enough to pause the production. 2 Any impediment that prevents all further progress; especially a software bug that must be fixed before any further ...

Usage examples of showstopper.

Billie was attractive, even more so nose, but she was not a showstopper and she young.

Three mug shots of a showstopper brunette were taped to the page, with three-closeup face photos of the corpse at 39th and Norton affixed next to them.

Some may actually have been grateful to Rose and her showstoppers, as she gave them something to hide their own issues behind.