off-Broadwayadj.adv.n.

Brit.

/ɒfˈbrɔːdweɪ/, U.S.

/ˈɔfˈbrɔdˌweɪ/,

/ˈɑfˈbrɑdˌweɪ/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: off prep., broadway n.

Etymology: < off prep. + broadway n.

Originally U.S.

A. adj.

Designating a class of theatres in New York City that are smaller than and at a remove from those in the Broadway theatre district and typically mount less expensive, often less conventional productions; (of a performer, production, theatre, etc.) associated with, as by appearing in, being, or housing such a production.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > a theatre > [adjective] > type of theatre

west end1851

off-Broadway1953

off-off-off Broadway1959

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > [adjective] > off-Broadway

off-Broadway1954

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > performer > [adjective] > type of performer

useful1740

supporting1863

speciality1873

quick change1882

featured1897

non-speaking1959

bankable1964

off-Broadway1971

1904 N.Y. Times 2 Oct. 31/3 ‘Checkers’ at the Academy of Music has won a success seldom given to off-Broadway plays.

1953 Plays & Players Dec. 24/3 There are still two other plays to consider... The former began life at an off-Broadway theatre and after some revisions was brought to the Vanderbilt on October 14.

1954 New Yorker 9 Oct. 38/1 Making a new translation of ‘The Wild Duck’ for an off-Broadway production.

1965 Listener 20 May 738/2 The Theatre of Drama and Comedy—a sort of off-Broadway Muscovite theatre.

1971 B. Malamud Tenants 31 The black said his chick was an Off-Broadway actress.

1986 Stage & Television Today 7 Aug. 8/1 Off-Broadway houses are mostly..comparable directly to our own West End.

2000 P. Beatty Tuff viii. 105 Winston's ‘peoples’ sat around an oak table like off-Broadway dramaturges planning the last act of his life.

B. adv.

In an off-Broadway theatre; in such theatres considered as a class.

ΚΠ

1892 N.Y. Times 4 Oct. 4/6 Vast numbers of New-York people [attending the play The Police Patrol] like to hear a rich old man say with emphasis, ‘Never turn a needy person from my door!’ That shows we are not half so wicked as we might be—off Broadway at least.]

1925 S. Cheney Art Theater 209 The moderate sized audience that always exists for really fine offerings is large enough to sustain an economically run company at the fairly small Garrick Theater, somewhat off Broadway, but not large enough to insure success at a full-sized house farther uptown.

1947 Broadway Scrapbook 39 To judge by the revivals that occasionally turn up in the ‘grind houses’ off Broadway he has never been a better actor than he is today.

1970 T. Williams Let. 30 Oct. in Five O'Clock Angel (1991) 151 I am doing a new short-long play off Broadway.., one that grew out of one act.

1982 Time 20 Dec. 87/3 When the shows that used to be off-Broadway are on the main stem.., things like this open less glitzily.

1995 G. Vidal Palimpsest 411 If I were to keep on as a playwright, I would have had to depend more on what the surrealists used to call the night-mind and go Off-Broadway.

C. n.

Off-Broadway venues or productions collectively; the theatrical style associated with these. Cf. also off-off-Broadway n., Off-Off n.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > a theatre > [noun] > other types of theatre > collectively

broadway1881

west end1882

small1886

off-Broadway1953

off-off-Broadway1957

off-off-off Broadway1966

Off-Off1975

1953 N.Y. Times 11 Nov. 36/2 (advt.) Off Broadway's longest-run hit ‘One Foot to the Sea’.

1958 Observer 14 Dec. 14/4 The small downtown play~houses generically known as ‘off-Broadway’.

1966 Sat. Night (Toronto) Oct. 25 Off-Broadway, basing itself in and around the [Greenwich] Village area, began to rock the American theatre with Albee's plays and the latest works from Europe.

1973 Black World Apr. 28/2 Many theater people went to Harlem and off-Broadway in hopes of improving their careers.

1986 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 4 Oct. 19/3 Prior to Sid and Nancy, Oldman has appeared mostly on the stage in London's fringe—the equivalent of off-Broadway.

1991 Time 4 Feb. 13/3 Hitler and the Nazi era continue to fascinate playwrights as a metaphor for evil, both in witless flops like off-Broadway's A Bright Room Called Day and in poignant efforts like this world premiere at San Diego's Old Globe.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	off-broadway
释义	off-Broadwayadj.adv.n. Brit. /ɒfˈbrɔːdweɪ/, U.S. /ˈɔfˈbrɔdˌweɪ/, /ˈɑfˈbrɑdˌweɪ/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: off prep., broadway n. Etymology: < off prep. + broadway n. Originally U.S. A. adj. Designating a class of theatres in New York City that are smaller than and at a remove from those in the Broadway theatre district and typically mount less expensive, often less conventional productions; (of a performer, production, theatre, etc.) associated with, as by appearing in, being, or housing such a production. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > a theatre > [adjective] > type of theatre west end1851 off-Broadway1953 off-off-off Broadway1959 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > [adjective] > off-Broadway off-Broadway1954 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > performer > [adjective] > type of performer useful1740 supporting1863 speciality1873 quick change1882 featured1897 non-speaking1959 bankable1964 off-Broadway1971 1904 N.Y. Times 2 Oct. 31/3 ‘Checkers’ at the Academy of Music has won a success seldom given to off-Broadway plays. 1953 Plays & Players Dec. 24/3 There are still two other plays to consider... The former began life at an off-Broadway theatre and after some revisions was brought to the Vanderbilt on October 14. 1954 New Yorker 9 Oct. 38/1 Making a new translation of ‘The Wild Duck’ for an off-Broadway production. 1965 Listener 20 May 738/2 The Theatre of Drama and Comedy—a sort of off-Broadway Muscovite theatre. 1971 B. Malamud Tenants 31 The black said his chick was an Off-Broadway actress. 1986 Stage & Television Today 7 Aug. 8/1 Off-Broadway houses are mostly..comparable directly to our own West End. 2000 P. Beatty Tuff viii. 105 Winston's ‘peoples’ sat around an oak table like off-Broadway dramaturges planning the last act of his life. B. adv. In an off-Broadway theatre; in such theatres considered as a class. ΚΠ 1892 N.Y. Times 4 Oct. 4/6 Vast numbers of New-York people [attending the play The Police Patrol] like to hear a rich old man say with emphasis, ‘Never turn a needy person from my door!’ That shows we are not half so wicked as we might be—off Broadway at least.] 1925 S. Cheney Art Theater 209 The moderate sized audience that always exists for really fine offerings is large enough to sustain an economically run company at the fairly small Garrick Theater, somewhat off Broadway, but not large enough to insure success at a full-sized house farther uptown. 1947 Broadway Scrapbook 39 To judge by the revivals that occasionally turn up in the ‘grind houses’ off Broadway he has never been a better actor than he is today. 1970 T. Williams Let. 30 Oct. in Five O'Clock Angel (1991) 151 I am doing a new short-long play off Broadway.., one that grew out of one act. 1982 Time 20 Dec. 87/3 When the shows that used to be off-Broadway are on the main stem.., things like this open less glitzily. 1995 G. Vidal Palimpsest 411 If I were to keep on as a playwright, I would have had to depend more on what the surrealists used to call the night-mind and go Off-Broadway. C. n. Off-Broadway venues or productions collectively; the theatrical style associated with these. Cf. also off-off-Broadway n., Off-Off n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > a theatre > [noun] > other types of theatre > collectively broadway1881 west end1882 small1886 off-Broadway1953 off-off-Broadway1957 off-off-off Broadway1966 Off-Off1975 1953 N.Y. Times 11 Nov. 36/2 (advt.) Off Broadway's longest-run hit ‘One Foot to the Sea’. 1958 Observer 14 Dec. 14/4 The small downtown play~houses generically known as ‘off-Broadway’. 1966 Sat. Night (Toronto) Oct. 25 Off-Broadway, basing itself in and around the [Greenwich] Village area, began to rock the American theatre with Albee's plays and the latest works from Europe. 1973 Black World Apr. 28/2 Many theater people went to Harlem and off-Broadway in hopes of improving their careers. 1986 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 4 Oct. 19/3 Prior to Sid and Nancy, Oldman has appeared mostly on the stage in London's fringe—the equivalent of off-Broadway. 1991 Time 4 Feb. 13/3 Hitler and the Nazi era continue to fascinate playwrights as a metaphor for evil, both in witless flops like off-Broadway's A Bright Room Called Day and in poignant efforts like this world premiere at San Diego's Old Globe. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.n.1904
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