off Broadway

or Off Broadway

noun

professional drama produced in New York City in small theaters often away from the Broadway area and characterized by experimental productions.

Origin of off Broadway

An Americanism dating back to 1950–55

OTHER WORDS FROM off Broadway

off-Broadway, adjective, adverb

Words nearby off Broadway

off-base, offbeat, offboard, off-brand, off break, off Broadway, off-budget, off-camera, off-campus, offcast, off-center

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Example sentences from the Web for off Broadway

She began performing in off-Broadway musicals and attended LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts.
Azealia Banks Opens Up About Her Journey from Stripping to Rap Stardom|Marlow Stern|November 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This Is Our Youth received two off-Broadway productions in 1996 and 1998, both featuring Mark Ruffalo and Missy Yager.
Michael Cera Brings ‘This Is Our Youth’ to Broadway After 18 Years|Tom Teodorczuk|September 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Now a new off-Broadway play seeks to humanize Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe.
Searching Hard for Mugabe’s Conscience|James Kirchick|January 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But this off-Broadway show reverberated with insights that felt painfully real.
10 Best Plays of the Year: Richard III, No Man’s Land, and More|Janice Kaplan|December 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Her first break came the following year, when she landed the role of Dulcie in The Boyfriend, an off-Broadway production.
June Squibb, the Curse-Happy Elderly Mom In ‘Nebraska,’ Delivers the Year’s Funniest Turn|Marlow Stern|November 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for off Broadway

off-Broadway

adjective

designating the kind of experimental, low-budget, or noncommercial productions associated with theatre outside the Broadway area in New York

(of theatres) not located on Broadway

Compare off-off-Broadway

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Cultural definitions for off Broadway

off-Broadway

A descriptive term for part of the theatrical community of New York City that presents small-scale, often experimental dramas. The costs of off-Broadway productions are generally much lower than those of Broadway (see also Broadway) plays.

单词	off broadway
释义	off Broadway or Off Broadway noun professional drama produced in New York City in small theaters often away from the Broadway area and characterized by experimental productions. Origin of off Broadway An Americanism dating back to 1950–55 OTHER WORDS FROM off Broadway off-Broadway, adjective, adverb Words nearby off Broadway off-base, offbeat, offboard, off-brand, off break, off Broadway, off-budget, off-camera, off-campus, offcast, off-center Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for off Broadway She began performing in off-Broadway musicals and attended LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts. Azealia Banks Opens Up About Her Journey from Stripping to Rap Stardom\|Marlow Stern\|November 17, 2014\|DAILY BEAST This Is Our Youth received two off-Broadway productions in 1996 and 1998, both featuring Mark Ruffalo and Missy Yager. Michael Cera Brings ‘This Is Our Youth’ to Broadway After 18 Years\|Tom Teodorczuk\|September 12, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Now a new off-Broadway play seeks to humanize Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe. Searching Hard for Mugabe’s Conscience\|James Kirchick\|January 19, 2014\|DAILY BEAST But this off-Broadway show reverberated with insights that felt painfully real. 10 Best Plays of the Year: Richard III, No Man’s Land, and More\|Janice Kaplan\|December 27, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Her first break came the following year, when she landed the role of Dulcie in The Boyfriend, an off-Broadway production. June Squibb, the Curse-Happy Elderly Mom In ‘Nebraska,’ Delivers the Year’s Funniest Turn\|Marlow Stern\|November 15, 2013\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for off Broadway off-Broadway adjective designating the kind of experimental, low-budget, or noncommercial productions associated with theatre outside the Broadway area in New York (of theatres) not located on Broadway Compare off-off-Broadway Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for off Broadway off-Broadway A descriptive term for part of the theatrical community of New York City that presents small-scale, often experimental dramas. The costs of off-Broadway productions are generally much lower than those of Broadway (see also Broadway) plays. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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