off-Broadway

noun, adj — 2 senses

off-Broadway

noun

Etymology From off- + Broadway.

1

Capitalized, Often In the New York City area, a small theater with fewer than 300 seats, or a production in such a theater, usually away from the Broadway theater district, which operates under special rules from the theatrical unions and permits mounting productions at a much lower cost.

Derived terms
off-off-Broadway, off-off-off-Broadway

off-Broadway

adj

Etymology From off- + Broadway.

1

Of or pertaining to an off-Broadway theater, or a production mounted in one.

  • Little Shop of Horrors is probably the most famous of the off-Broadway productions.

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