off-Broadway

English

Etymology

From off- +‎ Broadway.

Noun

off-Broadway (plural off-Broadways)

1. (often capitalized) 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

Adjective

off-Broadway (not comparable)

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.