Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Theatrical work, often experimental and inexpensive, presented in New York City outside the Broadway entertainment district.
- adjective Of or being such a theatrical work.
- adjective Located outside the Broadway entertainment district.
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- noun 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, which permits mounting productions at a much lower cost.
- adjective Of or pertaining to an off-Broadway theater, or a production mounted in one.
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Examples
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He also starred in several off-Broadway productions and got a television part on the show, St. Elsewhere.
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Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this stage, film an television actress. first won acting acclaim for her winsome performance in the off-Broadway play Summertree (1968) and in the next year won a Best Supporting Actress Tony for her Broadway debut as a free-spirited young divorcee in Butterflies Are Free (1969).
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Following the death of John Lennon in 1980, Ono continued her career and has recorded albums, performed concert tours, and composed two off-Broadway musicals.
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In 1968, she achieved national fame as Ruby, a chorus girl in the off-Broadway musical Dames at Sea.
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Soon, he was in off-Broadway hits, including a role in the play, Grease.
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I caught a similar Birbiglia show several years ago when he was tested the waters of jokes for his off-Broadway show, "Sleepwalk With Me," and I'd seen him this past fall speak about the recently-released book version of his story.
Danny Groner: Seeing Comedy Get Made, and Made Better Danny Groner 2011
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I caught a similar Birbiglia show several years ago when he was tested the waters of jokes for his off-Broadway show, "Sleepwalk With Me," and I'd seen him this past fall speak about the recently-released book version of his story.
Danny Groner: Seeing Comedy Get Made, and Made Better Danny Groner 2011
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I caught a similar Birbiglia show several years ago when he was tested the waters of jokes for his off-Broadway show, "Sleepwalk With Me," and I'd seen him this past fall speak about the recently-released book version of his story.
Danny Groner: Seeing Comedy Get Made, and Made Better Danny Groner 2011
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I caught a similar Birbiglia show several years ago when he was tested the waters of jokes for his off-Broadway show, "Sleepwalk With Me," and I'd seen him this past fall speak about the recently-released book version of his story.
Danny Groner: Seeing Comedy Get Made, and Made Better Danny Groner 2011
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She landed a role in the off-Broadway revival of the musical Best Foot Forward in 1963, which brought her strong reviews.
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