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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

  • He also starred in several off-Broadway productions and got a television part on the show, St. Elsewhere.

    Five People Born on December 28 | myFiveBest 2009

  • 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).

    Five People Born on February 3 | myFiveBest 2010

  • 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.

    Five People Born on February 18 | myFiveBest 2010

  • In 1968, she achieved national fame as Ruby, a chorus girl in the off-Broadway musical Dames at Sea.

    Five People Born on February 28 | myFiveBest 2010

  • Soon, he was in off-Broadway hits, including a role in the play, Grease.

    Five People Born on February 18 | myFiveBest 2010

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • She landed a role in the off-Broadway revival of the musical Best Foot Forward in 1963, which brought her strong reviews.

    Five People Born on March 12 | myFiveBest 2010

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