Off-Broadway

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Off-Broadway refers to a category of professional New York City theaters and productions that are smaller than Broadway houses and often known for more experimental or emerging work.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf theatre industry term
theatrical classification
audience local New York audiences
tourists interested in non-Broadway theatre
awardAssociatedWith Drama Desk Awards
Lucille Lortel Awards
Obie Awards
canTransferTo Broadway
characteristic commercial and non-profit productions
often more experimental work
platform for emerging artists
professional productions
smaller theatres than Broadway houses
union contracts distinct from Broadway
comparedTo Broadway
Off-Off-Broadway
country United States
distinguishedBy theatre size rather than geographic distance from Broadway
economicModel mix of commercial and non-profit producers
field performing arts
theatre
geographicScope primarily Manhattan
governingOrCertifyingBody Actors’ Equity Association
League of Off-Broadway Theatres and Producers
hasProductionType experimental theatre pieces
musicals
plays
revues
hasReputationFor artistic innovation
historicalDevelopment emerged as alternative to commercial Broadway theatre
influenced development of contemporary American drama
languageOfPrimaryUse English
locatedIn New York City
notableFor greater artistic risk-taking
incubating new plays and musicals
lower production budgets than Broadway
partOf American theatre
New York theatre scene
relatedConcept Broadway theatre
Off-Off-Broadway
typicalSeatingCapacityLowerBound 100 seats
typicalSeatingCapacityUpperBound 499 seats
typicalTicketPriceRange lower than Broadway
typicalUnionContractCategory Off-Broadway contract
typicalVenueType black box theatres
proscenium theatres
usedIn entertainment journalism
theatre industry

Referenced by (13)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Amy Irving ("Off-Broadway productions")
Grace Gummer ("Off-Broadway productions")
Hal Holbrook ("off-Broadway")
Mamie Gummer ("Off-Broadway theatre")
performedIn
Drama Desk Award ("Off-Broadway theatre")
awardedFor
Broadway ("Off-Broadway theaters")
contrastedWith
Off-Off-Broadway
differentFrom
Off-Off-Broadway
influencedBy
Tony Kiser Theater
partOf
David Harbour
performedOn
Lindsay Crouse ("Off-Broadway theatre")
performerIn
Once Upon a Mattress
premiereLocation
Theatre Row
typeOfProductions

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