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.
Aliases (4)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
theatre industry term
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theatrical classification → |
| audience |
local New York audiences
→
tourists interested in non-Broadway theatre → |
| awardAssociatedWith |
Drama Desk Awards
→
Lucille Lortel Awards → Obie Awards → |
| canTransferTo |
Broadway
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| characteristic |
commercial and non-profit productions
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often more experimental work → platform for emerging artists → professional productions → smaller theatres than Broadway houses → union contracts distinct from Broadway → |
| comparedTo |
Broadway
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Off-Off-Broadway → |
| country |
United States
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| distinguishedBy |
theatre size rather than geographic distance from Broadway
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| economicModel |
mix of commercial and non-profit producers
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| field |
performing arts
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theatre → |
| geographicScope |
primarily Manhattan
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| governingOrCertifyingBody |
Actors’ Equity Association
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League of Off-Broadway Theatres and Producers → |
| hasProductionType |
experimental theatre pieces
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musicals → plays → revues → |
| hasReputationFor |
artistic innovation
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| historicalDevelopment |
emerged as alternative to commercial Broadway theatre
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| influenced |
development of contemporary American drama
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| languageOfPrimaryUse |
English
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| locatedIn |
New York City
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| notableFor |
greater artistic risk-taking
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incubating new plays and musicals → lower production budgets than Broadway → |
| partOf |
American theatre
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New York theatre scene → |
| relatedConcept |
Broadway theatre
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Off-Off-Broadway → |
| typicalSeatingCapacityLowerBound |
100 seats
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| typicalSeatingCapacityUpperBound |
499 seats
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| typicalTicketPriceRange |
lower than Broadway
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| typicalUnionContractCategory |
Off-Broadway contract
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| typicalVenueType |
black box theatres
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proscenium theatres → |
| usedIn |
entertainment journalism
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theatre industry → |
Referenced by (13)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Amy Irving
("Off-Broadway productions")
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Grace Gummer ("Off-Broadway productions") → Hal Holbrook ("off-Broadway") → Mamie Gummer ("Off-Broadway theatre") → |
performedIn |
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Drama Desk Award
("Off-Broadway theatre")
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awardedFor |
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Broadway
("Off-Broadway theaters")
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contrastedWith |
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Off-Off-Broadway
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differentFrom |
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Off-Off-Broadway
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influencedBy |
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Tony Kiser Theater
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partOf |
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David Harbour
→
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performedOn |
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Lindsay Crouse
("Off-Broadway theatre")
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performerIn |
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Once Upon a Mattress
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premiereLocation |
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Theatre Row
→
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typeOfProductions |