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off-off-off-Broadway

off-off-off-Broadway

9.9
A show made or shown in a very small experimental space in New York far from the main theater scene
  • adjective
  • /ˌɔfˌɔfˌɔfˈbrɔdˌweɪ/
  • Jargon
translation icon : off-off-off-Broadway
  • The director's new off-off-off-Broadway experiment pushed the boundaries of live theater.

Examples

  • She wrote and produced an off-off-off-Broadway musical in an old warehouse downtown.

  • Several artists got their start acting in off-off-off-Broadway plays before moving to bigger stages.

  • The play was a unique off-off-off-Broadway experience.

  • Have you seen any off-off-off-Broadway productions recently?

  • Many renowned actors began their careers in off-off-off-Broadway theaters before achieving fame.

  • The play was staged in an off-off-off-Broadway venue, showcasing avant-garde performances.

  • They attended an off-off-off-Broadway production that challenged traditional storytelling methods.

Synonyms

out of the ordinary
vsoff-off-off-Broadway
48 4.1

Not usual and different from what people expect

is more narrowly about extreme experimental performance far from mainstream places
offbeat
vsoff-off-off-Broadway
22 6.6

Different from the usual in a fun or creative way

is more extreme and performed in much smaller, independent venues
far-out
vsoff-off-off-Broadway
  • Archaic
17 8.8

Very unusual in style or ideas

is closer to grassroots theater and smaller in scale than that radical style
off-the-wall
vsoff-off-off-Broadway
  • Informal
7 8.0

Strange and often funny in a surprising way

is more about experimental art and tiny independent presentation rather than oddity
arthouse
vsoff-off-off-Broadway
8.2

Films that are artistic and not made for a large audience

is more experimental, smaller scale, and farther from mainstream theater
off-piste
vsoff-off-off-Broadway
  • UK
8.2

An idea or action that is unusual and not part of normal rules

is even more extreme and specifically distant from mainstream venue norms

Antonyms

75 3.4

The ideas and activities most people accept as normal

Surface Forms

Morphology

off-off-off-Broadway = off-off-Broadway (transparent) = off + off + off + Broadway

Formed by adding 'off' to 'off-off-Broadway' to indicate an additional degree of separation from mainstream Broadway, a meaning easily inferred from the parts.

Etymology

Off-off-off-Broadway comes from adding extra offs to Broadway, where each off means 'away from' the main stage, so three offs show a production that is very small, independent, and experimental.