Off-Broadway

For the American rock band, see Off Broadway USA. For the 1982 play by Norman Krasna, see Off Broadway (play).

Night scene of a theatre entrance.
New World Stages, an off-Broadway theatre complex in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan

An off-Broadway theatre is any professional theatre venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, inclusive. These theatres are smaller than Broadway theatres, but larger than off-off-Broadway theatres, which seat fewer than 100.

An "off-Broadway production" is a production of a play, musical, or revue that appears in such a venue and adheres to related trade union and other contracts.[1] Some shows that premiere off-Broadway are subsequently produced on Broadway.[2]

  1. ^ League of Off-Broadway Theatres and Producers Inc. and The Association of Theatrical Press Agents and Managers. "Off-Broadway Minimum Basic Agreement" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2007.
  2. ^ Seymour, Lee. "Off-Broadway Theater Isn't Dying - It's Evolving. And It's More Profitable Than Ever". Forbes. Retrieved August 20, 2018.