off-off-Broadwayn.adj.adv.

Brit.

/ˌɒfɒfˈbrɔːdweɪ/, U.S.

/ˌɔfˌɔfˈbrɔdˌweɪ/,

/ˌɑfˌɑfˈbrɑdˌweɪ/

Forms: also with capital initial(s).

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: off- prefix, off-Broadway n.

Etymology: < off- prefix + off-Broadway n.

Originally U.S.

A. n.

A class of theatres in New York City that mount experimental, non-union, or amateur productions; theatrical productions that are further from the mainstream than those produced off-Broadway; spec. those taking place in informal and unconventional venues.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > a theatre > [noun] > other types of theatre > collectively

broadway1881

west end1882

small1886

off-Broadway1953

off-off-Broadway1957

off-off-off Broadway1966

Off-Off1975

1957 N.Y. Times 5 May ii. 3/2 One steady observer of off Broadway drama suggested that what was needed was off-off Broadway.

1972 M. Valgemae Accelerated Grimace p. xii Much of what is happening in the American theatre of today—in the lofts and churches and coffee houses of off-off-Broadway—is firmly rooted in the expressionist tradition.

1990 L.A. Style Mar. 124/1 I was in the thrall of off-off-Broadway in the mind-altering '60s.

2002 Colgate Scene (Colgate Univ.) Jan. 9/3 Jonny McGovern, a gay performer whose one-man show Dirty Stuff rocked off-off-Broadway.

B. adj. (and adv.)

Of, relating to, or designating this kind of theatrical production or venue. Also as adv.In quot. 1958 with reference to a cinema.

ΚΠ

1958 N.Y. Times 24 Aug. ii. 1/8 Those who would see it now will have to go looking for it in the off-off Broadway theatres.

1967 Sat. Rev. (U.S.) 10 June 20 These off-off Broadway playwrights are emerging in a period when no producer can expect to present their unconventional works except at a financial loss.

1973 Guardian 1 Mar. 20/3 Pierre..produces an off off-Broadway version of Peter Pan where all the characters are played by actors over sixty.

1989 N.Y. Woman Oct. 53/2 Lynne turned the MTC from a conventional Off-Off-Broadway venue into a theater prepared to take risks.

1991 A. Beattie Installation in What was Mine (1991) 85 Trust me on this: it works, without seeming like some artsy lighting you'd see in some Off Off Broadway play.

2002 Record (Bergen County, New Jersey) (Electronic ed.) 7 June Her provocative one-woman stage show that debuted off-off-Broadway in 1996.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	off-off-broadway
释义	off-off-Broadwayn.adj.adv. Brit. /ˌɒfɒfˈbrɔːdweɪ/, U.S. /ˌɔfˌɔfˈbrɔdˌweɪ/, /ˌɑfˌɑfˈbrɑdˌweɪ/ Forms: also with capital initial(s). Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: off- prefix, off-Broadway n. Etymology: < off- prefix + off-Broadway n. Originally U.S. A. n. A class of theatres in New York City that mount experimental, non-union, or amateur productions; theatrical productions that are further from the mainstream than those produced off-Broadway; spec. those taking place in informal and unconventional venues. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > a theatre > [noun] > other types of theatre > collectively broadway1881 west end1882 small1886 off-Broadway1953 off-off-Broadway1957 off-off-off Broadway1966 Off-Off1975 1957 N.Y. Times 5 May ii. 3/2 One steady observer of off Broadway drama suggested that what was needed was off-off Broadway. 1972 M. Valgemae Accelerated Grimace p. xii Much of what is happening in the American theatre of today—in the lofts and churches and coffee houses of off-off-Broadway—is firmly rooted in the expressionist tradition. 1990 L.A. Style Mar. 124/1 I was in the thrall of off-off-Broadway in the mind-altering '60s. 2002 Colgate Scene (Colgate Univ.) Jan. 9/3 Jonny McGovern, a gay performer whose one-man show Dirty Stuff rocked off-off-Broadway. B. adj. (and adv.) Of, relating to, or designating this kind of theatrical production or venue. Also as adv.In quot. 1958 with reference to a cinema. ΚΠ 1958 N.Y. Times 24 Aug. ii. 1/8 Those who would see it now will have to go looking for it in the off-off Broadway theatres. 1967 Sat. Rev. (U.S.) 10 June 20 These off-off Broadway playwrights are emerging in a period when no producer can expect to present their unconventional works except at a financial loss. 1973 Guardian 1 Mar. 20/3 Pierre..produces an off off-Broadway version of Peter Pan where all the characters are played by actors over sixty. 1989 N.Y. Woman Oct. 53/2 Lynne turned the MTC from a conventional Off-Off-Broadway venue into a theater prepared to take risks. 1991 A. Beattie Installation in What was Mine (1991) 85 Trust me on this: it works, without seeming like some artsy lighting you'd see in some Off Off Broadway play. 2002 Record (Bergen County, New Jersey) (Electronic ed.) 7 June Her provocative one-woman stage show that debuted off-off-Broadway in 1996. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.adv.1957
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