off-off-off Broadway
/ˌɒfɒfɒfˈbrɔːdweɪ/originally US
adjective
Of, relating to, or designating theatrical productions and venues far removed from traditional Broadway and regarded as even more experimental, avant-garde, or uncommercial than off-Broadway or off-off-Broadway.
- Unlike the terms Broadway, off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway which are contractually defined by the Actors' Equity Association with regard to New York theatrical productions, off-off-off Broadway (and the further reduplicated variants) has no such formal meaning and as such is used simply to describe a theatre, performer, or production perceived as being a long way from the mainstream..
noun
Theatrical productions and venues of this type.
adverb
Far removed from traditional Broadway; in off-off-off Broadway productions or venues.
Origin
1950s. From off- + off-off-Broadway.