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Off-Broadway play plays or musical theatermusicals are performed in New York City in smaller theatres than Broadway theatreBroadway, but larger than Off-Off-Broadway, productions.Off-Broadway theatres (venues) are those with 100 to 499 seats. The classification of theatres is governed by language in Actors' Equity AssociationActors' Equity contracts, rather than by whether the theatre has a Broadway address.Generally the productions housed in Off-Broadway theatres are less expensive, less publicized, less well-known and feature less-famous performers. The smaller scale often allows more experimental, challenging work to be presented. Many groups which produce Off-Broadway shows are non-profit rather than commercial producers, meaning they can more easily afford to take chances on plays which might not be commercial hits; however, they still have to ensure enough interest in their plays to have a large enough subscriber base to keep them financially sound. Some commercial productions have found a profitable niche in Off-Broadway venues which allows long runs in their original theatres.It is not uncommon for shows staged successfully Off-Broadway to later have a run on Broadway —for instance, the musicals ''Avenue Q'', ''Rent (musical)Rent'', ''Hair (musical)Hair'', and ''Little Shop of Horrors'' and the plays ''Doubt'' and ''I Am My Own Wife'' were initially shown in New York Off-Broadway. However, some productions may run successfully for several years in Off-Broadway venues: Stomp, Blue Man Group, Perfect Crime, Naked Boys Singing.
Notable Off-Broadway Theatre Companies and Venues - Playwrights Horizons New York Theatre Workshop The Public Theater Manhattan Theatre Club Dodger Stages Barrow Street Theatre Actor's Playhouse Soho Playhouse Minetta Lane Theatre Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre
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Websites
Broadway On The Net
Revciews, Calendar Listings, Celebrity Interviews and Features on Broadway Theater, Off Broadway, Cabaret, Entertainment, Art, Cinema, Television, Night Life, The Arts and More.
http://www.broadwayonthenet.com/
The Off Off Broadway Review
Listings and reviews of off-off-Broadway shows.
http://www.oobr.com/
Off Broadway Online
Information about over 200 theatre companies in New York City, searchable by 21 genres, 16 neighborhoods, name, and date of performance.
http://offbroadwayonline.com
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