Off Broadway Theater Guide

What is Off-Broadway?

Off-Broadway is known as the birthplace for many now-famous plays and musicals such as the world's longest running musical, The Fantasticks, and the popular Avenue Q. Off-Broadway also boasts several long-running and famous interactive shows such as Blue Man Group and Stomp.

Many of the Off-Broadway theaters are smaller, more intimate, less expensive, and located in diverse neighborhoods where culture abounds in the form of great local restaurants and shops.

Off-Broadway Tidbits

Did You Know?

• Of the last nine Pulitzer Prize winning plays, eight got their start Off-Broadway: Rent, Proof, Three Tall Women, How I Learned to Drive, Wit, The Young Man from Atlanta, Topdog/Underdog, and Dinner with Friends!
• Many famous musicals were first presented Off-Broadway such as A Chorus Line, Ain't Misbehavin', Hair, Little Shop of Horrors, and The Fantasticks.
• Cherry Lane is New York City's oldest, continuously running Off-Broadway theater - featuring American drama for over 80 years!

Who Will It Be?

Some of the best in New York entertainment is happening Off-Broadway. And who knows what the next successful long-running big hit will be... could it be Altar Boyz? Who knows - maybe someday you'll look back and say, "WOW, I saw them Off-Broadway!"