Let's be clear from the jump, these are eight favorite off-Broadway shows not the best. While it's managable to see everything on Broadway each year, seeing every off-Broadway play and musical would be...a lot. And without seeing everything, how can you say what the best is?! So here's a look at some great off-B'way shows from this year.

A Life (Playwrights Horizons)

Bright Colors and Bold Patterns (Barrow Street Theatre)

Homos, Or Everyone In America (Labyrinth Theater Company)

Photo by Monique Carboni

Ride the Cyclone (MCC Theater)

Sense and Sensibility (Bedlam)

Sweet Charity (The New Group)

The Robber Bridegroom (Roundabout Theatre Company)

Turn Me Loose (Westside Theatre)

Photo by Monique Carboni