theater-in-the-round

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Recent Examples of theater-in-the-round Catch a theater-in-the-round performance or—for seats less exposed to the weather—try its companion venue, the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. Anna Kim, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2024 The main theater, Princess Arena, is a new concept that’s adaptable to different stage styles including theater-in-the-round. Fran Golden, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2024 Scutt has reimagined the 1,250-seat August Wilson Theatre as an intimate club—warrens of labyrinthine new corridors and passageways, three new bars, and an auditorium reinvented as a theater-in-the-round. Adrienne Miller, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2024 This theater-in-the-round entertainment venue will offer performances and show effects spread throughout the room. Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2023 Steppenwolf was spending more than $54 million on its new theater-in-the-round, a 50,000-square-foot expansion including classroom and rehearsal spaces. Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2023 The former was a theater-in-the-round in which people were collectively immersed in moving images from around the world. Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for theater-in-the-round
Noun
  • The set includes the full family playhouse and JJ, along with his entire family (Mom, Dad, Grandma, Grandpa, siblings TomTom and YoYo, and Bingo).
    Chaunie Brusie, Parents, 20 May 2025
  • The home boasts a heated saltwater pool with a spill-over spa, a spacious covered lanai with a grilling station and an oversized, fenced yard with a playhouse and outdoor shower.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Approximately 300 people attended the dedication ceremony, which took place in the auditorium and spilled out into a full overflow room.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2025
  • Warm, enthusiastic applause rolled over the auditorium in waves as the film credits rolled, and the Dardennes embraced their co-stars.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • The campground is near the site for night sky viewing and the telescope site, as well as the amphitheater.
    Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 21 May 2025
  • The 80-foot waterfall tumbles over a striking red rock amphitheater, creating an impressive scene.
    Jennifer Broome, Denver Post, 20 May 2025
Noun
  • Volta gave demonstrations to scientific institutes across Europe with esteemed attendees, including Napoleon Bonaparte, and entertained audiences in theaters with electric devices.
    Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 26 May 2025
  • Ellie and Jesse burst through the theater doors, and bam!
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 26 May 2025
Noun
  • The resort team has planted only native flora on the premises and is working on a larger replanting effort, creating a wild garden near Asaya Spa.
    Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2025
  • The makeover, budgeted for $42 million including $35 million for construction, also includes an amphitheater, a butterfly garden, six tennis courts, a children’s playground, a dog park, a boardwalk, covered pavilions, outdoor workout equipment, and an amphitheater.
    Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • This summer, Dorothy and Toto are going to skip down the Yellow Brick Road in the same cutting-edge Las Vegas arena that’s hosted everything from Phish and Backstreet Boys concerts to MMA fights.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 28 May 2025
  • Decades of academic research have consistently found that stadiums and arenas are not major drivers of economic development.
    Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • Photo : Lucas Parodi/Spearhead Media A double-height ballroom and theater includes an elevated stage.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 20 May 2025
  • Heather has over four decades of dance experience across many disciplines including jazz, ballet, modern, ballroom, country partner, and line dancing with a B.A. in modern dance choreography from UCLA.
    Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2025
Noun
  • The music hall performer Belle Elmore was dismissed by the press as a vulgar shrew.
    Jennifer Wright, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Plowright had only recently arrived at London’s avant-garde and left-wing Royal Court Theatre when she was cast as Sir Laurence’s daughter in Osborne’s The Entertainer, the story of an aging music hall performer struggling to maintain some sort of dignity in his waning days.
    Stephen Galloway, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019

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