the footlights
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“Can an actor cross the footlights? I thought, I bet he can.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 15, 2022
It was reemergence eve for other shows that qualify as veritable city landmarks: “Wicked,” “Hamilton” and “Chicago” all marked their first performances since mid-March 2020, when a lethal virus extinguished the footlights.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 15, 2021
With heels stomping and her hair waving, she owns the stage to such a degree that you half expect bank lenders to materialize by the footlights to sign over the deed.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 24, 2021
The theater requires intellectual and emotional commitment on both sides of the footlights, and nothing sparks participation quite like the recognition that comes from seeing oneself in a wider frame.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2017
So they jumped up on the stage, ran over the footlights, and hid under the singing lady’s blue skirts.
From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater
