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theater

[thee-uh-ter, theeuh-] / ˈθi ə tər, ˈθiə- /


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A self-assured, naive young woman joins a dysfunctional theater company in Beryl Bainbridge’s darkly comic novel of mishaps and maturity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Viewers who aren’t reeling from the reveal in their theater seat will have just as much to parse from “The Drama” as those who go in totally blind.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Her unsteady ascent toward womanhood coincides, hysterically, with the theater company’s descent into chaos.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The Fire Department of New York responded to the theater Tuesday evening to “a person who was having trouble breathing,” according to the TMZ.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

“It’s going to be at Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre. They’re decorating the front of it to look like Bagdad and they’re going to perfume the theater with scents of Arabia!”

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu