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theatricalize

[thee-a-tri-kuh-lahyz] / θiˈæ trɪ kəˌlaɪz /


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Instead of trying to theatricalize its story through finding playable action, The Inheritance tries to solve the problem of adapting a literary work through emphasizing its literariness.

From Slate ● Dec. 12, 2019

Unlike in, say, “Stuffed,” in which the comedian Lisa Lampanelli looked at her body issues, there are no attempts to theatricalize the production.

From New York Times ● Jul. 29, 2018

I did everything I could to theatricalize him in the extreme.

From The New Yorker ● Mar. 29, 2016

Preserving the integrity of the drama, the way it attempts to theatricalize the autistic way of processing the world, was the priority, and Elliott and her team were richly rewarded for not compromising their plan.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2015

There are some realities you cannot theatricalize when you translate the reality to lingua franca, which is what English is for the movies.

From New York Times ● Feb. 20, 2012

It’s an inspiring story of a gifted athlete’s heroics on and off the court, but the summary nature of so much material sometimes lends the impression of a theatricalized book report.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2023

Even though Gardiner has theatricalized the typically sparse musical with more ambitious design elements and stagecraft, Smith’s storytelling and vocals still carry the show.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 7, 2022

At the California Science Center, the exhibition design for these gilded wood sculptures and assorted implements of daily life is overly theatricalized.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 2018

A fearsomely talented guitarist with dreams of pop domination — or so her highly theatricalized live performances in recent years have suggested — St. Vincent is never less than memorable in concert.

From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2017

“Literature that is lifelike in essence, moral without being hypocritical, dramatic without being theatricalized, inspiring without being preachy.”

From In the Heart of a Fool by William Allen White

That sentence was so clear and so moving, and I started thinking about theatricalizing the idea that one person can literally be your whole world.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2025


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