stage play
noun
: a play that is written to be performed on a stage
She's currently adapting a stage play for the big screen.
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The film is based on the stage play with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, the book by Holzman, and the novel by Gregory Maguire.
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Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 19 Feb. 2025
Porter’s novel was named a Sunday Times ‘Top 100 Novel of the Twenty-first Century’ and it was also adapted into a stage play that opened in Dublin in March 2018, and then toured to New York, Galway and London.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2025
Local media has reported that the actress was attempting to return to the entertainment industry in small-budget projects and a stage play.
—Jin Yu Young, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Featured here will be new work by Knight, a legendary conceptual artist; a new choreography by Rawls; and a stage play by Weinraub produced in collaboration with New Theater Hollywood.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 28 Jan. 2025
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Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 19 Feb. 2025
Porter’s novel was named a Sunday Times ‘Top 100 Novel of the Twenty-first Century’ and it was also adapted into a stage play that opened in Dublin in March 2018, and then toured to New York, Galway and London.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2025
Local media has reported that the actress was attempting to return to the entertainment industry in small-budget projects and a stage play.
—Jin Yu Young, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Featured here will be new work by Knight, a legendary conceptual artist; a new choreography by Rawls; and a stage play by Weinraub produced in collaboration with New Theater Hollywood.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 28 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stage play
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“Stage play.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stage%20play. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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