stagecraft
noun
stage·craft
ˈstāj-ˌkraft 
: the effective management of theatrical devices or techniques
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The original Broadway production won six Tony Awards, including best play and the show has been particularly renowned for its stagecraft and special effects.
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Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Oct. 2024
Or is that pure stagecraft and showbiz razzle-dazzle?
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2024
But his vocally and instrumentally impressive performance easily pushed gossip aside to turn the spotlight back to his music and stagecraft – at least for a while.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
The goal is to use modern stagecraft and TV production tricks to introduce their ticket to a public that doesn't follow the campaign as closely as political obsessives do.
—Hans Nichols, Axios, 13 Aug. 2024
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Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Oct. 2024
Or is that pure stagecraft and showbiz razzle-dazzle?
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2024
But his vocally and instrumentally impressive performance easily pushed gossip aside to turn the spotlight back to his music and stagecraft – at least for a while.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
The goal is to use modern stagecraft and TV production tricks to introduce their ticket to a public that doesn't follow the campaign as closely as political obsessives do.
—Hans Nichols, Axios, 13 Aug. 2024
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“Stagecraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stagecraft. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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