as in director
a person who manages a performance (such as a concert or play)
It was the actor's dream to work under the renowned impresario.
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Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live follows the comedy impresario from childhood through to modern-day SNL, exposing fascinating behind-the-scenes stories of one of our most famous television institutions.
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Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2025
Longtime soccer impresario Lee Stern is still on the board at 98.
—Jon Greenberg, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Comedy stars of our age all gathered under the aegis of America’s greatest living impresario, my boss Lorne Michaels.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025
Framed through a week behind the scenes in Studio 8H, the book follows Michaels’s rise from a 12-year-old summer camp impresario to the ruthless editor who takes his seat in a booth under the SNL audience bleachers during dress rehearsals, critiquing and cutting.
—Robert Sullivan, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2025
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Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2025
Longtime soccer impresario Lee Stern is still on the board at 98.
—Jon Greenberg, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Comedy stars of our age all gathered under the aegis of America’s greatest living impresario, my boss Lorne Michaels.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025
Framed through a week behind the scenes in Studio 8H, the book follows Michaels’s rise from a 12-year-old summer camp impresario to the ruthless editor who takes his seat in a booth under the SNL audience bleachers during dress rehearsals, critiquing and cutting.
—Robert Sullivan, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Impresario.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impresario. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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