one-woman
adjective
: done, performed, or controlled by one woman
a one-woman job/show/play/business
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Lindsey Alley, a brassy theatre kid from Florida, had struggled to find roles, eventually pouring her frustration into a witty one-woman show.
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Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Lockwood’s newest work, the largely autobiographical Will There Ever Be Another You, takes this one-woman variety show to new heights.
—Eric Olson
september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
Smart underwent knee surgery four days later — the same day she was set to open her grand return to Broadway in the one-woman show Call Me Izzy, forcing her to announce a temporary leave.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
The closest comparison might be to show tunes—but for a one-woman play that’s gone 19 years without a curtain call.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
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Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Lockwood’s newest work, the largely autobiographical Will There Ever Be Another You, takes this one-woman variety show to new heights.
—Eric Olson
september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
Smart underwent knee surgery four days later — the same day she was set to open her grand return to Broadway in the one-woman show Call Me Izzy, forcing her to announce a temporary leave.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
The closest comparison might be to show tunes—but for a one-woman play that’s gone 19 years without a curtain call.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
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“One-woman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-woman. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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