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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In 2015, Perry came into conflict with the live theatrical performance labor union Actors’ Equity by not signing a contract with them for his stage play Madea on the Run and instead casting non-union actors.
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Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2025
The memorable production of Jaws has become infamous over the decades, with it being recounted in books and even adapted into a stage play.
—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 20 June 2025
Screeching and yelling, jilted lovers, and generational disappointment flood into a finale as theatrical as a Broadway stage play despite affecting performances, wrapping up too rashly to consider how all of what just went down is about to deeply traumatize the young I-Jing for life.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 May 2025
By that point, tickets for her Harry Potter and the Cursed Child stage play were selling steadily on Broadway, in London’s West End and five other locations around the world—grossing more than $1 billion since its premiere in 2016, of which Rowling shares in the profits.
—Matt Craig, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
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Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2025
The memorable production of Jaws has become infamous over the decades, with it being recounted in books and even adapted into a stage play.
—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 20 June 2025
Screeching and yelling, jilted lovers, and generational disappointment flood into a finale as theatrical as a Broadway stage play despite affecting performances, wrapping up too rashly to consider how all of what just went down is about to deeply traumatize the young I-Jing for life.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 May 2025
By that point, tickets for her Harry Potter and the Cursed Child stage play were selling steadily on Broadway, in London’s West End and five other locations around the world—grossing more than $1 billion since its premiere in 2016, of which Rowling shares in the profits.
—Matt Craig, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
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“Stage play.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stage%20play. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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