tread the boards
idiom
old-fashioned
: to perform on a stage as an actor
It's been many years since he first trod the boards on Broadway.
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The reality personality will tread the boards in New York City through March 24
Ariana Madix is officially a Broadway baby!
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Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 30 Jan. 2024
My last chance to tread the boards had fizzled, the footlights shut down, and why not?
—Cynthia Ozick, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2022
James McAvoy will tread the boards in Brooklyn.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 29 Oct. 2021
The Grammy-winning country superstar will tread the boards again this fall, stepping into the lead role of Jenna in Sara Bareilles' acclaimed musical, Waitress.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 23 Sep. 2021
Jane Pauley looks at when theatrical productions will once again tread the boards.
—CBS News, 17 Sep. 2020
Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 30 Jan. 2024
My last chance to tread the boards had fizzled, the footlights shut down, and why not?
—Cynthia Ozick, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2022
James McAvoy will tread the boards in Brooklyn.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 29 Oct. 2021
The Grammy-winning country superstar will tread the boards again this fall, stepping into the lead role of Jenna in Sara Bareilles' acclaimed musical, Waitress.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 23 Sep. 2021
Jane Pauley looks at when theatrical productions will once again tread the boards.
—CBS News, 17 Sep. 2020
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