as in theater
a building or part of a building where movies are shown
they're renovating the old playhouse and adding extra screens
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Massanutten Resort, Virginia Climb to the top of Massanutten Resort's towering playhouse for a good overview of all the water cannons and waterfalls, as well as the giant tipping bucket.
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 18 Feb. 2026
In September, playhouse officials announced that David Ellenstein, who had been its artistic director since 2023, would retire from his post, saying at the time that the venue planned to pursue a different artistic direction.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 4 Feb. 2026
The town of Bay Harbor, which has a population of about 6,000, sits some 18 miles northeast of the playhouse and the city of Miami’s Coconut Grove neighborhood.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
Bill Hanney, owner and producer of Theater By The Sea, announced four shows coming to the Wakefield playhouse, according to a press release by the theater.
—Rin Velasco, The Providence Journal, 10 Jan. 2026
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 18 Feb. 2026
In September, playhouse officials announced that David Ellenstein, who had been its artistic director since 2023, would retire from his post, saying at the time that the venue planned to pursue a different artistic direction.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 4 Feb. 2026
The town of Bay Harbor, which has a population of about 6,000, sits some 18 miles northeast of the playhouse and the city of Miami’s Coconut Grove neighborhood.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
Bill Hanney, owner and producer of Theater By The Sea, announced four shows coming to the Wakefield playhouse, according to a press release by the theater.
—Rin Velasco, The Providence Journal, 10 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for playhouse
theater
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Others believe the context clues of a show happening in a theater should make that clear enough.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2026
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There’s an almost-friendship-ending rift over husbands (Brent Thiessen is Cee Cee’s, a cool-guy theater director; Ben Jacoby is Bertie’s, a rich jerk) that feels deeply dated and, in the context of the women’s tell-each-other-everything friendship, just plain weird.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Playhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playhouse. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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