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Recent Examples of theater-in-the-round
Dining gets a major upgrade with Pride Lands: Feast of the Lion King, a theater-in-the-round restaurant where rousing performances unfold between courses.
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Josh Roberts, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
The restaurant treats dining as theater—guests are seated theater-in-the-round style around the chefs, who work under overhead lighting that acts like a spotlight.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
Catch a theater-in-the-round performance or—for seats less exposed to the weather—try its companion venue, the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.
—Anna Kim, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2024
The main theater, Princess Arena, is a new concept that’s adaptable to different stage styles including theater-in-the-round.
—Fran Golden, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2024
Scutt has reimagined the 1,250-seat August Wilson Theatre as an intimate club—warrens of labyrinthine new corridors and passageways, three new bars, and an auditorium reinvented as a theater-in-the-round.
—Adrienne Miller, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2024
Steppenwolf was spending more than $54 million on its new theater-in-the-round, a 50,000-square-foot expansion including classroom and rehearsal spaces.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2023
The former was a theater-in-the-round in which people were collectively immersed in moving images from around the world.
—Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
Josh Roberts, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
The restaurant treats dining as theater—guests are seated theater-in-the-round style around the chefs, who work under overhead lighting that acts like a spotlight.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
Catch a theater-in-the-round performance or—for seats less exposed to the weather—try its companion venue, the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.
—Anna Kim, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2024
The main theater, Princess Arena, is a new concept that’s adaptable to different stage styles including theater-in-the-round.
—Fran Golden, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2024
Scutt has reimagined the 1,250-seat August Wilson Theatre as an intimate club—warrens of labyrinthine new corridors and passageways, three new bars, and an auditorium reinvented as a theater-in-the-round.
—Adrienne Miller, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2024
Steppenwolf was spending more than $54 million on its new theater-in-the-round, a 50,000-square-foot expansion including classroom and rehearsal spaces.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2023
The former was a theater-in-the-round in which people were collectively immersed in moving images from around the world.
—Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for theater-in-the-round
Noun
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Next door, an empty lot marks where a beloved playhouse stood before flames destroyed it.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2026
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For guests with kids, a cute playhouse can be found out back.—
Damian Fallon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 May 2026
Noun
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On Friday, Bobby Collins of Sturbridge, Massachusetts walked into an assembly of thanks and gratitude in the auditorium he's been cleaning for the past 50 years.—
Paul Burton,
CBS News,
22 May 2026
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They were also joined in the auditorium by Boris Kudrin, who plays their teenage son Seryozha — at one point Mazurov tousled Kudrin’s hair.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
19 May 2026
Noun
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Walking to and from the amphitheater is strictly prohibited, so attendees must ride the tram from the Welcome Center to the Memorial Amphitheater.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
23 May 2026
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The amphitheater’s Morton Salt birthright has creative juices flowing.—
Lisa Gutierrez
May 19,
Kansas City Star,
19 May 2026
Noun
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From Fort Worth to ‘Live from New York’ Culhane started theater in Los Angeles, doing improv bits during high school.—
Ella Gonzales
May 14,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026
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Viva Maude’s first project to hit theaters was the bold adaptation of Hedda in fall 2025, in which Thompson played the titular character.—
Rebecca Ford,
Vanity Fair,
14 May 2026
Noun
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While there are no landmark sights in this area, the neighboring cityscape and gardens add an energy that weary road warriors can appreciate.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 May 2026
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Elsewhere, landscape designer Katsuaki Ogawa will create a new garden with covered walkways, water features, and seasonal plantings inspired by traditional Japanese gardens.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
14 May 2026
Noun
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The 62,500-capacity arena, the third-largest club stadium in English football, is ultimately owned by the Greater London Authority and continues to be propped up by UK taxpayers’ money, with relegation guaranteed to bring a further cost.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Earlier this week, the Pumpkins announced plans for a North American arena tour that’ll spotlight their 1995 double LP Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
20 May 2026
Noun
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Yes to the Indian bride who wanted to borrow an elephant for her grand entrance at a London hotel ballroom.—
Andrea Sachs,
Washington Post,
26 May 2026
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Cole Tomas Allen, 31, charged the security checkpoint at the Washington Hilton hotel and fired a shotgun toward the grand ballroom.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
26 May 2026
Noun
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That start is set to include a 6,000-seat music hall, a boutique hotel, several parking garages with ground-level retail space and nearly 10 acres of green spaces.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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The ever-resourceful Colette took a job as a music hall performer, which inspired her books The Vagabond (1910) and Music-Hall Sidelights (1913).—
René Ostberg,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
7 May 2026
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