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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Featured here will be new work by Knight, a legendary conceptual artist; a new choreography by Rawls; and a stage play by Weinraub produced in collaboration with New Theater Hollywood. —

Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 28 Jan. 2025 This is an adaptation of August Wilson’s Broadway stage play, which also starred Samuel L. Jackson. —

Erik Kain, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024 Popular on Variety The screenplay was penned by Winnie Holzman, Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox, based on the musical stage play with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by Winnie Holzman, from the novel by Gregory Maguire. —

Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 4 Dec. 2024 John Chu’s film adaptation of the stage play lives up to everything that came before, perfectly capturing the magic of the Broadway musical while deepening and enriching the story in a new medium. —

Erik Kain, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for stage play