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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Warren, meanwhile, has not tread the boards since her Tony-winning turn in Tina: The Tina Turner Musical from 2019 to 2021. —

Vogue, 16 June 2024 The reality personality will tread the boards in New York City through March 24 Ariana Madix is officially a Broadway baby! —

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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