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theatrical producer

theatrical producer

1 5.1
A person who pays for and manages a play or musical
  • noun
  • /θiˈætrɪkəl prəˈduːsər/
translation icon : productor teatral
  • There are, in general, two types of theatrical producers.

Examples

  • The theatrical producer funded a new musical that opened to rave reviews.

  • My father was a theatrical producer.

    Rosemary's Baby (1968)

  • I became a full-time theatrical producer in 1997.

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  • As a successful theatrical producer, she worked on several award-winning plays.

  • He decided to become a theatrical producer after watching his first Broadway show.

Synonyms

producer
vstheatrical producer
748 3.1

A person who gets money and manages making a film or show

focuses only on live stage productions such as plays and musicals

How Influential

theatrical producer
1 5.1
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  • Informal
30 6.7

Surface Forms

theatrical producer singular
theatrical producers plural

Morphology

theatrical + producer

The compound is transparently compositional: 'theatrical' (related to theatre) modifies 'producer' (person who finances/supervises a production), so the phrase denotes a producer of theatrical works. This adjective+noun pattern is a basic, cross-linguistic composition that a B1 learner who knows the two words will readily understand.

Etymology

Theatrical producer The name comes from the simple idea of someone who produces a play by bringing together money, people, and the stage to 'make the show happen'. That's why a theatrical producer today is the person who pays for, organizes, and leads a performance.