troupe

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Next up for the troupe is the musical Coraline (May 6-June 20, 2009), featuring music and lyrics by Stephin Merritt and a book by David Greenspan based on the novel by Neil Gaiman.

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  1. noun A company or group, especially of touring actors, singers, or dancers. See Synonyms at band2.
  2. intransitive verb To tour with a theatrical company.

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  • "I'm a ruddy troopship Indeed you are," Chadress agreed, "and the troupe is assembling." —  The Ship Who Sang
  • "Nicholas Nickleby" the troupe was to be renamed the Royal Dickens Company. —  Brandon Sun Online - Top Stories
  • The Alliance Theatre partners with Chicago's famed improv troupe, the Second City, to spend a night finding humor in Atlanta life in the world premiere —  Creative Loafing Atlanta Feed
  • Decent as a dance troupe, the girls didn't annoy me, the rap wasn't terrible, and the vocals were good. —  Megatokyo Comics
  • When dancers in his troupe are sent on reserve duty, they go and serve in the occupation army. —  Upping the Anti - A Journal of Theory and Action
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. French, troop; see troop.

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  1. from French troupe, a troop, a company: see troop.
 

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