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- noun Plural form of
theatergoer . - noun Alternative spelling of
theatregoers .
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Examples
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I don't recall theatergoers telling their children that poor little Annie should have stayed in the orphanage because Daddy Warbucks is too rich, too single, and possibly in too much of a midlife crisis to adopt her.
Bonnie Fuller: Madonna's Adoption: Back Off, Big Mouths, She's Not "Stealing" A Baby! 2009
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"theatergoers" in the building, as we had not opened for the day.
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While seasoned theatergoers can perhaps anticipate how the ensuing hijinks unfold, the value of The Body Politic is greater than just its satisfying denouement.
Morgan Pehme: Strip Politics: A Cure for Incivility Morgan Pehme 2011
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The show has taken on a life of its own with no advertising, attracting celebrities like Emma Stone and Justin Timberlake, crusty theatergoers and the "Spring Awakening" generation alike.
Masquerading as 'Macbeth' Marshall Heyman 2011
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Presented in an accessible, dynamic and humorous way, this is an evening that will delight both avid theatergoers and those new to theater alike.
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While seasoned theatergoers can perhaps anticipate how the ensuing hijinks unfold, the value of The Body Politic is greater than just its satisfying denouement.
Morgan Pehme: Strip Politics: A Cure for Incivility Morgan Pehme 2011
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And it was worth it to see the senior citizen in front of me get into the spirt of things and start tossing flowers he was handed across the aisle and up and down the row with abandon, startling other theatergoers and amusing himself and me to no end.
Michael Giltz: Theater: "Hair" Back On Broadway; Hannibal Lecter Sings! Michael Giltz 2011
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Indeed, few American theatergoers are likely even to recognize Mr. Rattigan's name, much less to know that the author of "Separate Tables" and "The Winslow Boy" was one of the 20th century's most popular and successful playwrights.
Terence Rattigan, Forgotten Centenarian Terry Teachout 2011
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And it was worth it to see the senior citizen in front of me get into the spirt of things and start tossing flowers he was handed across the aisle and up and down the row with abandon, startling other theatergoers and amusing himself and me to no end.
Michael Giltz: Theater: "Hair" Back On Broadway; Hannibal Lecter Sings! Michael Giltz 2011
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On the right-hand page, just across the street, an actress puts on makeup as theatergoers approach the Savoy with umbrellas raised against oversized raindrops.
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