How to Use theatergoer in a Sentence

theatergoer

noun
Definition of theatergoernext
  • Two of the cases before the court concerned the violation of the right to be a theatergoer.
    — Amy Dru Stanley, Slate Magazine, 21 Dec. 2017
  • Lifshitz says all theatergoers should relate to at least one of the characters in the show.
    — Randall P. Lieberman, Jewish Journal, 13 July 2017
  • London, New York, and Paris drew up to 18 million theatergoers a year.
    — Sharon Marcus, Vox, 26 June 2019
  • But savvy theatergoers will notice that the stage lighting never changes, as would have been the case in Shakespeare’s day.
    — Matthew J. Palm, OrlandoSentinel.com, 8 Mar. 2018
  • Theatergoers in the first two rows could hear the humorous asides better.
    — Dewayne Bevil, OrlandoSentinel.com, 20 May 2017
  • After the show theatergoers line up to tell him about their fathers or their children.
    — Belinda Luscombe, Time, 8 Aug. 2019
  • Actors will use the jury box and an aisle in the audience to help immerse theatergoers in the drama.
    — Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 2 Aug. 2019
  • Orange County theatergoers finally have the chance to see what all the fuss was about.
    — Tom Titus, latimes.com, 10 May 2018
  • The show begins with players and theatergoers alike assembled in the same open space.
    — Ben Brantley, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2018
  • The Fringe seeks to address every type of theatergoer, from those itching to be back in person to those who are still skittish.
    — Rohan Preston, Star Tribune, 1 Aug. 2021
  • For Dennis Babcock, a regular Broadway theatergoer from Boston who came in for the event, the food wasn’t the draw per se.
    — Charles Passy, WSJ, 22 Jan. 2020
  • The average American theatergoer has likely seen or at least heard of the work of these men.
    — NBC News, 3 June 2020
  • And for San Diego theatergoers, there’s plenty to recognize on both lists this year.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2019
  • For some theatergoers, the chief charm of off-Broadway is that its tickets often sell at a fraction of Broadway prices.
    — Ward Morehouse Iii, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Mar. 2018
  • Johnson refers to a letter sent by a theatergoer that praised the company.
    — Melanie Savage, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Not to mention: The idea of theatergoers throwing down their newspapers and sprinting to the box office?
    — Nancy Coleman, New York Times, 21 June 2019
  • Audra McDonald has a few words for a theatergoer who took a photo of her naked on a Broadway stage.
    — Alexia Fernandez, PEOPLE.com, 22 July 2019
  • The better news is that theatergoers won’t have to pack their bags just yet; productions will stay in the Marx Theatre for the foreseeable future.
    — David Lyman, Cincinnati.com, 27 Feb. 2018
  • To which the Broadway-loving theatergoer can only say: Welcome back, Sutton — and don’t stay away so long next time.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 4 May 2021
  • In May, the 73-year-old actress scolded a theatergoer for not properly wearing a face mask.
    — Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2022
  • Now, Morton has opened Stolp Island Social in that exact spot, to fill the need of theatergoers and the community.
    — Grace Wong, chicagotribune.com, 30 Nov. 2019
  • Residents will use a right-turn-in, right-turn-out garage door on Euclid Avenue, and theatergoers will use a two-way entry on the building's 17th Street side.
    — Steven Litt, cleveland.com, 11 June 2017
  • What emerges from the book is that Fraver has been a devoted theatergoer and theater-lover his whole life, and is especially to Stephen Sondheim’s work.
    — Toby Zinman, Philly.com, 28 June 2018
  • Jessica Hoehn, whom theatergoers know from her onstage acting work, is the new producer of the Kids Fringe.
    — Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 29 Oct. 2019
  • Later on, the theatergoers become something like a live studio audience for a TV show, as the hype man riles up the theater patrons.
    — Chloe Schama, Vogue, 7 Dec. 2018
  • Adam Pascal has left many a theatergoer reaching for a tissue.
    — Matthew J. Palm, OrlandoSentinel.com, 22 Apr. 2018
  • The new pitched seating in the theater is one of the most significant changes — an upgrade that should help theatergoers during shows, Terson said.
    — Phil Rockrohr, chicagotribune.com, 25 June 2018
  • His father was a Wall Street stockbroker, and his mother was an avid theatergoer.
    — Nelson Pressley | The Washington Post, oregonlive.com, 31 July 2019
  • And all this helps with the positivity and overall enthusiasm from all the theatergoers.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Mar. 2023
  • Decades of theatergoers have found personal connections to the story.
    — Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Mar. 2023

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