center stage
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Bradley takes center stage in Maureen Footer’s “Feel the Floor,” a welcome contribution to theatrical dance history.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
Wildfire and insurance — issues amped by climate change — along with the price of gas, took center stage at the California governor’s debate on Tuesday night.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
The in-between bits, not quite destined for center stage but no less useful for it.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026
Those twists put James right back where he’d spent the previous two decades: center stage, with the hopes of a franchise resting on his shoulders.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
At a memorial service in Carnegie Hall, attended by two thousand admirers, a silent piano stood at center stage, flanked by flowers.
From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman
