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

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

The in-between bits, not quite destined for center stage but no less useful for it.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

And when Ellis rose up, his long legs made a clean triangle, then he snapped his legs together and spun one, two, three times, then did a mashed-potato slide off center stage.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia