spectacle
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“The Importance of Being Ernest” and “Alice’s Adventures Underground,” in 2011 and 2016 respectively, proved each funnier and more outrageous musical spectacle than the last.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
South Korean megastars BTS will reunite Saturday for their first show in nearly four years, taking over central Seoul for a massive livestreamed K-pop spectacle expected to draw over 260,000 fans.
From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026
Even a Q&A afterward provided few particulars regarding what fans can expect to see from the artists or spectacle.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026
Parr preferred the audience to the spectacle from the very start.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
No one would suspect her of cheating, because who in her right mind would make such a spectacle of herself if she intended to cheat?
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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