the footlights
Example Sentences
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Wade, the cast and the audience at L.A.’s Fountain Theatre discussed the ruling across the footlights, right in the middle of a live show.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2022
With heels stomping and her hair waving, she owns the stage to such a degree that you half expect bank lenders to materialize by the footlights to sign over the deed.
From Washington Times • Mar. 24, 2021
Director Jessica Stone’s production coolly leans into the footlights and casts a slightly malevolent tone as the troupe ambles onto the stage and promises to show us a seamy reflection of ourselves.
From Washington Post • Mar. 6, 2019
“Mossie! Mossie!,” he cried out to the director in the darkened orchestra, stepping into the footlights.
From New York Times • Apr. 13, 2018
“Soon we shall see all the footlights blazing!”
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
