theatricalize

Instead of trying to theatricalize its story through finding playable action, The Inheritance tries to solve the problem of adapting a literary work through emphasizing its literariness.

From Slate ● Dec. 12, 2019

And not only to vote but also to theatricalize their public commitment to voting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2018

And he was so funny that I did not have to theatricalize my laughter.

From The New Yorker ● Jun. 1, 2015

“It presents itself as almost the impossible task: to theatricalize a sprawling and unruly wilderness,” said Joe Tantalo, who is directing.

From New York Times ● Oct. 2, 2014

There are some realities you cannot theatricalize when you translate the reality to lingua franca, which is what English is for the movies.

From New York Times ● Feb. 20, 2012

Even though Gardiner has theatricalized the typically sparse musical with more ambitious design elements and stagecraft, Smith’s storytelling and vocals still carry the show.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 7, 2022

At the California Science Center, the exhibition design for these gilded wood sculptures and assorted implements of daily life is overly theatricalized.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 2018

Cipher Singer-composer Samita Sinha explores a variety of sonic landscapes in this theatricalized work.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2015

Though symphonic music and opera were integral parts of the early history of City Center, performances by two classical musicians seemed slightly off center and off balance in this highly theatricalized evening.

From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2011

“Literature that is lifelike in essence, moral without being hypocritical, dramatic without being theatricalized, inspiring without being preachy.”

From In the Heart of a Fool by William Allen White

That sentence was so clear and so moving, and I started thinking about theatricalizing the idea that one person can literally be your whole world.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2025