title role
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NBC’s interest led to his casting in the title role in Universal Pictures’ “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century,” starring alongside Erin Gray as Col.
From Los Angeles Times
So it was reasonable to expect that his “Tartuffe,” at New York Theatre Workshop and featuring Matthew Broderick in the title role, might take bold and interesting liberties with Molière’s 1664 play.
Jennifer, you play the title role in “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” a story set in Argentina during a military dictatorship.
From Los Angeles Times
Erivo received praise for two other high-risk, high-profile ventures: hosting the Tony Awards and playing the title role in the Hollywood Bowl staging of “Jesus Christ Superstar.”
From Los Angeles Times
In the title role, here not a Greek king but a politician seeking election, Mr. Strong was so forceful you could practically hear the stage groaning with each step he took.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
