title role

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Safdie said the 29-year-old Franco-American actor was tailor-made for the title role and wholly committed to the project from the get-go.

From Barron's

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.

From The Wall Street Journal

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