trod the boards
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He discusses greats Spencer Tracy, Peter O’Toole, Richard Burton and several theater actors he trod the boards with and also describes “Her” star Scarlett Johansson as “divine, funny, smart, wonderful” and “delightful.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2021
The 51-year-old runway veteran trod the boards of Lanvin’s flower-themed collection Sunday to screams from guests in a dramatic black cloak.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 3, 2021
Peter O’Toole, as incandescent an actor as ever trod the boards, holds the distinction for being the performer who has been nominated more times for an Academy Award than anyone else, without winning: eight.
From Forbes • Oct. 14, 2014
Under Fairweather's guidance, Hancock regularly trod the boards at Bournemouth's Theatre Royal and the Boscombe Hippodrome before getting his big break in BBC radio after World War II.
From BBC • May 25, 2013
It is palpable to every one that he has often trod the boards, and the pathos he throws into his performance astonishes the audience.
From The Haunted Chamber A Novel by Duchess
