artistic director

noun

1. a person who is responsible for the administration of a theater or ballet company, opera house, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of artistic director¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

The other standout musical performances came in the Broadway revivals of “Floyd Collins” and “Ragtime,” both at Lincoln Center Theater—the former the last production under the longtime artistic director André Bishop; the latter the first from the company’s new leader, Lear DeBessonet.

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Mr Spacey was artistic director of the Old Vic between 2004 and 2013.

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The production, directed by La Jolla Playhouse outgoing artistic director Christopher Ashley, makes musical comedy seem like the crudest of art forms.

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Jessica Stone, who was nominated for her direction of the Broadway musicals ‘Kimberly Akimbo’ and ‘Water for Elephants,’ was appointed to succeed Christopher Ashley as the next artistic director of La Jolla Playhouse.

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Stone is not the first woman artistic director in La Jolla Playhouse’s history.

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