one-man show

1. Also, one-man band. A person who does or manages just about everything, as in This department is a one-man show—the chairman runs it all, or John conducts the interviews, writes the articles, solicits ads, deals with the printer—he's a one-man band. This idiom alludes to the actor or artist responsible for the entire performance or exhibit, or the musician who plays every instrument in the group. [First half of 1900s]

Example Sentences

Rhys returned to Wales for his national tour playing Richard Burton in a one-man show that began on 17 November in Mwldan, Cardigan, and concludes in Pontrhydyfen.

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But it is not just a one-man show.

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He will mark the second anniversary of his residency at North Hollywood’s El Portal Theatre Sunday by performing his one-man show “Unassisted Living.”

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With Khalil Mack on injured reserve, the Chargers were boasting a one-man show on the edge — Tuli Tuipulotu leading the team in pressures with 27.

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The one-man show, Playing Burton, looks at Burton's beginnings in south Wales to his rise as one of the greatest performers of his generation.

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