road company
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of road company
An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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Her first gig was joining the road company for West Side Story in Los Angeles.
From BBC • Oct. 29, 2024
Randolph was born Joyce Sirola in Detroit in 1924, and was around 19 when she joined a road company of “Stage Door.”
From Seattle Times • Jan. 14, 2024
He also produced a number of productions of “Hair” over the years in addition to the original road company ones, including a 1977 Broadway revival.
From New York Times • Nov. 18, 2022
A longtime producer of national tours of Broadway productions, Wolf also will produce the road company of “Mockingbird” that will star Richard Thomas and stop at Washington’s Kennedy Center and other markets.
From Washington Post • Jun. 9, 2021
This was the real Broadway show except that it was the road company.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
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