The phrase "a lead performer" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to the main actor or actress in a theatrical production, film, or musical performance.
Example: "In the upcoming play, Sarah will take on the role of the lead performer, captivating the audience with her talent."
Alternatives: "main actor" or "principal performer".
Mr. Marquez, who is from Seville, trained at and performed with the Ballet National de España and danced as a lead performer with Ballet Español de Madrid and Ballet Region de Murcia.
Mr. Heron, whose imagination is as wild as Ms. Weis's, is a lead performer in "Electric Haiku".
Vivian Cherry, a lead performer, had broken her ankle two hours before when she slipped on a marble floor.
Katherine Crockett, a lead performer with the troupe, had been struggling to keep believing that she would one day get that call.
A special lifetime achievement award was presented to Donald Saddler, a lead performer in "Follies" and the choreographer of musicals including "Wonderful Town" and "No, No, Nanette".
But this concert-theater event, which arrives on Broadway after hitting several regional theaters (most recently, Arena Stage in Washington), boasts a lead performer who can come impressively close to the real deal.
In Vivian Stanshall and Ki Longfellow-Stanshall's musical, Stinkfoot, a Comic Opera, the lead performer is an ageing music hall artiste named Soliquisto.
A fluidly staged program on Saturday night at the Henry Street Settlement suggested that the troupe, under the direction of Kim Grier, a longtime Rodgers lead performer, and Jason Rodgers, Mr. Rodgers's son, is managing to hold its own.
Writing about Ms. Premice's 1957 performance in "Jamaica," which starred Lena Horne, the Times dance critic Jennifer Dunning described her as "a razzle-dazzle lead performer who was hot flame to Horne's cool fire".
And the show looks to have unearthed a bit of a star in its lead performer, Nazerene Williams, who plays Mia with just the right amount of engaging, childlike charm.
While the music is meant to evoke an era, the lead performer in "Sister Act" avoids evocation.
