Sentence examples for a title role from inspiring English sources

Strange, isn't it, that the actor in a title role should be considered a supporting actor?

With her Orfeo she has proved that she can carry a production in a title role.

Like childhood, innocence and baby teeth, a title role in "Billy Elliot the Musical" isn't forever.

Blame the source material: a title role both tedious and impractically difficult; a repetitive libretto sitting somewhere between coming-of-age adventure and dark comedy; a singing dragon.

Still, Mr. O'Brien and Jonathan Groff, a onetime head writer for "Late Night," are positive that their honey deserves another shot in a title role.

"Ivanov," Chekhov's first effort at serious drama, is known as a "problem play" with anti-Semitic overtones and a title role so unappealing that no actor wants it.

Directed by Erica Schmidt, his wife, Mr. Dinklage turns in a title-role performance that alternates between admirable sureness and slightly flailing self-pity.

But "Millie," choreographed by Rob Ashford, was a dance musical in the old-fashioned sense with a demanding title role.

CHRISTIANS IN TITLE ROLE A Military Atmosphere Pervades the Tragedy, and One of Its Speeches is a Description of War.

Lisa Saffer is a standout in the title role, a noblewoman disguised as the gardener Sandrina in search of her hot-tempered beloved.

Béjart created a highly acclaimed title role for him in "Prométhée" for the company.