The phrase "capture an audience" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe a situation in which someone has successfully attracted and kept the attention of a group of people, often in the context of a speech or presentation. For example, "The speaker's enthusiasm and charisma managed to capture the audience's attention."
"My style and what I teach people I think can really capture an audience," Mr. Ross said.
Aimed at cinephiles, FilmStruck hopes to capture an audience unhappy with the experience on Netflix and Amazon Prime.
"Screening Room is very carefully designed to capture an audience that does not currently go to the cinema," Jackson told Variety, when explaining his stance.
They managed to fuse pop with just enough R&B and hip-hop sophistication to capture an audience much beyond the teenage mainstream.
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Given the current appetite for sensational memoirs, it's not surprising that young writers eager to be heard will eschew the tradition of fiction — where everything depends on the power of the prose — for one where they can easily capture an audience through their titillating content.
"Daddy Long Legs," which recently ended its premiere run at TheatreWorks, quickly captured an audience and enjoyed an extended run.
But audiences built steadily during the first series, won by David Sneddon, with the grand final capturing an audience of more than 8 million.
The American artist Randall Munroe knows something, too, about capturing an audience in the age of the fast and fickle online share.
Which is why Ms. Mvula is currently in Johannesburg where she plans to study with Sibongile Khumalo, one of the few South African singers who has captured an audience both at home and abroad.
