Sentence examples for past theater from inspiring English sources

In the past, theater owners -- namely the Shuberts -- took a leading role in labor disputes.

In the past, theater in Las Vegas has been better known for less provocative entertainments like "Mamma Mia!" and "Blue Man Group".

"You'd have to be pretty thick not to see who was being hired as you walked past theaters," said Mr. Knight, who used the trend as an incentive to become marquee material but also to prove himself worthy of the recognition.

For months many local residents drove past the theater and bemoaned the loss of another small-town icon.

"I don't want to be one of those actors who people walk past the theater and roll their eyes about".

In the past the theater used two gigantic gas blowers that were so loud they could be used only before performances and at intermission.

Then one night he was driving past a theater in Seattle that was showing a movie he'd never heard of -- Werner Herzog's "Aguirre: The Wrath of God" (1972) -- and he decided on a whim to stop and see it.

Over the past five theater seasons Asian-American actors were cast in 2 percent of the roles in Broadway and major Off Broadway productions, while 80 percent of the roles went to white performers, 13 percent to black actors, and 4 percent to Hispanic artists, according to data compiled by an advocacy group for Asian-American performers.

Yet once you get past the theater on the floor, the real, opening-night story line emerges: Welcome to a another riveting season, where roughly three teams in the West can win the championship, Elden Campbell is one of the premier big men in the Eastern Conference and Allen Iverson's controversial new CD hits stores in February.

Robert C. Horowitz, one of the show's executive producers, recalled in a recent interview that a stroll last year past the theater showing the musical "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," which has been a huge success, provided the inspiration for a different kind of "Bee".

The new suit comes weeks before Bryan Singer's latest big-budget movie, "X-Men: Days of Future Past," hits theaters.