straight play

noun

straight play

noun

1

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Theater A play that is not a musical

It is unthinkable for a straight play to enjoy a life span like those of the blockbuster musicals or to earn such astronomical grosses.2004, Steven Adler, On Broadway: Art and Commerce on the Great White Way, SIU Press, →ISBN, page 221:

Related terms: play it straight

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