Acting and Spectacle

Acting

Acting noun - The performance of a part or role in a drama.

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Spectacle and acting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spectacle" instead a noun "Acting".

Nearby Words: act, action, active, acted, actor

Spectacle noun - An elaborate, visually exciting show or event.

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Acting and spectacle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Acting" instead a noun "Spectacle".

emotional	emotional acting	emotional spectacle
solid	solid acting	solid spectacle
actual	actual acting	actual spectacle
real	real acting	real spectacle
Other adjectives: great, impressive, terrible, horrible, awful, less, amazing, hilarious, over-the-top.

Fans of the 2005 production will say that their favorite version is a sexy, vicious little dark jewel of a show while the original was a cartoon full of exaggerated acting and (similarly to criticism of Webber's work, ironically enough) reliance on spectacle.

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