dinner theater

noun

1. a restaurant in which a stage production is performed during or after dinner.
2. stage productions performed in dinner theaters.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dinner theater¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

Gadd, a Los Angeles native, has a background in theater, and in the past has helped run a dinner theater franchise.

From Los Angeles Times

The show is like daytime dinner theater, they explain.

From Seattle Times

She worked at a local dinner theater and saved money to pay her way to New York, where she spent more than a decade performing on and off Broadway.

From Los Angeles Times

The American Guild of Variety Artists, the union backing workers who organized in Buena Park as well as at another location of the popular themed dinner theater in New Jersey, submitted paperwork pulling its support.

From Los Angeles Times

When thinking about a dinner theater, distraction seems to always be in play.

From Los Angeles Times