live entertainment
Real-time spectacle viewing
Live entertainment is performance experienced in person as it happens—concerts, theater, comedy shows, sports events.
The term distinguishes real-time, physically present experiences from recorded or broadcast alternatives: There's nothing like live entertainment—you can feel the energy of the crowd.
The "live" emphasizes both the temporal immediacy and the shared space between performer and audience.
- musical theaterStaged entertainment combining song
- dinner theaterEntertainment venue serving food
- puppetryManipulating figures for shows
- theaterVenue for live drama
- paradesPublic celebratory processions
circus acts · fire breathers · drama · ballet · spoken word · opera · cabaret · mime · revue · variety show · burlesque · drag show · contemporary dance · gigs · traditional ceremonies · stand-up comedy · folk dances · concerts
- cabaretcabaret, cancan, showgirls, burlesque, Moulin Rouge
- fairsfairgrounds, World's Fair, rides, market fair, fall fair
- Walt Disney's World on IceDisney on Ice, Mickey Mouse, Elsa, figure skating, ice skating
- Ocean LinersTitanic, Lusitania, Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth, Britannic
live entertainmentstreaming content
Media played via internet
television · radio · digital media · home video · podcasts
live entertainmentrecording
Captured audio or video
recordings · replay · rerun · playback · canned laughter