miscast
Given unsuitable role
Miscast describes an actor poorly suited to a role, or the act of casting such an actor: He was badly miscast as the romantic lead.
The term extends beyond theater and film to any situation where someone is placed in an ill-fitting position: She felt miscast as a corporate lawyer when her passion was teaching.
Repeatedly assigned similar roles
- auditionTrial performance for selection
- understudyBackup actor, ready nightly
- rolePosition or part
- callbackFollow-up audition invitation
director · casting · talent · chemistry · ensemble · lead · supporting · performance
Not fitting together harmoniously
- unsuitableNot fitting or appropriate
- inappropriateNot suitable or fitting
- ill-suitedNot appropriate for
- ill-fittingNot the right size
out-of-place · misfit · wrong fit · mismatched · unfitting · jarring · discordant · inharmonious
Enormously successful entertainment property
- flopComplete commercial failure
- box officeTicket sales revenue
- premiereFirst public performance
- critiqueDetailed evaluative analysis
review · sequel · franchise · studio · cinematography · production · producer · screenplay
Raised performance platform
- playwrightAuthor of stage dramas
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
- comedyWork meant to amuse
- tragedyDisastrous or sorrowful event
curtain · thespian · playhouse · repertoire · costume · proscenium · marquee · Broadway
typecast
Repeatedly assigned similar roles
- auditionTrial performance for selection
- understudyBackup actor, ready nightly
- rolePosition or part
callback · director · casting · talent · chemistry · ensemble · lead · supporting · performance · rehearsal
incongruous
Not fitting together harmoniously
- unsuitableNot fitting or appropriate
- inappropriateNot suitable or fitting
- ill-suitedNot appropriate for
ill-fitting · out-of-place · misfit · wrong fit · mismatched · unfitting · jarring · discordant · inharmonious · incompatible
blockbuster
Enormously successful entertainment property
- flopComplete commercial failure
- box officeTicket sales revenue
- premiereFirst public performance
critique · review · sequel · franchise · studio · cinematography · production · producer · screenplay · genre
stage
Raised performance platform
- playwrightAuthor of stage dramas
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
- comedyWork meant to amuse
tragedy · curtain · thespian · playhouse · repertoire · costume · proscenium · marquee · Broadway · West End
miscastspot-on
Precisely correct, informally
well-matched · typecast · suited · fitting · appropriate