reprised
Brought back musically
Reprised is the past tense of reprise, meaning to repeat or return to a performance, role, or musical passage.
An actor reprises a role by playing the same character again: She reprised her Broadway role in the film adaptation.
A melody reprised returns after other material has intervened.
Return after decline
- comebackRecovery after decline
- encoreAudience-demanded extra performance
- curtain callPost-show audience acknowledgment
- standing ovationApplause while risen
return · reappearance · restaging · remount · reunion tour · farewell tour · anniversary show · retrospective
Involuntary past memory
- callbackFollow-up audition invitation
- echoReflected sound wave
- parallelEquidistant at all points
- mirrorReflective viewing surface
bookend · full circle · return · revisit · recall · reference · allusion · throughline
Central recurring concept
- motifRecurring thematic element
- leitmotifRecurring thematic phrase
- refrainAbstain from acting
- chorusSingers performing together
melody · variation · arrangement · orchestration · coda · recapitulation · movement · overture
Position or part
- characterNature, symbol, or role
- partPiece of whole
- castingShaping through liquid form
- understudyBackup actor, ready nightly
Broadway · West End · touring company · repertory · soliloquy · monologue · act · scene
Recalling past experiences
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- retrospectionContemplating past events
- yesteryearTime not long past
bygone · vintage · retro · classic · throwback · revival · rediscovery · reawakening
revival
Return after decline
- comebackRecovery after decline
- encoreAudience-demanded extra performance
- curtain callPost-show audience acknowledgment
standing ovation · return · reappearance · restaging · remount · reunion tour · farewell tour · anniversary show · retrospective · setlist
flashback
Involuntary past memory
mirror · bookend · full circle · return · revisit · recall · reference · allusion · throughline · arc
theme
Central recurring concept
chorus · melody · variation · arrangement · orchestration · coda · recapitulation · movement · overture · finale
role
Position or part
understudy · Broadway · West End · touring company · repertory · soliloquy · monologue · act · scene · script
reminiscence
Recalling past experiences
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- retrospectionContemplating past events
yesteryear · bygone · vintage · retro · classic · throwback · revival · rediscovery · reawakening · reunion
repriseddebuted
Appeared for the first time
premiered · originated · introduced · original · inaugurated