Entertainment, Theater, and Music English Vocabulary

The words below are some of the most important used when talking about entertainment. English learners can use this vocabulary to discuss theater, opera, music and art.

Entertainment - People

• actor
• actress
• artist
• audience
• backing group
• ballerina
• choreographer
• cast
• composer
• conductor
• dancer
• director
• drummer
• guitarist (lead / bass)
• magician
• musician
• orchestra
• painter
• pianist
• playwright
• producer
• saxophonist
• sculptor
• singer
• vocalist

• violinist

Entertainment - Arts and Crafts

• carving
• drawing
• knitting
• painting
• pottery
• sculpture
• sewing

Entertainment - Artistic Events

• ballet
• concert
• exhibition
• film
• play
• opera

Entertainment - Inside the Theater

• aisle
• box
• circle
• curtain
• footlight
• gallery
• lighting
• microphone
• orchestra pit
• row
• screen
• scenery
• set
• speaker
• stage
• stalls
• wings
• workshop

Entertainment - Places

• art gallery
• cinema
• concert hall
• exhibition center
• museum
• opera house
• stadium
• theater

Entertainment - Verbs

• applaud
• boo
• conduct
• exhibit
• perform
• play (a part)

More Themed Vocabulary

• The Body
• Clothes
• Education
• Environment
• Family
• Food
• Health
• Jobs
• Money
• People
• Sports
• Travel
• The Weather