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.

• 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

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

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

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

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

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

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