dinner theater

noun

A form of entertainment in the United States that combines a restaurant meal with a staged play or musical.

Meanings

noundinner theater (countable and uncountable, plural dinner theaters)

plural dinner theaters · alternative dinner theatre

  1. USuncountableA form of entertainment in the United States that combines a restaurant meal with a staged play or musical.
  2. UScountableAn establishment that features dinner theater, and contains a live theater, a restaurant, and, usually, a bar.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna theater at which dinner is included in the price of admission

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

dinner theater. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dinner%20theater

MLA

“dinner theater.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dinner%20theater. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dinner theater,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dinner%20theater.

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