12
drama(noun, performance, feeling, play, pleasure)
7
show(noun, performance, play, production, tragedy)
7
play(noun, performance, show, production, tragedy)
7
tragedy(noun, performance, show, play, production)
6
piece(performance, the drama)
6
sentimentality(noun, sentiment, letdown, slush, soppiness)
6
ballet(noun, the drama, drama)
5
farce(noun, performance, show, play, production)
5
histrionics(noun, performance, play, excitement, production)
5
mystery(noun, the drama, drama)
5
romance(noun, tale, narrative, melodiousness, diapason)
5
spectacle(noun, performance, play, excitement, production)
4
excitement(noun, performance, play, pleasure, enthusiasm)
4
pantomime(noun, the drama, drama)
4
vaudeville(noun, the drama, drama)
3
burlesque(noun, the drama, drama)
3
charade
3
extravaganza
3
masque
3
melodramatics(noun, sentiment, nostalgia, sentimentality, slush)
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