An ensemble cast is a cast in which the principal performers are assigned roughly equal amounts of importance in a dramatic production. This kind of casting became more popular in television series because it allows for flexibility for writers to focus on different characters in different episodes. In addition, the departure of players is less disruptive to the premise than it would be if the star of a production with a regularly structured cast leaves the series. A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ...

Some films have ensemble casts, usually ones that revolve around one large theme, such as The Lord of the Rings or Star Wars movies, or ones that revolve around interrelated themes persistent throughout individual subplots of the characters such as The High and the Mighty, Love Actually, or Crash. This article is about the Peter Jackson films. ... This article is about the series. ... The High and the Mighty is a 1954 disaster film released through Warner Brothers. ... Love Actually is a romantic comedy first released in cinemas in October and November 2003. ... Crash is an Academy Award-winning drama film directed by Paul Haggis. ...

The only known major film awards regarding ensemble casts are the Best Cast from the National Board of Review and the Screen Actors Guild's award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. The National Board of Review Award for Best Acting by an Ensemble is an annual film award (since 1994) given by the National Board of Review. ... The National Board of Review of Motion Pictures was founded in 1909 in New York City, just 13 years after the birth of cinema, to protest New York City Mayor George McClennans revocation of moving-picture exhibition licenses on Christmas Eve 1908. ... The Screen Actors Guild (S.A.G.) is the labor union representing over 120,000 film actors in the United States. ... The Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture is an award given by the Screen Actors Guild to honor the finest acting achievements in film. ...

Examples of plays with ensemble casts

• Cats
• Glengarry Glen Ross
• Godspell
• The Importance of Being Earnest
• You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown

Cats is an award-winning musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber based on Old Possums Book of Practical Cats and other poems by T. S. Eliot. ... This article is about the play by David Mamet. ... Godspell is a 1970 play by John-Michael Tebelak. ... The Importance of Being Earnest is a play by Oscar Wilde, a comedy of manners on the seriousness of society in either three or four acts (depending on edition) inspired by W. S. Gilberts Engaged. ... This article is about the stage musical. ...

Examples of television series with ensemble casts

• 7th Heaven
• Arrested Development
• Battlestar Galactica
• Beverly Hills, 90210
• Desperate Housewives
• Friends
• Grey's Anatomy
• The Wire

This article is about the TV program. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... This article is about the 2004 television series. ... Beverly Hills, 90210 is a primetime television soap opera that aired from October 4, 1990, to May 17, 2000, on FOX in the United States and subsequently on various networks around the world. ... Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series, created by Marc Cherry, who also serves as show runner, and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. ... This article is about the television show. ... This article is about the television series. ... For others uses of the term, see The Wire (disambiguation). ...

Examples of movies with ensemble casts

• Seven Samurai (1954)
• The High and the Mighty (1954)
• The History of the World, Part 1 (1981)
• The Untouchables (1987)
• Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
• Reservoir Dogs (1992)
• The Usual Suspects (1995)
• Crash (2004)

For other uses, see Seven Samurai (disambiguation). ... The High and the Mighty is a 1954 disaster film released through Warner Brothers. ... The DVD cover artwork for the movie depicts many of the eras parodied in the film History of the World, Part I is a 1981 film directed by Mel Brooks. ... The Untouchables is a 1987 film, directed by Brian De Palma, based on the 1959 ABC television series, which, in turn, was based on Eliot Nesss autobiographical account of his efforts to bring Al Capone to justice. ... Glengarry Glen Ross is a 1992 independent film, based on the acclaimed 1984 Pulitzer Prize and Tony-winning play of the same name by David Mamet, who adapted it into a screenplay for the film. ... For the video game based on the film, see Reservoir Dogs (video game). ... The Usual Suspects is a 1995 American neo-noir film written by Christopher McQuarrie and directed by Bryan Singer. ... Crash is an Academy Award-winning drama film directed by Paul Haggis. ...

Examples of operas with ensemble casts

• Le Nozze di Figaro
• Cosi Fan Tutte
• The Barber of Seville
• Amahl and the Night Visitors

Le Nozze di Figaro, is a comic opera composed in 1786 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte, based on a stage comedy by Beaumarchais. ... Così fan tutte is an opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. ... For the Beaumarchais play, see The Barber of Seville (play). ... Amahl and the Night Visitors is an opera in one act by Gian Carlo Menotti on an original English libretto by the composer. ...

See also

• All-star Cast
• Polyphony (literature)

Polyphony (literature) is a feature of narrative, which includes a diversity of points of view and voices. ...

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