S: (v) perform (give a performance (of something)) "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera"
S: (v) barnstorm (tour the country making political speeches, giving lectures, or presenting plays) "The presidential candidates are busy barnstorming this month"
S: (v) barnstorm (appear at county fairs and carnivals as a stunt flier and parachute jumper)
S: (v) interlude (perform an interlude) "The guitar player interluded with a beautiful improvisation"
S: (v) grandstand (perform ostentatiously in order to impress the audience and with an eye to the applause) "She never misses a chance to grandstand"
S: (v) solo (perform a piece written for a single instrument)
S: (v) play out (perform or be performed to the end) "How will the election drama be played out?"
S: (v) underperform (perform too rarely) "Her plays are underperformed, although they are very good"
S: (v) sightread, sight-read (perform music from a score without having seen the score before) "He is a brilliant pianist but he cannot sightread"
S: (v) play (perform on a certain location) "The prodigy played Carnegie Hall at the age of 16"; "She has been playing on Broadway for years"
S: (v) debut (make one's debut) "This young soprano debuts next month at the Metropolitan Opera"
S: (v) audition, try out (perform in order to get a role) "She auditioned for a role on Broadway"
S: (v) act, play, roleplay, playact (perform on a stage or theater) "She acts in this play"; "He acted in `Julius Caesar'"; "I played in `A Christmas Carol'"
S: (v) play (play on an instrument) "The band played all night long"
S: (v) conduct (lead musicians in the performance of) "Bernstein conducted Mahler like no other conductor"; "she cannot conduct modern pieces"