| 100% | REHEARSES | 9 | Goes over lines for a play, show or performance |
| 50% | REHEARSE | 8 | Go over, prepare for a performance |
| 48% | REHEARSAL | 9 | A practice for a play or show |
| 46% | REHEARSAL | 9 | Event for going over lines before the show |
| 42% | ROCKETTES | 9 | Line for a show in New York? |
| 41% | REHEARSES | 9 | Practices lines for a stage performance |
| 41% | SET | 3 | Scenery for a play or film |
| 41% | STAGE | 5 | Platform for a play or a concert |
| 40% | BETS | 4 | Goes over or under, in a way |
| 40% | EMMY | 4 | Award for a TV show or star |
| 39% | SET | 3 | Scenery for a movie or play |
| 38% | ROLE | 4 | Part in a play or TV show |
| 38% | SET | 3 | Scenery for a movie or a play |
| 38% | SLOT | 4 | Opening for a coin or a TV show |
| 38% | SCORE | 5 | Music for a movie or a Broadway show |
| 38% | PREMIERE | 8 | Opening night for a movie or Broadway show |
| 38% | RENDITION | 9 | Performance of a song or play |
| 37% | REHEARSE | 8 | Practice a play or performance ahead of its debut |
| 37% | DOM | 3 | Goes before Perignon for a monk or fizzy wine |
| 37% | REGISTRY | 8 | List of desired items for a shower or wedding |
| 37% | CLAP | 4 | Show appreciation for a performance |
| 37% | DOM | 3 | Goes before Perignon for a monk or a fizzy wine |
| 37% | CLAP | 4 | Show appreciation for a live performance |
| 37% | SNAP | 4 | Show appreciation for a performance, perhaps |
| 36% | BOW | 3 | What a play's cast takes after the show is over |
| 36% | EAR | 3 | A headphone might go in one or over one |
| 36% | GAMING | 6 | Playing on an Xbox or a Wii, for example |
| 36% | PUTONASHOW | 10 | Go over the top, or a hint to 17-, 23-, 37-, and 48-Across |
| 36% | BOFF | 4 | A line in a play or film, that elicits a big laugh |
| 36% | ACTS | 4 | The lineup on the poster for a concert or talent show: Plural |