| THELEAD | The star part (play, film) (3,4) |
| SHERIFF | He has the star part in a western (7) |
| KUSHNER | Tony, U.S. dramatist who wrote the two-part play Angels in America (7) |
| VILLAIN | The main evil character and antagonist to the hero in a novel, play, film, etc (7) |
| EATLEAD | Die to get at star part on engagement (West End) |
| MARSHAL | Arrange a star part in a Western |
| SUNTRAP | Star part performed somewhere warm |
| EFFECTS | The lighting, sound or scenery used in a play, film or broadcast (7) |
| NARRATE | Provide commentary for a play, film etc (7) |
| LEAD | Direct one who has the star part (4) |
| TAKESTHELEAD | Goes ahead and plays the star part |
| PLEAD | Make an appeal quietly to take the star part (5) |
| ACT | Play a part; play part (3) |
| CHILD | Two-part play co-authored by British novelist JK Rowling, Harry Potter and the Cursed ___ (5) |
| ACTS | There are eight in the two-part play "Angels in America" |
| ACTA | ___ part (play on stage) |
| ANGELS | 1991 two-part play by Tony Kushner, _ In America (6) |
| SIRIUS | The Dog Star, part of Canis Major (6) |
| THEDANCEOF | Two-part play written in 1900 by August Strindberg whose central characters are husband and wife Edgar and Alice (3,5,2,5) |
| DEATH | Two-part play written in 1900 by August Strindberg whose central characters are husband and wife Edgar and Alice (3,5,2,5) |
