Crossword Puzzle Where the judge sits

Clue: Where the judge sits

Thesaurus creator (ROGET with 5 letters)
"Heaven make thee free ___!": Hamlet (OFIT with 4 letters)
Some movie theaters (AMCS with 4 letters)
Subj. of this puzzle's theme (NBA with 3 letters)
Newsman Anderson with a theology degree? (MINISTERCOOPER with 14 letters)
Worked in a theater (ACTED with 5 letters)
Duo with the 1985 hit "Shout" (and a hint to this puzzle's theme) (TEARSFORFEARS with 13 letters)
Judge's seat (e.g. BANC with 4 letters)
Theft at Fenway Park (BASE with 4 letters)
Thespian (e.g. ACTOR with 5 letters)