musical theater
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- noun
- /ˈmjuːzɪkəl ˈθiːətər/
- US
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teatro musical
- The high school showcases its students' talents every spring with a vibrant musical theater performance.
- music in musical theater
One of them was a, a musical theater show tunes flash mob.
- One of them was a, a musical theater show tunes flash mob.
- modern and musical theatre and everything.
- They're like, you are in musical theatre.
- So theatre because I loved musical theatre as well.
- And it's why I love doing Shanika Doom because it sort of brought the world of musical theatre to Apple TV Plus.
- After that, I became the weird homeschooled musical theater horse girl.
- What you think you maybe should do musical theatre?
Examples
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Scott Warrender is a professional musician and Annie Award-nominated lyricist specializing in musical theater.
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Joshua Green, a senior musical theater major, said performing during the event was a learning experience.
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I only did a little musical theater in college.
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This is an excuse to do some good musical theater.
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Not very complicated, but filled with melody, and most welcome in this dark time for American musical theatre.
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Ryan's father composed songs on the guitar and participated in community musical theatre.
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Arnie has been directing and conducting musical theater for over 50 years.
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My weight interferes with my self-confidence and my career as a musical theater performer.
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"Autism: The Musical" follows Elaine Hall and her Los Angeles-based musical theater program for kids with autism, The Miracle Project.
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The event was part of the ASCAP Foundation Jerry Herman Legacy Series, an educational initiative to present America's musical theater heritage to young audiences nationwide.
Academic text (2001)
Synonyms
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A play or film with singing and dancing
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Morphology
The meaning 'a form of theatre combining songs, dialogue, acting, and dance' is directly derivable from combining 'musical' (relating to music or musical performance) with 'theater' (stage performance). This noun–noun composition is a straightforward, cross-linguistic pattern and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
Musical theater comes from joining musical, meaning 'a show with songs', and theater, meaning 'acting on stage'. Imagine a play where characters suddenly sing and dance to tell the story—that's why musical theater means a stage show that mixes songs, spoken words, acting and dance.