revue

Examples

• All

• The bands of the thirties played dances, revues, and stage shows and occasionally appeared in movies.

  Academic text (1999)

• Yeah, he wrote the musical for the all-student revue.

  First Man (2018)

• The most spectacular revue that Paris has ever seen.

  Fashions of 1934 (1934)

• The fabulous Blues Brothers, Show Band and Revue.

  The Blues Brothers (1980)

• I had been a performer myself, with the Jewel Box Revue.

  Behind the Burly Q (2010)

• And now for the grand finale of our round-the-world revue...

  Guys and Dolls (1955)

• Allen, meanwhile, had graduated to the revue, an upscale blend of song and dance.

  Academic text (2007)

• I'm just in the process of fulfilling my lifelong dream of opening in a world-renowned Parisian revue.

  Elvira's Haunted Hills (2002)

• The club's lavish, changing revues provided Ellington with the opportunity to compose and arrange in a variety of styles.

  Academic text (1999)

• The Parisian revue featured an exciting mix of comedy sketches and lively dances.

Synonyms

C

cabaret

vsrevue

34 7.2

Live shows of music, dance or comedy that people watch while they eat in a club

is staged theatre focusing on topical sketches rather than dining entertainment

V

vaudeville

vsrevue

• Archaic

21 9.5

A live show with many short acts like songs and comedy

is theatrical and often topical rather than historically periodic entertainment

V

variety

vsrevue

19 4.8

An entertainment show with many different acts like songs and comedy

places emphasis on topical, satirical sketches rather than varied unrelated acts

V

variety show

vsrevue

12 3.4

A show made of different short acts like songs, dances, and jokes

leans more toward topical sketch theatre rather than unrelated acts

F

follies

vsrevue

• Archaic

8 9.5

Musical shows that have many dancers, large fancy sets, and bright expensive costumes

focuses more on short topical sketches and satire than spectacle

R

review

vsrevue

• Archaic

3 5.1

A live show with short songs, sketches, and dance acts

is the same meaning but is the standard theatrical term

How Light

vaudeville

• Archaic

21 9.5

operetta

5 7.3

revue

• Archaic

16 8.6

musical

249 3.0

opera

267 4.2

grand opera

2 5.9

Surface Forms

Etymology