What does musical theater mean?

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mu·si·cal the·ater

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. musical, musical comedy, musical theaternoun

    a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing

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  1. musical theater

    Musical theater is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance to tell a story. The music, lyrics, and dialogue often work together to develop the characters and progress the narrative. Elements of set design, costume, and lighting usually enhance the theatrical experience. It's a popular form of entertainment performed in a variety of styles and settings, from Broadway stages to regional and community theaters.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of musical theater in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of musical theater in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of musical theater in a Sentence

  1. Ella McMahon:

    I loved musical theater, but I felt like I was quite restricted by playing a character and singing someone else's words and someone else's lyrics. I felt like I had something to say, so I started writing.

  2. Barbara Bleier:

    I don't think I've ever heard anybody say a bad word about her, she was one of the most generous, non-judgemental, and caring people that I have ever met. Her loss has impacted the theatrical, musical theater and cabaret communities.

  3. Alexander Woo:

    With' Allegiance,' George used the vocabulary of musical theater to tell the story of the whole spectrum of emotions of the internment, i felt like George would be familiar and receptive to that [ horror ] approach to telling the story, because it's a style of storytelling that, hopefully, allows you to access the emotions of the characters involved.

  4. The Hollywood Reporter:

    The crippling economics of Broadway have long since ushered in the era of downsized casts and mini-orchestras, so the sheer spectacle value of an opulently costumed 50-member troupe, accompanied by 29 musicians in the pit, is enough to make a musical-theater lover's head explode.

  5. New York:

    It's unconventional grist, to be sure, and musical theater is better for it, the material is handled with such delicacy and expertise that it speaks universally about big things that matter: life, love, family, surviving.

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