musical theatre

noun

Meaning

A genre of performance art that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance to tell a story.

Examples

She moved to New York City to pursue a career in musical theatre.
The local high school production of musical theatre was surprisingly professional.

Synonyms: show, production, stage show, opera

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musical theatre

noun

Pronunciation: ˈmjuːzɪkəl ˈθɪətər

Definition

A genre of performance art that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance to tell a story.

Examples

She moved to New York City to pursue a career in musical theatre.
The local high school production of musical theatre was surprisingly professional.

Synonyms of musical theatre

Words with a similar meaning to musical theatre:

show
production
stage show
opera

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