musical theater
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We can learn so much through music, books, films, musical theater and gaming.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
Then in the ’80s, he unlocked an affinity for musical theater while playing Ko-Ko in Jonathan Miller’s “The Mikado.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026
For Moreno, who was born in Guatemala City, passion for musical theater was seeded during a trip to New York City with her family when she was 13 years old.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
Heartbeat also cast the show with singers experienced in musical theater, counting on their ability to articulate the English text clearly.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026
Arf!, and soon the audience became a two-part chorus with half the auditorium chanting SAN-dy, and the other half responding with ARF, ARF in a manner more suited to an athletic contest than musical theater.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
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