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musical theater

American  
[myoo-zik-uhl thee-i-ter] / ˈmju zɪk əl ˈθi ɪ tər /

noun

musical theaters plural
  1. a genre of dramatic production incorporating music, singing, and dance.


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After school, he moved to musical theater and Broadway, performing in “Hair,” which led to runs in “Two Gentlemen of Verona” and “The Wiz.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

We can learn so much through music, books, films, musical theater and gaming.

From Science Daily May 22, 2026

He was familiar with “Anthem” from musical theater class and “Someone Else’s Story” from a voice recital his sister did.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 22, 2026

He studied musical theater in college, and juggled performing roles with bartending gigs.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 19, 2026

If you were a recruiter at a nearby college with some kind of fancy musical theater program, wouldn’t you know about that?

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

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