revue
Americannoun
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a form of theatrical entertainment in which recent events, popular fads, etc., are parodied.
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any entertainment featuring skits, dances, and songs.
noun
Other Word Forms
- revuist noun
Etymology
Origin of revue
First recorded in 1870–75; from French: literally, “seen again”; review
Example Sentences
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It’s a wise choice: The venue gives the show the intimate feeling of a nightclub act, and it’s far better suited to a revue of Bacharach’s music than a larger space.
Originally composed by Waller for a Harlem revue called “Connie’s Hot Chocolate,” it moved to Broadway with Louis Armstrong performing the rousing trumpet solo.
These would influence the American musical, but also shaping the genre were homegrown entertainments—the minstrel show, the revues of Florenz Ziegfeld, vaudeville and burlesque.
In 1921, hoteliers in Atlantic City subverted that idea by creating their own revue of “bathing beauties,” held the week after Labor Day as a way to extend the summer season.
My first school production was an adaptation of “A Thurber Carnival,” a James Thurber revue.
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