music drama
noun
: an opera in which the action is not interrupted by formal song divisions (such as recitatives or arias) and the music is determined solely by dramatic appropriateness
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Black Bear fully financed and executive produced IFC Films opens SXSW-premiering indie music drama Dandelion, written-directed by Nicole Riegel and starring KiKi Layne as struggling Cincinnati singer-songwriter in a downward spiral.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 12 July 2024
After Girl Meets World, Carpenter led the Mean Girls musical on Broadway in 2020, played the lead role in Netflix’s dance comedy Work It, and portrayed a key supporting character in the Disney+ music drama Clouds.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 3 July 2024
Teller first broke into the mainstream for his leading performance in the 2014 music drama Whiplash alongside J.K. Simmons, who played his abusive music instructor.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2024
Her costar Isaac, meanwhile, is known for a wide array of screen projects including the music drama Inside Llewyn Davis, the Stars Wars sequel trilogy, the Marvel series Moon Knight, and the sci-fi drama Ex Machina.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 2 May 2024
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 12 July 2024
After Girl Meets World, Carpenter led the Mean Girls musical on Broadway in 2020, played the lead role in Netflix’s dance comedy Work It, and portrayed a key supporting character in the Disney+ music drama Clouds.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 3 July 2024
Teller first broke into the mainstream for his leading performance in the 2014 music drama Whiplash alongside J.K. Simmons, who played his abusive music instructor.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2024
Her costar Isaac, meanwhile, is known for a wide array of screen projects including the music drama Inside Llewyn Davis, the Stars Wars sequel trilogy, the Marvel series Moon Knight, and the sci-fi drama Ex Machina.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 2 May 2024
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“Music drama.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/music%20drama. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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