musical comedy

noun

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In addition to working on new music, Bailey is also starring in an A24 musical comedy with Julianne Moore and Jesse Eisenberg, and is set to film in Italy for a separate project (Bailey will star in Italianna with Regé-Jean Page, but details on the film have not been released). Michelle Lee, People.com, 10 May 2025 Joe, who becomes Josephine, is played on this tour by Matt Loehr with a confident old-school musical comedy bravado. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2025 Sergio Trujillo’s staging and choreography in these classic musical comedy numbers keep the show aloft, none so stunning as when the seamstresses, suffering from the stifling heat, decide to strip to their undergarments for their own comfort. Frank Rizzo, Variety, 28 Apr. 2025 Kiss Me, Kate stars Tony Award winner Stephanie J. Block in her West End debut as Lilli Vanessi in Cole Porter’s legendary musical comedy. Jane Levere, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for musical comedy

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First Known Use

1765, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of musical comedy was in 1765

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“Musical comedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/musical%20comedy. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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