revue

noun

re·​vue ri-ˈvyü How to pronounce revue (audio)
: a theatrical production consisting typically of brief loosely connected often satirical skits, songs, and dances

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Some inventive past examples include a popular touring revue with Ira Glass, a disco dance workout through the galleries of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and a meditation on loneliness in the public atrium of a Financial District shopping mall. Brian Schaefer july 7, Literary Hub, 7 July 2025 The musical revue will honor composers and lyricists including George and Ira Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein, Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim and Stephen Schwartz through performances and narration. La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025 First opened under a different name as a vaudeville and burlesque venue which excluded African Americans, the Apollo emerged in 1934 as a place for variety revues targeted at Harlem's growing Black population. Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025 Listen to this article Richard Maltby Jr. has a magical knack for revues, many geared around the work of pop culture icons. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for revue

Word History

Etymology

French, from Middle French reveue review — more at review

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of revue was in 1872

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“Revue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revue. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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revue

noun
re·​vue ri-ˈvyü How to pronounce revue (audio)
: a theatrical entertainment consisting usually of brief and often funny sketches and songs

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