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The show tunes stayed in their corner, and the Pussycat Dolls oldies stayed in theirs.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 2 Nov. 2025
My boyfriend sang show tunes at the top of his lungs.
—New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
The performers in the touring casts of Broadway musicals often follow strikingly similar paths from high school to hit show — hours spent practicing show tunes with vocal coaches, years of dance classes, roles in a dozen amateur musical theater productions.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
After making his heartfelt apology, Furby sweetly asked to watch his favorite film, Hamilton—the 2020 live stage recording of Lin-Manuel Miranda's hit Broadway musical that dramatizes the life and legacy of U.S. Founding Father Alexander Hamilton through hip-hop, R&B and traditional show tunes.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
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Chris Willman, Variety, 2 Nov. 2025
My boyfriend sang show tunes at the top of his lungs.
—New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
The performers in the touring casts of Broadway musicals often follow strikingly similar paths from high school to hit show — hours spent practicing show tunes with vocal coaches, years of dance classes, roles in a dozen amateur musical theater productions.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
After making his heartfelt apology, Furby sweetly asked to watch his favorite film, Hamilton—the 2020 live stage recording of Lin-Manuel Miranda's hit Broadway musical that dramatizes the life and legacy of U.S. Founding Father Alexander Hamilton through hip-hop, R&B and traditional show tunes.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Show tune.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/show%20tune. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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