musicals

plural of musical

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Recent Examples of musicals The school commissions Broadway writers to pen musicals for students each year and recently has added in a new summer musical, where commercial producers can workshop and develop shows. Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 25 May 2026 Founded in 2007 by Gary and Erin Lewis, the company produces stage musicals year-round, as well as musical readings and youth drama education programs. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for musicals
Noun
  • Minions creator Pierre Coffin seized rare creative control, crafting a visually dense tribute packed with nods to silent comedies, early film experiments and studio landmarks.
    Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • That standard took her all the way through to Grace and Frankie, her longest running onscreen job to date and a relic of a time when networks allowed television comedies to build their audiences and their voices.
    Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • Private Music is absolutely far and above anything that Deftones have released in recent years, and furthermore there’s an argument for this album standing in the same tier as their other opuses.
    Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Beyond the solidarity such tragedies inspire and the accompanying political rhetoric, Rodríguez has little room to turn away any government willing to lend a hand during this crisis.
    Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 29 June 2026
  • Recent incidents across North Texas show just how quickly these tragedies unfold and why having a plan matters.
    William Jones, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 June 2026

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