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Recent Examples of musicals
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.
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Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for musicals
Noun
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The early 2000s saw a run of successful movie and TV comedies about men who didn't want to grow up.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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The comedian of stoner comedies like Pineapple Express opens up about how the conversation around THC has shifted.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This is shown, for instance, in two operas that premiered during the twilight of the Weimar Republic, Der Silbersee: ein Wintermärchen (The Silver Lake: A Winter’s Tale, 1933) and Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny (The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny, 1930).—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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Matteo Lane: The one-time opera aspirant has switched to stand-up comedy and acting, though he’s still known to incorporate music in his standup routine.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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With projects bracing for termination, mission teams broken apart and safety protocols weakened, the guardrails that once kept NASA from repeating its worst tragedies are being stripped away in real time.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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After a devastating series of tragedies gets her medical license revoked, Maggie is without purpose, but not without passion.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Musicals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/musicals. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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