musicals

Definition of musicalsnext
plural of musical

Example Sentences

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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. Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for musicals
Noun
  • Like the original, all three projects were half-hour comedies.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025
  • In a different era, advertisers would use their big budgets to procure similar stuff during primetime dramas and comedies.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Upon opening, the venue’s three performance spaces — including a 2,000-seat main auditorium — will offer opera in both Western and Chinese traditions.
    Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026
  • San Diego Theatres will be presenting a bevy of exciting work in 2026, including new new musicals and plays and a touring opera production.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Luna is dreamy, while Jane is matter-of-fact, even about family tragedies.
    Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Flags are usually flown at half-staff after national tragedies or deaths of government officials, military members or other first responders.
    Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 6 Nov. 2025

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“Musicals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/musicals. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.

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