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- 1. a genre of drama in which singing and dancing play an essential part: "a successful professional career in musical theater"
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Stage work that combines songs, music, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance
Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an integrated whole. Although musical theatre overlaps with other theatrical forms like opera and dance, it may be disting... Wikipedia