musical comedy

noun

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The cast of Sing Sing will perform an off-Broadway rendition of the play Breaking the Mummy’s Code, a time-traveling musical comedy originally staged at Sing Sing correctional facility in 2005 and reenacted in the A24 film. Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2025 The 54-year-old will become the first Supreme Court justice to make her Broadway debut, with a one-night-only walk-on role in the hit musical comedy & Juliet. Dave Quinn, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024 So the musical comedy style helps carry that through musical drama, where singing and dancing do play a role. Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 5 Jan. 2025 Rarely have feet played such a prominent role in the history of musical comedy. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for musical comedy 

Word History

First Known Use

1765, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of musical comedy was in 1765

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“Musical comedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/musical%20comedy. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.

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