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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
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First Known Use
1765, in the meaning defined above
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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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