musical theater

American  

[myoo-zik-uhl thee-i-ter] / ˈmyu zɪk əl ˈθi ɪ tər /

noun

1. a genre of dramatic production incorporating music, singing, and dance.

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Example Sentences

Until NBC announced this special it was widely assumed the thrill of live musical theater on TV was gone.

From Salon

He studied musical theater in college, and juggled performing roles with bartending gigs.

From The Wall Street Journal

Stephen Sondheim’s death in 2021, at 91, was a gut punch to musical theater fans.

From Los Angeles Times

“But I had always liked entertaining people, and my parents realized that, so they enrolled me in musical theater classes.”

From Los Angeles Times

For Moreno, who was born in Guatemala City, passion for musical theater was seeded during a trip to New York City with her family when she was 13 years old.

From Los Angeles Times