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Recent Examples of musical comedy
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.
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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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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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for musical comedy
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The New York native also directed the buddy-road comedy drama and co-starred alongside Kieran Culkin, who was nominated for best supporting actor.—
Ashley Hume,
Fox News,
7 Feb. 2025
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Described as a dark comedy drama anthology, The White Lotus from Mike White follows the often troubled and privileged guests and the employees of the fictional White Lotus resort chain in a different location each season.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Now, the comedy about a very eccentric suburban dad (Robinson, obviously) having a little trouble making friends has its first trailer.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
11 Feb. 2025
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Chappelle has also received five Primetime Emmy Awards – three for his Netflix comedy specials Equanimity (2018) and Sticks & Stones (2020), and two for hosting Saturday Night Live (2017 and 2021).—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
11 Feb. 2025
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There, visitors can catch performances by pop artists like Amy Grant, theatrical stagings of musicals like Hamilton and Kimberly Akimbo, and dances by troupes such as the Ballet Folklórico de México de Amalia Hernández.—
Cat Sposato,
AFAR Media,
12 Feb. 2025
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The Spanish-language musical, which leads the 2025 Oscar nominations with 13, has come under fire for multiple issues: its depiction of Mexico and transgender identity, and its star Karla Sofía Gascón’s resurfaced, offensive tweets with anti-Muslim, anti-diversity and racist language.—
Kaitlyn Huamani,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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Instead, Salles offers soft political melodrama that’s less frank than old Hollywood self-righteousness.—
Armond White,
National Review,
7 Feb. 2025
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The writing also feels uneven at times, and some of the performances can veer toward melodrama.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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The tragicomedy follows a grieving widower who sets off on an epic quest to find the truth about a mysterious photo left behind by his deceased wife.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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In the international competition, Australian stop-motion animator Adam Elliot took home the 50,000 Swedish krona ($4,500) prize for his tragicomedy Memoir of a Snail.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Feb. 2025
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That applies, too, to the unusual case of the Jews, scattered to the winds and reconvening 2,000 years (and one extraordinary tragedy) later in Israel.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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So is White taking a superficial approach to Thailand, its traditions and its tragedies, or are his insular characters?—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Feb. 2025
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The results are equal parts marital crisis, sins-of-the-father psychodrama and visceral body horror.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2025
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Niemann himself sometimes seems like a method actor appearing in a psychodrama, whether by temperament or by a recognition that the mad villain is the only decent role available to him now.—
Louisa Thomas,
The New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2025
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“Musical comedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/musical%20comedy. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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