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Examples of musical comedy in a Sentence
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And Rebel Wilson’s The Deb, a musical comedy set in rural Australia, will close TIFF.
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Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 July 2024
The show is described as a one-woman musical comedy that is definitely NOT about the ever-present specter of death.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 July 2024
The revival of the musical comedy Once Upon A Mattress, starring Sutton Foster, Michael Urie and Ana Gasteyer, joined the fray last week, starting previews at the Hudson Theatre on July 31, after transferring from a run Off-Broadway at City Center.
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Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Aug. 2024
Lionsgate has acquired the John Carney directed musical comedy Power Ballad, starring Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas, for release in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and Ireland.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 15 July 2024
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Word History
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 11 Sep. 2024.
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