musical comedy

noun

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Following extended runs in Boston and London’s West End, the new musical comedy Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) will open on Broadway this fall, with previews beginning Saturday, November 1, ahead of an opening night on Thursday, November 20, at Longacre Theatre. Greg Evans, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2025 This musical comedy about a group of die-hard bingo players and their fierce competitions and strange rituals. Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 28 June 2025 Pierce and Karimloo embrace their characters’ operatic origins, but transform them into musical comedy icons. Christian Lewis, Variety, 25 Apr. 2025 In film, he's appeared in the musical comedy World's Best (2023) and Tessa Blake's indie coming-of-age drama Boundary Waters (2024). Katie Labovitz, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for musical comedy

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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 29 Aug. 2025.

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