: a theatrical production consisting typically of brief loosely connected often satirical skits, songs, and dances
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The company enlisted a group of corgis, pugs and sheep doodles for its dancing dog revue — and a canine celebrity.
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 28 Jan. 2025
Shelly, the Las Vegas dancer, reaches out to her estranged daughter, only for the relationship to fall apart as Shelly insists on the importance of the revue.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 8 Jan. 2025
Sam Moore worked regularly in subsequent decades, touring as part of R&B revues.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
The film features Anderson as Shelley, a veteran Las Vegas showgirl who loses her job once her revue closes its doors for good, once a new circus comes into town.
—Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 28 Jan. 2025
Shelly, the Las Vegas dancer, reaches out to her estranged daughter, only for the relationship to fall apart as Shelly insists on the importance of the revue.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 8 Jan. 2025
Sam Moore worked regularly in subsequent decades, touring as part of R&B revues.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
The film features Anderson as Shelley, a veteran Las Vegas showgirl who loses her job once her revue closes its doors for good, once a new circus comes into town.
—Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Revue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revue. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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revue
noun
re·vue
ri-ˈvyü 
: a theatrical entertainment consisting usually of brief and often funny sketches and songs
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