show tune

noun

: a song from a musical
The concert featured popular Broadway show tunes.

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The group will perform favorite Broadway show tunes. Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2025 This year, nobody grabbed the mic to sing a show tune while the cameras were off. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 9 June 2025 The duo will perform jazz classics, boogie-woogie and show tunes. San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2025 Yet, for all its savvy reinvention of show tunes, the production’s handling of race strikes a discordant note. Rhoda Feng, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for show tune

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“Show tune.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/show%20tune. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.

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