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Recent Examples of musical comedy
The show has been seen around the world and is about to be staged at London’s Garrick Theatre, where Brooks previously enjoyed success with the musical comedy Young Frankenstein.
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Caroline Frost, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2025
And especially if the song comes from a musical comedy, then the lyrics are often humorous.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
In the film, the group of actors are working on a time-traveling musical comedy, which honestly looks rather fun.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2025
Eight years later, Shepard played Presley’s business partner’s wife in the ’60s buddy musical comedy.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
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Caroline Frost, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2025
And especially if the song comes from a musical comedy, then the lyrics are often humorous.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
In the film, the group of actors are working on a time-traveling musical comedy, which honestly looks rather fun.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2025
Eight years later, Shepard played Presley’s business partner’s wife in the ’60s buddy musical comedy.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for musical comedy
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Julie Delpy’s French comedy drama film follows the story of Brittany’s Town, which has unanimously decided to accept Ukrainian refugees in exchange for government subsidies.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2025
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Avengers filmmakers Anthony and Joe Russo helm this sci-fi action comedy drama that stars Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt and Ke Huy Quan.—
Abid Rahman,
The Hollywood Reporter,
1 Mar. 2025
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But the conflict between the two couples, the three generations of Italian-Americans, and the Tanya-and-the-gays stuff was all still really compelling drama and dark comedy.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The White Lotus is a black comedy anthology series following the guests and employees of the fictional White Lotus resort chain.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
31 Mar. 2025
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The original film was also adapted into a musical that opened on Broadway in 2007.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2025
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Wade Hair directs the musical for the theater, 6900 Aloma Ave.—
Matthew J. Palm,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2025
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While the Hallmark series is a far cry from the melodrama of his soapier work, the actor compared When Calls the Heart’s passionate fanbase to that of General Hospital.—
John Russell,
People.com,
24 Mar. 2025
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How a 30-year-old singer, born in Argentina and raised in Spain, manages to channel the smoldering melodrama of Latin music’s golden era with such uncanny precision remains a bit of a mystery.—
Ernesto Lechner,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2025
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Directed by Josef Hader The soil of the Austrian countryside is rich with tragicomedy in writer-director-star Hader’s second feature as a director after 2017’s Wild Mouse.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
26 Feb. 2025
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Alas, Godwin’s gentle take on the tragicomedy misses the explosive nature of this moment, the desperation these characters feel to change their fate right now or live and die steeped in stifling ennui.—
Karen D'Souza,
The Mercury News,
21 Feb. 2025
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Kilmer’s passion for performing was fostered early — during an active, adventurous childhood in Chatsworth, Calif., making homemade films and plays alongside his brothers Mark and Wesley — and also shaped by tragedy.—
Kara Warner,
People.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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The Room Next Door shares the same theme, allowing director Pedro Almodóvar to address Covid-era tragedy, much as directing team Scott McGehee and David Siegel do in The Friend.—
Armond White,
National Review,
2 Apr. 2025
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About Town Indie Rock As Father John Misty, the singer and multi-instrumentalist Josh Tillman stages albums as little psychodramas.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2025
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The thought that Sam Riley’s Tom might turn out to be Fred MacMurray in Double Indemnity or John Garfield in The Postman Always Rings Twice is tantalizing but gradually appears to be more like teasing misdirection as the movie shifts into psychodrama gear.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Musical comedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/musical%20comedy. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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