musical comedy
Word forms: plural musical comedies
variable noun
Musical comedy is a type of play or film that has singing and dancing as part of the story and thatis humorous and entertaining, especially one written before the middle of the twentieth century.
After failing a singing audition at the Metropolitan Opera, she turned to musicalcomedy.
musical comedy in British English
noun
1.
a play or film, usually having a light romantic story, that consists of dialogue interspersed with singing and dancing
2.
such plays and films collectively
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