Look up musical or musicale in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Musical is the adjective of music. Musical may also refer to: Musical theatre, a performance...

Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical –...

Epic: The Musical (stylized as EPIC) is a nine-part series of album musicals (referred to as "sagas") written and produced in their entirety by Puerto...

A musical instrument is a device created or adapted to make musical sounds. In principle, any object that produces sound can be considered a musical instrument—it...

A musical collective is a type of artist collective for musicians in which membership is flexible and creative control is shared. The concept is distinct...

Hamilton: An American Musical, known colloquially as Hamilton, is a sung-and-rapped-through biographical musical with music, lyrics, and a book by Lin-Manuel...

Once is a musical based on the 2007 film of the same name by John Carney. Like the film, music and lyrics were by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, including...

High School Musical: The Musical: The Series is an American mockumentary musical drama television series created for Disney+ by Tim Federle, inspired by...

Hadestown: The Musical is a 2026 musical film presenting a live stage recording of the musical of the same name. The film was directed by Brett Sullivan...

Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance...

Musical.ly (pronounced "musically", stylized as musical.ly) was a social media service headquartered in Shanghai, on which platform users created and...

Pippin is a 1972 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by Roger O. Hirson. Bob Fosse, who directed the original Broadway production...

Six (stylised SIX in all caps) is a British musical with music, book, and lyrics by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss. It is a modern retelling of the lives of...

Schmigadoon! is a musical with book, music, and lyrics by Cinco Paul. It is an adaptation of the first season of the 2021 musical television series of...

Company is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by George Furth. The original 1970 production was nominated for a record-setting...

Hairspray is an American musical with music by Marc Shaiman and lyrics by Shaiman and Scott Wittman, with a book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan,...

Musical acoustics or music acoustics is a multidisciplinary field that combines knowledge from physics, psychophysics, organology (classification of the...

Traditionally in Western music, a musical tone is a steady periodic sound. A musical tone is characterized by its duration, pitch, intensity (or loudness)...

Musical hallucinations (also known as auditory hallucinations, auditory Charles Bonnet Syndrome, and Oliver Sacks' syndrome) describes a neurological...

Musical phrasing is the method by which a musician shapes a sequence of notes in a passage of music to allow expression, much like when speaking English...

comprehension, and analysis. Notes may be visually communicated by writing them in musical notation. Notes can distinguish the general pitch class or the specific...

The Musical is a musical with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Jack Feldman, and a book by Harvey Fierstein. The show is based on the 1992 musical film...

Heathers the Musical, known colloquially as Heathers, is a musical by Laurence O'Keefe and Kevin Murphy, based on the 1988 film of the same name written...

Rent (stylized in all caps) is a rock musical with music, lyrics, and book by Jonathan Larson. Loosely based on the 1896 opera La bohème by Giacomo Puccini...

A musical cryptogram is a cryptogrammatic sequence of musical symbols which can be taken to refer to an extra-musical text by some 'logical' relationship...

Musical notation is any system used to visually represent music. Systems of notation generally represent the elements of a piece of music that are considered...

musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. It is based on the 1939 poetry collection Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot. The musical tells...

the Musical is an original musical production by Chu Un Temple, and directed under the Fo Guang Shan Academy of Art of the Philippines. The musical is...

A musical argument is a means of creating tension through the relation of expressive content and musical form: Traditional dialectal music is representational:...

Anastasia is a musical play with music and lyrics by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, and a book by Terrence McNally. Based on the 20th Century Fox Animation...

American musical with music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and book by Ebb and Bob Fosse. Set in Chicago in the Jazz Age, the musical is based on...

Gypsy: A Musical Fable is a musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. It is loosely based on the 1957...

improvisation, and performance. Music may be performed using a wide variety of musical instruments, including the human voice. It can also be composed, sequenced...

Annie is a musical with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and a book by Thomas Meehan. It is based on the 1924 comic strip Little Orphan...

Waitress is a musical with music and lyrics by Sara Bareilles and a book by Jessie Nelson. It is based on the 2007 film, written and directed by Adrienne...

Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical is a rock musical with a book and lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado and music by Galt MacDermot. The work...

Camelot is a musical with music by Frederick Loewe and lyrics and a book by Alan Jay Lerner. It is based on the legend of King Arthur as adapted from...

Musical composition can refer to an original piece or work of music, either vocal or instrumental, the structure of a musical piece or to the process...

Trainspotting The Musical is a stage musical written by Irvine Welsh with music and lyrics by Stephen McGuinness and Welsh and developed and directed by...

High School Musical is a 2006 American musical television film produced by and aired on Disney Channel as part of the network's slate of original television...

Assassins is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by John Weidman, based on an original concept by Charles Gilbert Jr. Using...

Arthouse musical (or experimental musical) is a combination of an art film and a film musical. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Jacques Demy, 1964) The Young...

Chess is a 1986 musical with music by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus of the pop group ABBA, lyrics by Ulvaeus and Tim Rice, and book by Rice. The story...

Musical expression is the art of playing or singing with a personal response to the music. At a practical level, this means making appropriate use of...

Cabaret is an American musical with music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and a book by Joe Masteroff. It is based on the play I Am a Camera by John...

The Outsiders: A New Musical, also known as The Outsiders, is a 2023 coming-of-age musical with music and lyrics by Jonathan Clay and Zach Chance from...

Evita is a sung-through musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice. It covers the early life, rise to power, charity work, controversies...

13 is a musical with music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown and book by Dan Elish and Robert Horn. Following a move from New York City to small-town Indiana...

(known in full as Wicked: The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz) is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman...

Frozen is a musical with music and lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, and book by Jennifer Lee, based on the Walt Disney Animation Studios'...

Valiquette, and Martine St-Clair. Celine Dion recorded several songs from the musical on her 1991 album Dion chante Plamondon. A German-language adaptation of...

Midnight is a sung-through musical by Todrick Hall, who wrote the music and lyrics for the show. Hall was also the director and choreographer and starred...

A jukebox musical is a stage musical or musical film wherein most of its featured songs are already well known in popular music, rather than part of an...

The Lost Boys: A New Musical is a musical with music and lyrics by American indie pop/rock band the Rescues and a book by David Hornsby and Chris Hoch...

Roald Dahl's Matilda, also known simply as Matilda and Matilda the Musical, is a musical with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin and a book by Dennis Kelly...

Khamoshi: The Musical (transl. Silence: The Musical) is a 1996 Indian Hindi-language musical romantic drama film written and directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali...

A musical ensemble, also known as a music group, musical group, or band, is a group of people who perform instrumental and/or vocal music, with the ensemble...

Musicality (music-al-ity) is "sensitivity to, knowledge of, or talent for music" or "the quality or state of being musical", and is used to refer to specific...

Beetlejuice The Musical. The Musical. The Musical., or simply Beetlejuice, is a musical with music and lyrics by Eddie Perfect and book by Scott Brown...

Musical literacy is the reading, writing, and playing of music, as well an understanding of cultural practice and historical and social contexts. Music...

Harmony is a stage musical with music by Barry Manilow and book and lyrics by Bruce Sussman. The musical tells the true story of the Comedian Harmonists...

Musical Symbols may refer to: List of musical symbols, the set of codified marks used in modern musical notation Musical Symbols (Unicode block), a Unicode...

Ragtime is a musical with music by Stephen Flaherty, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and a book by Terrence McNally. It is based on the 1975 novel by E. L. Doctorow...

Carousel is the second musical by the team of Richard Rodgers (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (book and lyrics). The 1945 work was adapted from Ferenc...

Nine is a musical initiated by and with music and lyrics by Maury Yeston and a book by Arthur Kopit. Based on the film 8½, it tells the story of film...

Parade is a musical with a book by Alfred Uhry and music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown. The musical is a dramatization of the 1913 trial and imprisonment...

The Producers is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by Mel Brooks and a book by Brooks and Thomas Meehan. It is adapted from Brooks's 1967 film of...

Paddington: The Musical is a musical with music and lyrics by Tom Fletcher and a book by Jessica Swale. It is based on the 1958 children's book A Bear...

Furia Musical was a Mexican music magazine published by Editorial Televisa, which includes articles and gossip about the famous singers in this genre...

is a sung-through musical based on the 1862 novel by Victor Hugo. It is one of the most popular and highest-grossing stage musicals of all time. Set in...

In music, form refers to the structure of a musical composition or performance. In his book, Worlds of Music, Jeff Todd Titon suggests that a number of...

Kismet is a musical adapted by Charles Lederer and Luther Davis from the play Kismet (1911) by Edward Knoblock, with lyrics and musical adaptation (as...

A musical keyboard is the set of adjacent depressible levers or keys on a musical instrument. Keyboards typically contain keys for playing the twelve...

Hercules is a musical based on the Walt Disney Animation Studios 1997 film of the same name, with music and lyrics by Alan Menken and David Zippel, and...

The following are lists of musicals, including musical theatre and musical films. List of highest-grossing musical theatre productions List of the longest-running...

Wonderland, formerly called Wonderland: Alice's New Musical Adventure or Wonderland: A New Alice, is a musical play with a book by Jack Murphy and Gregory Boyd...

Octet is a chamber choir musical written and composed by Dave Malloy and directed by Annie Tippe. The show "explores addiction and nihilism within the...

Fame is a stage musical based on the 1980 musical film of the same name, with book by Jose Fernandez, music by Steve Margoshes and lyrics by Jacques Levy...

Beaches is a stage musical with music by Mike Stoller, lyrics by Iris Rainer Dart, and a book by Dart and Thom Thomas. It is based on Dart's 1985 novel...

Grease is a 1971 musical with music, lyrics, and a book by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. Named after the 1950s United States working-class youth subculture...

Rogers: The Musical is a fictional Broadway musical in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) media franchise, centered on the life of Steve Rogers / Captain...

A musical saw, also called a singing saw, is a hand saw used as a musical instrument. Capable of continuous glissando (portamento), the sound creates...

Smash is an American musical with music by Marc Shaiman and lyrics by Shaiman and Scott Wittman, and a book by Rick Elice and Bob Martin. Based on the...

Billy Elliot: The Musical is a coming-of-age stage musical based on the 2000 film of the same name. The music is by Elton John, and the book and lyrics...

Amélie is a musical based on the 2001 romantic comedy film of the same name with music by Daniel Messé, lyrics by Messé and Nathan Tysen and a book by...

Aida (also known as Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida) is a musical with music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice, and a book by Linda Woolverton, Robert...

Mincemeat is a musical comedy with book, music and lyrics by David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoë Roberts (known as the musical comedy troupe...

Galileo is a rock musical that premiered at Berkeley Repertory Theatre in 2024, following scientist Galileo Galilei's defense of his findings against...

Passion is a one-act musical, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by James Lapine. The story is adapted from Ettore Scola's 1981 film...

Tootsie is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by David Yazbek and a book by Robert Horn. The musical is based on the 1982 American comedy film of...

attended per season. Most Broadway shows are musicals. Historian Martin Shefter argues that "Broadway musicals, culminating in the productions of Rodgers...

The following list of best-selling music artists includes musical artists from the 20th century to the present with claims of 75 million or more record...

Mutiny! is a musical by David Essex to a book and lyrics by Richard Crane, based on the novel Mutiny on the Bounty by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman...

The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!) is a musical by Joanne Bogart and Eric Rockwell. It has five acts, each of which is a short musical parodying (and...

musical with music and lyrics by Maury Yeston and a book by Arthur Kopit. Based on Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel The Phantom of the Opera, the musical was...

Superbia is an unproduced musical with book, music, and lyrics by Jonathan Larson. Stemming from an earlier attempt at writing a musical based on Nineteen Eighty-Four...

Lempicka is a stage musical based on the life of Polish painter Tamara de Lempicka (1898–1980). In the musical, Lempicka must establish a new life for...

Boop! The Musical is a musical based on the animated character Betty Boop, with music by David Foster, lyrics by Susan Birkenhead, and a book by Bob Martin...

musical inspired by Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles. The score is by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, with the book by Linda Woolverton. The musical had...

Shrek the Musical is a musical with music by Jeanine Tesori and book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire. It is based on the 2001 DreamWorks Animation film...

In mathematics—more specifically, in differential geometry—the musical isomorphism (or canonical isomorphism) is an isomorphism between the tangent bundle...

accompaniment. Musical composition, the creation of a music Musical improvisation, as opposed to musical composition. Musical technique Musical phrasing Network...

Musical statues is a game played at children's birthday parties. Originating from the United Kingdom, the game is similar to musical chairs and is part...

Musical anhedonia (or specific musical anhedonia) is a neurological phenomenon characterized by a lack of sensitivity to reward from or pleasurable responses...

Bandstand: The New American Musical (or simply Bandstand) is an original musical composed by Richard Oberacker with book and lyrics by Oberacker and Robert...

Barnum is an American musical with a book by Mark Bramble, lyrics by Michael Stewart, and music by Cy Coleman. It is based on the life of showman P. T...

Titanic is a musical with music and lyrics by Maury Yeston and a book by Peter Stone. It is based on the story of the RMS Titanic which sank on its maiden...

Pride is a musical with book and lyrics by Stephen Beresford and music by Christopher Nightingale, Josh Cohen and DJ Walde. The musical is based on Beresford's...

musical with music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, and a book by Peter Duchan. It is based on the 1991 film of the same name. The musical premiered...

"My Musical" is a musical episode of the American television sitcom television series Scrubs. It is the 123rd episode of the show, and was originally...

Musical chairs is a game of elimination involving players, chairs, and music. It is a staple of many parties worldwide. A set of chairs is arranged in...

Fosse is a three-act musical revue showcasing the choreography of Bob Fosse. The musical was conceived by Richard Maltby Jr., Chet Walker, and Ann Reinking...

An industrial musical is a musical performed internally for the employees or shareholders of a business to create a feeling of being part of a team, to...

Best Musical may refer to: Critics' Circle Theatre Award, Best Musical Evening Standard Award, Best Musical Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical Laurence...

Applause is a musical with a book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, lyrics by Lee Adams, and music by Charles Strouse. The musical is based on the 1950...

Teeth is a musical by Michael R. Jackson and Anna K. Jacobs, adapted from the 2007 horror film of the same name. It premiered off-Broadway in 2024 at...

Moulin Rouge! The Musical is a jukebox musical with a book by John Logan. The musical is based on the 2001 film Moulin Rouge! directed by Baz Luhrmann...

Musical symbols are marks and symbols in musical notation that indicate various aspects of how a piece of music is to be performed. There are symbols to...

Contact is a musical "dance play" that was developed by Susan Stroman and John Weidman, with its "book" by Weidman and both choreography and direction...

by its promotional title Waitress: The Musical) is a 2023 American musical comedy-drama film of the stage musical, which premiered in 2015. The film was...

Musical languages are constructed languages based on musical sounds, which tend to incorporate articulation. Whistled languages are dependent on underlying...

musical built on the music and lyrics of Alicia Keys, with a semi-autobiographical plot about her upbringing in Manhattan in the 1990s. The musical,...

Tina: The Tina Turner Musical is a jukebox musical featuring the music of Tina Turner and depicting her life from her humble beginnings in Nutbush, Tennessee...

Redwood is a musical with music by Kate Diaz and lyrics by Diaz and Tina Landau and a book by Landau, inspired by the life of Julia Butterfly Hill. The...

Elf is a musical based on the 2003 motion picture, with a score by Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin. The book is adapted by Bob Martin and Thomas Meehan...

Malinche, un musical de Nacho Cano (or Malinche) is a Spanish-language stage musical, based on the life of the Nahuan slave known as La Malinche. It premiered...

Kindergarten: The Musical is an American animated children's television series created by Michelle Lewis and Charlton Pettus that aired on Disney Jr....

Memphis is a musical with music by David Bryan, lyrics by Bryan and Joe DiPietro, and a book by DiPietro. The show is loosely based on the story of Memphis...

Sinatra: The Musical is a biographical jukebox musical written by Joe DiPietro based on the life and music of Frank Sinatra. It premiered at the Birmingham...

Carrie (also known as Carrie: The Musical) is a musical with a book by Lawrence D. Cohen, lyrics by Dean Pitchford, and music by Michael Gore. It is based...

Footloose is a 1998 musical based on the 1984 film of the same name. The music is by Tom Snow (among others), the lyrics by Dean Pitchford (with additional...

Burlesque is a musical with a book by Steven Antin and additional material by Kate Wetherhead, and music and lyrics by Christina Aguilera, Sia, Diane...

The Musical World (formerly The Musical World; a Weekly Record of Musical Science, Literature, and Intelligence) was an English music journal founded...

Working is a musical with a book by Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso, music by Schwartz, Craig Carnelia, Micki Grant, Mary Rodgers, and James Taylor, and...

Smile is a musical about a fictitious beauty pageant in California, with music by Marvin Hamlisch and book and lyrics by Howard Ashman. It was originally...

Clue The Musical is a musical with a book by Peter DePietro, music by Galen Blum, Wayne Barker and Vinnie Martucci, and lyrics by Tom Chiodo, based on...

Musical escapism is a psychological phenomenon characterized by the use of music to elicit vivid daydreams and imaginative scenarios, facilitating a temporary...

Curtains is a musical mystery comedy with a book by Rupert Holmes, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and music by John Kander, with additional lyrics by Kander and...

Scrooge: The Musical is a 1992 stage musical with book, music and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse. Its score and book are closely adapted from the music and...

Tuning is the process of adjusting the pitch of one or many tones from musical instruments to establish typical intervals between these tones. Tuning...

MJ the Musical is a jukebox musical based on the life of the American entertainer Michael Jackson, focusing on his preparations for the 1992 Dangerous...

Musical nationalism refers to the use of musical ideas or motifs that are identified with a specific country, region, or ethnicity, such as folk tunes...

Xanadu is a musical comedy with a book by Douglas Carter Beane and music and lyrics by Jeff Lynne and John Farrar, based on the 1980 film of the same...

Taboo is a stage musical with a book by Mark Davies Markham (extensively rewritten for the Broadway production by Charles Busch), lyrics by Boy George...

A musical temperament is a tuning system that slightly compromises the pure intervals of just intonation to meet other requirements. These pure intervals...

Identical is a stage musical with music by George Stiles, lyrics by Anthony Drewe and a book by Stuart Paterson. It is based on Erich Kästner's 1949 children's...

Sunfish is a musical with book and lyrics by Michael Cooper and book and music by Hyeyoung Kim, based upon the Korean folktale Sim-Chung. The musical received...

The Musical Courier was a weekly 19th- and 20th-century American music trade magazine that began publication in 1880. The publication included editorials...

A musical road is a road, or section of a road, which when driven over causes a tactile vibration and audible rumbling that can be felt through the wheels...

Spring Awakening is a coming-of-age rock musical with music by Duncan Sheik and a book and lyrics by Steven Sater. It is based on the 1891 German play...

Twisted: The Untold Story of a Royal Vizier is a musical with music by A. J. Holmes, lyrics by Kaley McMahon, and a book by Matt Lang, Nick Lang, and...

Mayor is a musical with a book by Warren Leight and music and lyrics by Charles Strouse. It is based on the memoir by former New York City Mayor Ed Koch...

Sarafina! is a South African musical written and directed by Mbongeni Ngema with music by Hugh Masekela depicting students involved in the Soweto Riots...

Musical Youth are a British reggae band formed in 1979 in Birmingham, England. They are best known for their 1982 single "Pass the Dutchie", which was...

The Royal Musical Association (RMA) is a British scholarly society and charity. Founded in 1874, the Association claims to be the second oldest musicological...

Musical technique is the ability of instrumental and vocal musicians to exert optimal control of their instruments or vocal cords in order to produce...

The Great Gatsby is a musical with music and lyrics by Jason Howland and Nathan Tysen, and a book by Kait Kerrigan. It is based on the 1925 novel of the...

A rock musical is a musical theatre work with rock music. The genre of rock musical may overlap somewhat with album musicals, concept albums and song...

Experimental Musical Instruments was a periodical edited and published by Bart Hopkin, an instrument builder and writer about 20th century experimental...

Tovarich is a 1963 stage musical in two acts with book by David Shaw; music by Lee Pockriss and lyrics by Anne Croswell; based on the comedy by Jacques...

Tarzan is a musical based on the Walt Disney Animation Studios 1999 film of the same name, with music and lyrics by Phil Collins, and a book by David...

coordinating the production team and process. The producer's involvement in a musical project can vary in depth and scope. Sometimes in popular genres the producer...

A backstage musical is a genre of musical with a plot set in a theatrical context that revolves around the production of a play or musical revue. The film's...

The Notebook is a musical with music and lyrics by Ingrid Michaelson and a book by Bekah Brunstetter. It is based on the 1996 novel of the same name,...

Australian musical with book and lyrics by Tom Gleisner, music by Katie Weston and directed by Dean Bryant. Set in an aged care facility, the musical comedy...

Musical historicism signifies the use in classical music of historical materials, structures, styles, techniques, media, conceptual content, etc., whether...

Dicks: The Musical is a 2023 American musical comedy film directed by Larry Charles, based on the off-Broadway musical Fucking Identical Twins by Josh...

(2003), Hudgens rose to fame portraying Gabriella Montez in the High School Musical film series (2006–2008), which brought her mainstream recognition. Through...

Musical Monkey is the fourth album by the Huntington Beach, California, punk rock band Guttermouth, released in 1997 by Nitro Records. The album peaked...

The Musical Offering (German: Musikalisches Opfer or Das Musikalische Opfer), BWV 1079, is a collection of keyboard canons, fugues, and other pieces of...

A musical guest is a singer, band, or other musician who makes a brief musical appearance on a television program of a non-musical nature. While some shows...

Jamaica is a musical with a book by Yip Harburg and Fred Saidy, lyrics by Harburg, and music by Harold Arlen. It is set on a small island off the coast...

Alacranes Musical (English: "Musical Scorpions") are a regional Mexican band that specialize in the duranguense genre. They are from the Chicago, Illinois...

younger sister, Kimberly, was born on April 24, 1970. Cobain's family had a musical background. His maternal uncle, Chuck Fradenburg, played in a band called...

Violet is a musical with music by Jeanine Tesori and libretto by Brian Crawley based on the short story "The Ugliest Pilgrim" by Doris Betts. It tells...

Chhupa Rustam: A Musical Thriller is a 2001 Indian Hindi romantic thriller movie directed by Aziz Sejawal, starring Sanjay Kapoor, Mamta Kulkarni, Manisha...

The Prom is a musical with music by Matthew Sklar, lyrics by Chad Beguelin, and a book by Bob Martin and Beguelin, based on an original concept by Jack...

The Musical Moment, signed by the Romanian composer Nicolae Kirculescu, is a classical musical work for piano and orchestra, that was published in 1950...

A musical hoax (also musical forgery and musical mystification) is a piece of music composed by an individual who intentionally misattributes it to someone...

Ratatouille the Musical (also known as Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical, or Ratatousical) is an Internet meme and crowdsourced musical based on the 2007...

Allegiance is a musical with music and lyrics by Jay Kuo and a book by Marc Acito, Kuo and Lorenzo Thione. The story, set during the Japanese American...

44: The Musical (full title: 44: The UnOFFICIAL, UnSANCTIONED OBAMA MUSICAL) is a 2022 musical written and composed by Eli Bauman, a former Obama campaign...

the musical In My Life (2005). He later received Tony Award nominations for playing Melchior Gabor in the original production of the rock musical Spring...

Zorba is a musical with a book by Joseph Stein, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and music by John Kander. Adapted from the 1946 novel Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis...

Lazarus is a jukebox musical featuring the music of David Bowie with a book by Enda Walsh. Inspired by the 1963 novel The Man Who Fell To Earth by Walter...

The Musical is a musical with music by Tom Kitt and Lin-Manuel Miranda, lyrics by Amanda Green and Miranda, and book by Jeff Whitty. The musical, loosely...

Marlene is a 1997 stage musical about the life of Marlene Dietrich, with a book by Pam Gems and a musical score consisting of standards sung by Dietrich...

Violencia Musical ("Musical Violence") is the debut album by Hector & Tito, released in 1998. "Héctor & Tito - Violencia Musical (Digital)". Apple Music...

Flashdance is a stage musical based on the 1983 film of the same name with a book by Tom Hedley and Robert Cary, music by Robbie Roth and lyrics by Roth...

musical with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. It is based on the 1944 novella Gigi by Colette and 1958 hit musical film...

Musical structure may refer to: Musical form Song structure Upper structure This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Musical...

Musical fiction is a genre of fiction in which music is paramount: both as subject matter, and through the rhythm and flow of the prose; that is, music...

Hellzapoppin is a musical revue written by the comedy team of Olsen and Johnson, consisting of John "Ole" Olsen and Harold "Chic" Johnson, with music...

Cannibal! The Musical (originally known as Alferd Packer: The Musical) is a 1993 American independent musical Western black comedy film directed, written...

Death Note: The Musical is a musical based on the Japanese manga series of the same name by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. The score is by Frank Wildhorn...

Barbarella is a 2004 musical based on the 1968 film Barbarella, which in turn was based on a French science fiction comic book created by Jean-Claude...

Baby is a musical with a book by Sybille Pearson, based on a story developed with Susan Yankowitz, music by David Shire, and lyrics by Richard Maltby...

Gutenberg! The Musical! is a musical written and composed by Scott Brown and Anthony King. Brown and King developed the show at the Upright Citizens Brigade...

Woyzeck is a 2000 musical with music and lyrics by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan, and book by Robert Wilson, based on the unfinished play Woyzeck by...

Allegro is a musical by Richard Rodgers (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (book and lyrics), their third collaboration for the stage. Opening on Broadway...

High School Musical is an American media franchise centered on a series of musical romantic comedy films created by Peter Barsocchini and directed by Kenny...

The Musical is a 2026 American comedy film directed by Giselle Bonilla in her feature directorial debut. The screenplay is written by Alexander Heller...

adaptation of the musical West Side Story (2021), for which she earned the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. She...

Musical Massage is an album by Leon Ware released in 1976. This was his second solo album and his only release for Motown's Gordy Records subsidy. By...

after comedy musical stoush – so is everyone besties now?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 22 December 2024. "Raygun says parody musical legal drama...

Redhead is a musical with music composed by Albert Hague and lyrics by Dorothy Fields, who with her brother, Herbert, along with Sidney Sheldon and David...

ACE is a musical with a book and lyrics by Robert Taylor and Richard Oberacker, and music by Oberacker. The story is about a boy, separated from his mother...

An album musical is a type of recording that sounds like an original cast album but is created specifically for the recording medium and is a complete...

Brooklyn the Musical is a musical with a book, lyrics, and music by Mark Schoenfeld and Barri McPherson. It was acquired for licensing by Broadway Licensing...

Amour is a musical fantasy with an English book and lyrics by Jeremy Sams, music by Michel Legrand, and original French lyrics by Didier Van Cauwelaert...

Musical Bones is a studio album by Vin Gordon and the Upsetters, produced by Lee Perry and released in 1975. It was first released as a white label record...

Musical Minds is a Nova documentary based on neurologist Oliver Sacks's 2007 book Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain about music and the human...

collection of various items housed in a book or photo album format. In musical usage, the word was used for collections of short pieces of printed music...

as Troy Bolton in the High School Musical film series (2006–2008). During this time, he also starred in the musical film Hairspray (2007) and the comedy...

Time is a jukebox musical based on the life of American singer Bobby Darin, with a book by Warren Leight and Isaac Oliver. The musical premiered on April...

A musical setting is a musical composition that is written on the basis of a literary work. The literary work is said to be set, or adapted, to music....

The Musical Leader was an American periodical founded in Chicago in 1895 by Florence French and her husband, Charles F. French. In 1910 the magazine cooperated...

Musical Sources is a series of recordings of traditional music that was made for the International Music Council by the International Institute for Comparative...

A musical short, also known as a musical short film or musical featurette, is a short film that features musical performances, often with little to no...

Musical analysis is the study of musical structure in either compositions or performances. According to music theorist Ian Bent, music analysis "is the...

A synthesizer (also synthesiser or synth) is an electronic musical instrument that generates audio signals. Synthesizers typically create sounds by generating...

Mary (originally titled The house that Jack built) is a 1920 musical comedy with book and lyrics by Frank Mandel and Otto Harbach and music by Louis Hirsch...

Elisabeth is a Viennese musical commissioned by the Vereinigte Bühnen Wien and originally produced in German, with a book and lyrics by Michael Kunze...

Musical Romance may refer to: Musical Romance (1941 film), a 1941 Cuban film Musical Romance (1947 film), a 1947 Argentine musical comedy film Musical...

Frogs is a musical "freely adapted" by Stephen Sondheim and Burt Shevelove from The Frogs, an Ancient Greek comedy by Aristophanes. In the musical, Dionysos...

KPOP is a Broadway musical with a book by Jason Kim and music and lyrics by Helen Park and Max Vernon. The musical originally premiered off-Broadway at...

which she earned an Emmy Award nomination. On film, she has acted in the musical Les Misérables (2012), the thriller Winter Ridge (2018), the animated film...

13: The Musical is a 2022 American musical coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Tamra Davis and written by Robert Horn. It is based on the 2007...

The notion of musical similarity is particularly complex because there are numerous dimensions of similarity. If similarity takes place between different...

Knoxville is a stage musical with a book by Frank Galati, music by Stephen Flaherty and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens. The musical is based on the novel A Death...

Musical Justice is a 1931 Paramount Pictures musical short starring Betty Boop and Rudy Vallée and directed by Aubrey Scotto. Musical Justice stars Rudy...

Maureen Johnson in the rock musical Rent, which earned her a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. In 2003, she originated the...

Broadway musical Kinky Boots, making her the first woman to win the category by herself. The musical was awarded five other Tonys, including Best Musical. In...

SquarePants: The Broadway Musical (originally titled The SpongeBob Musical, later retitled for the national tour) is a musical, co-conceived and directed...

Beatlemania was a Broadway musical revue focused on the music of the Beatles as it related to the events and changing attitudes of the tumultuous 1960s...

a musical produced by Billy Rose, with music and lyrics by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart and book by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur. The musical opened...

Musicalism (French: musicalisme) was an art movement created in 1932 by Henry Valensi in collaboration with Charles Blanc-Gatti, Gustave Bourgogne and...

Kinky Boots is a musical with music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper and book by Harvey Fierstein. Based on the 2005 British film Kinky Boots, written by Geoff...

The Musical Times was an academic journal of classical music edited and produced in the United Kingdom. It stood as the world's oldest continuously issued...

principles in music". The musicological approach to theory differs from musical analysis "in that it takes as its starting-point not the individual work...

Mind, Midnight in Paris, Her, and The Shape of Water. Romantic musical (alternatively musical romance) is a genre of film that features romantic relationships...

Mean Girls is a 2024 American musical teen comedy film directed by Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr. from a screenplay written by Tina Fey. It is the...

Twiggy The Musical is a jukebox musical with a book by Ben Elton, based on the life of British model Twiggy. The musical originally titled as Close-Up:...

A musical clock is a clock that marks the hours of the day with a musical tune. They can be considered elaborate versions of striking or chiming clocks...

Billy is a musical based on the novel and play Billy Liar by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall. The book was written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais...

Fanny is a musical with a book by S. N. Behrman and Joshua Logan and music and lyrics by Harold Rome. A tale of love, secrets, and passion set in and...

(promoted as Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus' Mamma Mia!) is a jukebox musical written by British playwright Catherine Johnson, based on songs recorded...

Blood Brothers is a musical with book, lyrics, and music by Willy Russell and was produced by Bill Kenwright until his death in 2023 and the production...

her West End debut in the stage musical The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (2011), and her Broadway debut as Celie in the musical revival of The Color Purple (2015–2017)...

The Phantom of the Opera is a musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Charles Hart, additional lyrics by Richard Stilgoe, and a libretto...

Zombie! The Musical is an Australian musical with book, music, and lyrics by Laura Murphy. This is Laura Murphy's second original musical after The Lovers...

Hex is a musical with book by Tanya Ronder, lyrics by Rufus Norris and music by Jim Fortune based on the classic fairy tale Sleeping Beauty by Charles...

The Medora Musical is a musical revue produced each summer at the open-air Burning Hills Amphitheater near Medora, North Dakota. The musical is a look...

Copacabana, also known as Barry Manilow's Copacabana, is a 1994 stage musical with music by Barry Manilow, lyrics by Bruce Sussman and Jack Feldman, and...

and The Sheep Detectives (2026). For his role as Jean Valjean in the musical Les Misérables (2012), he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best...

Doonesbury, also known as Doonesbury: A Musical Comedy, is a 1983 musical with a book and lyrics by Garry Trudeau and music by Elizabeth Swados. Based...

Clueless, The Hit Musical is a musical with a book by Amy Heckerling based on her 1995 film, itself loosely based on Jane Austen's 1815 novel Emma, updating...

Cyrano is a musical with a book and lyrics by Anthony Burgess and music by Michael J. Lewis. Based on Edmond Rostand's classic 1897 play of the same name...

Scarlett is a 1970 musical with a score by Harold Rome. The original 1966 Japanese book is by Kazuo Kikuta, and was translated to English by Horton Foote...

The Book of Mormon is an American musical comedy with music, lyrics, and book by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, and Matt Stone. The story follows two missionaries...

for portraying Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the musical The Rocky Horror Show (1973–1975) as well as in the musical film The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)...

Musical Instrument Museum or Museum of Musical Instruments may refer to: Worldwide: Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia Musical Instruments Museum, Rome...

Babies is a pop musical by Jack Godfrey (creator of 42 Balloons and Hot Mess) and Martha Geelan. It tells the story of a class of Year 11 school children...

Sunset Boulevard is a musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, and lyrics and libretto by Don Black and Christopher Hampton, based on the 1950 film...

solo careers. Joe worked as their manager. The Jackson family, both as a musical group and as solo artists, have achieved success in the field of popular...

The Bodyguard is a 2012 stage musical with a book by Alexander Dinelaris, based on the 1992 film The Bodyguard, with the score featuring songs recorded...

in the musical Hadestown, winning the 2019 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical and the 2020 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater...

Hadestown is a musical with music, lyrics, and book by Anaïs Mitchell. It blends versions of two ancient Greek myths, Orpheus and Eurydice and Hades and...

The First is a musical with a book by critic Joel Siegel. The music was composed by Robert Brush, and Martin Charnin wrote the lyrics. The show is based...

Irene is a musical with a book by James Montgomery, lyrics by Joseph McCarthy, and music by Harry Tierney. Based on Montgomery's play Irene O'Dare, it...

the 2016 musical of the same name, for which he won a Drama Desk Award and received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. He played...

series Bizaardvark (2016–2019) and the Disney+ series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (2019–2022). Rodrigo shifted her focus to music and signed...

Marguerite is a musical with a book by Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg and Jonathan Kent, lyrics by Alain Boublil and Herbert Kretzmer, and music...

Operette is a musical in two acts composed, written and produced by Noël Coward. The show is a period piece, set in the year 1906 at the fictional "Jubilee"...

Water for Elephants is a musical with music and lyrics by PigPen Theatre Co. and a book by Rick Elice. It is based on the 2006 novel of the same name...

Best Scoring of a Musical Picture. This marked the first time the category was split into separate genres. From 1942 to 1985, musical scores had their...

Preludes is a musical fantasia set in the mind of Sergei Rachmaninoff, written and composed by Dave Malloy. The music is a combination of compositions...

Rocky the Musical (originally Rocky: Das Musical) is a 2012 musical with music by Stephen Flaherty, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and a book by Thomas Meehan...

The Musical Dome (2012 to 2015: Oper am Dom) is a 1,640-seat theatre in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It opened in October 1996. It was originally...

"Psych: The Musical" is an episode of the seventh season of Psych and the 110th episode in the series overall. Formatted as a musical, it aired as a two-hour...

Musical Fidelity is a British producer of hi-fi audio equipment focusing on streaming music players, and its core product range of amplifiers of various...

Mame is a musical with a book by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee and music and lyrics by Jerry Herman. Originally titled My Best Girl, it is based...

Diana is a musical with music and lyrics by David Bryan and Joe DiPietro, and a book by DiPietro, based on the life of Diana, Princess of Wales. A filmed...

tradition or set of conventions. Genre is to be distinguished from musical form and musical style, although in practice these terms are sometimes used interchangeably...

Silence! The Musical is a 2005 musical created by Jon Kaplan and Al Kaplan as a parody of the 1991 Academy Award-winning film The Silence of the Lambs...

Sally is a musical comedy with music by Jerome Kern, lyrics by Clifford Grey and book by Guy Bolton (inspired by the 19th century show, Sally in our Alley)...

On the Town is a musical with music by Leonard Bernstein and book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, based on Jerome Robbins' idea for his 1944...

a musical with music by Jeffrey Lunden and book and lyrics by Arthur Perlman adapted from Arthur Kopit's play of the same name. The one-act musical concerns...

Bananaland is a musical comedy with book by Keir Nuttall and music and lyrics by Kate Miller-Heidke and Keir Nuttall. It concerns an unsuccessful punk...

franchise, and originating the role of Elder Cunningham in the Broadway musical The Book of Mormon. For his role as Olaf, Gad won two Annie Awards, and...

American actress, singer, and dancer. She is known for her work in stage musicals on Broadway and has received numerous accolades including two Tony Awards...

Cricket, also called Cricket (Hearts and Wickets), is a short musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, and lyrics and book by Tim Rice. It was commissioned...

categories of perceptual moves associated with those gestures. The concept of musical gestures has received much attention in various musicological disciplines...

Fun Home is a musical theatre adaptation of Alison Bechdel's 2006 graphic memoir of the same name, with music by Jeanine Tesori, and book and lyrics by...

1973 Broadway revival of the musical Irene, which earned her a Tony Award nomination for "Best Leading Actress in a Musical." She was also nominated for...

The Debut is an upcoming American musical comedy film written, co-produced and directed by Jesse Eisenberg. It stars Julianne Moore, Eisenberg, Paul Giamatti...

Mean Girls is a rock musical with a book by Tina Fey, lyrics by Nell Benjamin, and music by Jeff Richmond. It is based on the 2004 film by Mark Waters...

The Witches (or Roald Dahl's The Witches) is a stage musical with book and lyrics by Lucy Kirkwood and music and lyrics by Dave Malloy, based on Roald...

Musical salute may refer to: Personal anthem, music played to announce the arrival of a dignitary Fanfare, a musical flourish This disambiguation page...

singer, with credits in musical theatre, film, and television. In 1999, she won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance as...

1776 is a musical with music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards and a book by Peter Stone. The show is based on the events leading up to the signing of the...

the piece from an operetta to a musical comedy. The London production was directed by Austen Hurgon, and the musical director was Leonard Hornsey. The...

Superhero is a musical with music and lyrics by Tom Kitt, and a book by John Logan. The musical premiered Off-Broadway in February 2019. In July 2017,...

Masacre Musical (English: Musical Massacre) is the debut studio album by American singer De la Ghetto, released on October 14, 2008 by Sony BMG Norte...

(/pəˈtɪŋkɪn/ ; born November 30, 1952) is an American actor and singer in musical theatre, television, and film. As a Broadway performer, he has collaborated...

Musical Shapes is the third album by American singer Carlene Carter. The only song to make the Billboard country singles chart was "Baby Ride Easy," (written...

Texas is a stage musical produced annually by the Texas Panhandle Heritage Foundation at the outdoor Pioneer Amphitheater in Palo Duro Canyon outside...

The Musical Vampire (Chinese: 音樂殭屍) is a 1992 comedy horror Hong Kong film directed by Wilson Tong and starring Lam Ching-ying. It is a spin-off of the...

the Musical is a Malaysian musical which was staged at Istana Budaya in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from September 24 to October 4, 2010. The musical centers...

The Musical Ride of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is a special unit showcasing the equestrian skills performed by 32 cavalry who are regular members...

Wildcat is a musical with a book by N. Richard Nash, lyrics by Carolyn Leigh, and music by Cy Coleman. The original production opened on Broadway in 1960...

Musical Suite (組曲 (Suite), Kumikyoku (Suīto)) is the 41st studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Miyuki Nakajima, released in November 2015. All songs...

is an American musical with music by Marc Shaiman and lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman based on the original fictitious musical from the first...

began acting at the age of 14 and studied musical theatre at Wright State University. In pursuit of a musical career, Scherzinger accepted an offer to...

Shenandoah is a 1974 musical with music by Gary Geld, lyrics by Peter Udell, and book by Udell, Philip Rose, and James Lee Barrett. It is based on Barrett's...

Coco is a 1969 Broadway musical with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by André Previn, inspired by the life of Coco Chanel. Katharine Hepburn...

Sunny is a musical comedy with music by Jerome Kern and a libretto by Oscar Hammerstein II and Otto Harbach. The plot involves Sunny, the star of a circus...

Joyride the Musical is a jukebox musical based on the songs by Swedish pop duo Roxette and the novel Got You Back by Jane Fallon. It premiered in 2024...

equivalents to basic aspects of linguistic syntax have to be found in musical structure. By implication the processing of music in comparison to language...

Traditional Korean musical instruments comprise a wide range of string, wind, and percussion instruments. Korean string instruments include those that...

Stage Musical Adaptation of The Warriors". Playbill.com. "Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis' 'Warriors' will be a concept album, not a stage musical". Los...

Australian Folk Musical) is a Musical theatre piece written by Australian Simon Heath and John Williamson. It was directed by Bernie Zelvis. The musical is based...

Musical comb may refer to A comb-like lamellaphone Comb and paper A comb-like element of various disc-playing music boxes, such as Polyphon This disambiguation...

Rags is a musical with a book by Joseph Stein (with revisions by David Thompson), lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, and music by Charles Strouse. The Broadway...

York City, United States. Founded by Frank Damrosch as the Institute of Musical Art in 1905, the school later added dance and drama programs and became...

Best Featured Actor in a Musical in 2011 and the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical in 2014. He also wrote the...

In the Musical Vein is a 1991 role-playing adventure for Nightlife published by Stellar Games. In the Musical Vein is an adventure in which the supernatural...

Buddies is a 1919 Broadway musical by George V. Hobart and with music by Bentley Collingwood Hilliam. After an initial run in Boston starting on August...

Maytime is a musical with music by Sigmund Romberg and lyrics and book by Rida Johnson Young, and with additional lyrics by Cyrus Wood. The story is based...

Pierce Siebers. The musical parodies Star Wars. "Ani" was the childhood nickname of Anakin Skywalker; it also alludes to the musical Annie and The Who's...

Stephen Sondheim's musical Merrily We Roll Along (2023), the latter of which earned him a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical and another Grammy...

Fangirls is an Australian stage musical with book, music, and lyrics by Yve Blake. It concerns 14-year-old Edna, a diehard fan of the biggest boy band...

The Queen of Versailles is a musical with a score by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Lindsey Ferrentino. The musical is based on the 2012 documentary directed...

Rex is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick and libretto by Sherman Yellen, based on the life of King Henry VIII. The original...

Time is a musical with a book and lyrics by Dave Clark and David Soames, music by Jeff Daniels, and additional songs by Hans Poulsen and David Pomeranz...

Moby Dick is a musical with a book by Robert Longden, and music and lyrics by Longden and Hereward Kaye, first staged in 1990. The plot follows the anarchic...

radio, television and in nightclubs. He made his Broadway debut in the musical revue The Girls Against the Boys (1959). The following year he starred...

Venice is a musical collaboration between Matt Sax and Eric Rosen. The plot focuses on a dystopian near-future fictional city named Venice. The show opened...

Grease is a 1978 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Randal Kleiser (in his feature directorial debut) from a screenplay by Bronté Woodard...

John) "Be Our Guest" – (Howard Ashman/Alan Menken) "Train Tech" (Original musical track featuring the Main Street Electrical Parade theme) "Part of Your...

Cinderella is a 2021 jukebox musical romantic comedy film based on the fairy tale of the same name by Charles Perrault. Written and directed by Kay Cannon...

systems of music notation which enabled creators to document and transmit musical ideas more easily, although notation coexisted with and complemented oral...

Musical repertoire is a collection of music pieces played by an individual musician or ensemble, composed for a particular instrument or group of instruments...

Wieners in the Broadway musical Mean Girls, for which she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. Her theatre roles include...

Heathcliff is a 1996 musical conceived by and starring singer Cliff Richard based on the 1847 novel Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë. It is focused on...

Musical America is the oldest American magazine on classical music, first appearing in 1898 in print and in 1999 online, at musicalamerica.com. It is...

Moony Shapiro Songbook) is a musical with music by Monty Norman and book and lyrics by Monty Norman and Julian More. The musical tells the improbable life...

Tenderloin is a musical with a book by George Abbott and Jerome Weidman, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and music by Jerry Bock, their follow-up to the highly...

Anya is a musical with a book by George Abbott and Guy Bolton and music and lyrics by Robert Wright and George Forrest. As they had done with Song of...

Musical Mountaineers is a 1939 Fleischer Studios animated short film starring Betty Boop. Betty Boop's automobile runs out of gasoline while driving through...

Ghost is a musical with book and lyrics by Bruce Joel Rubin and music and lyrics by Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard. Based on the hit 1990 romantic fantasy...

Jubilee is a musical comedy with a book by Moss Hart and music and lyrics by Cole Porter. It premiered on Broadway in 1935 to rapturous reviews. Inspired...

first introduction to musical theater was at age eight, over a decade before he starred as Ricky in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, when he...

The Musical Quarterly is the oldest academic journal on music in America. The journal was originally conceived and established in 1915 by Rudolph E. Schirmer...

for Best Actor. In 1992, Banderas made his American film debut with the musical drama The Mambo Kings (1992), followed by roles in Philadelphia (1993)...

A concept musical is a work of musical theatre with a book and score structured to develop and embody a theme or message, rather than convey a narrative...

Starry is a pop-rock musical based on the lives of Dutch post-impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh and his brother Theo van Gogh. It has a book written...

Big The Musical is a 1996 musical adaptation of the 1988 film starring Tom Hanks. It was directed by Mike Ockrent and featured music by David Shire and...

Trevor: the Musical is a musical based on the 1994 short film Trevor, with book and lyrics by Americans Dan Collins and music by Julianne Wick Davis. The...

Dude (The Highway Life) is a rock musical with a book and lyrics by Gerome Ragni and music by Galt MacDermot. It is an allegory about good and evil, the...

Rosalie is a musical with music by George Gershwin and Sigmund Romberg, lyrics by Ira Gershwin and P.G. Wodehouse, and book by William Anthony McGuire...

different musical situations, such as "Sea Captain the Musical", "Mountain Climber the Musical", "Prince Elmo the Musical" and "President the Musical". Joining...

Sunday in the Park with George is a 1984 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. It was inspired by the French pointillist...

Motown: The Musical is a jukebox musical that premiered on Broadway in April 2013. The musical is based on Berry Gordy's autobiography To Be Loved: The...

Snoopy: The Musical is a 1975 American musical comedy with music by Larry Grossman, lyrics by Hal Hackady, and a book by Warren Lockhart, Arthur Whitelaw...

Quadrophenia is a musical based on the sixth studio album by the English rock band the Who, released on 19 October 1973, and a film of the same name,...

Menopause The Musical is a 2001 musical with book and lyrics by Jeanie Linders which premiered on March 28, 2001 in Orlando, Florida. The musical follows four...

Platinum is a stage musical with a book by Will Holt and Bruce Vilanch, music by Gary William Friedman, and lyrics by Holt. Set in a Hollywood recording...

Seesaw is a 1973 American musical with a book by Michael Bennett, music by Cy Coleman, and lyrics by Dorothy Fields. Based on the William Gibson play...

that earned her a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical at the 56th Tony Awards. She starred in the revival of Horton Foote's The...

Holidays (billed as Holidays le Musical) is a jukebox musical, with a book in French by Gaétan Borg, based on the songs recorded by American singer Madonna...

Saved is a musical with music and lyrics by Michael Friedman and the book by John Dempsey and Rinne Groff. It is based on the 2004 film Saved!. It premiered...

Celebration is a musical with a book and lyrics by Tom Jones and music by Harvey Schmidt. The musical fable, employing a nearly bare stage, explores the...

Cyrano: The Musical is a musical with music by Ad van Dijk, an original book and lyrics (in Dutch) by Koen van Dijk. For the Broadway production, English...

is an Australian musical with book and lyrics by Reg Livermore and music by Sandra McKenzie and Patrick Flynn. Described as a musical fable, it follows...

Classical music is often characterized by formality and complexity in its musical form and harmonic organization, particularly with the use of polyphony...

a musical by Timothy Williams and Andrew Sabiston. It has had seven productions in four languages: English, French, Korean and Dutch. The musical premiered...

Ranked is a musical written by David Taylor Gomes (music and lyrics) and Kyle Holmes (book), known as "Holmes & Gomes". The musical focuses on a dystopian...

Actor in a Musical for the musical comedy How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1995). He starred alongside Nathan Lane in the musical comedy...

Velvet is an Australian musical partly based on New York's Studio 54. It debuted at the Adelaide Fringe Festival in 2015. It features a mix of music and...

and 21st centuries are not musical eras in themselves, but are calendar periods that do not relate individually to musical history. However, these two...

Kelly is a musical with a book and lyrics by Eddie Lawrence and music by Moose Charlap. It was inspired by Steve Brodie, who in 1886 claimed to have jumped...

Sweethearts is an operetta or musical play in two acts with music by Victor Herbert, lyrics by Robert B. Smith and book by Harry B. Smith and Fred de...

Bombo is a Broadway musical with a book and lyrics by Harold Atteridge and music by Sigmund Romberg. Produced by Lee Shubert and J. J. Shubert, the Broadway...

Shōgun: The Musical is a musical with a book and lyrics by John Driver and music by Paul Chihara. Based on James Clavell's 1975 novel and the 1980 television...

tenth track on the album Lud and Schlatt Crossing by Lud and Schlatts Musical Emporium. Music by Phillip Milman in 2023; funded by Ludwig Ahgren and...

Death Becomes Her is a musical, with a book by Marco Pennette and music and lyrics by Julia Mattison and Noel Carey. It is based on the 1992 film of the...

"The Musical Man" is the 19th episode of the American comedy television series, Modern Family's second season and the 43rd episode overall. It originally...

Saravá is a musical with a book and lyrics by N. Richard Nash and music by Mitch Leigh. The musical was based on the book Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands...

Brownstone is a musical written by Josh Rubins (book and lyrics), Andrew Cadiff (book) and Peter Larson (music). It centers on a group of five people...

Joy is a 2022 stage musical with music and lyrics by AnnMarie Milazzo, and a book by Ken Davenport. It is based on the life story of entrepreneur and...

been called "the most popular play of the eighteenth century." Another musical show, Tom and Jerry, or Life in London (1821), was the first London production...

film into a stage musical with Chris Terrio as book writer and Bruno Major as lyricist. Jamie Lloyd is also attached to direct the musical with Michael Harrison...

The Lion King is a stage musical with a book by Roger Allers and Irene Mecchi based on the 1994 Walt Disney Animation Studios' film of the same name....

around which the other notes of the melody revolve, and a vocabulary of musical motifs woven together through a process called centonization to create...

Dave is a musical with music by Tom Kitt, lyrics by Nell Benjamin, and a book by Benjamin and Thomas Meehan. Based on the 1993 American political comedy...

Strike! is a 2005 historical stage musical depicting the Winnipeg General Strike. It has been adapted into a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation radio production...

Marlowe is a 1981 musical with a book by Leo Rost, lyrics by Rost and Jimmy Horowitz, and music by Horowitz. Despite a claim in the Playbill that "the...

Mandela is a musical based on the life of Nelson Mandela, with music and lyrics by Greg Dean Borowsky and Shaun Borowsky, and a book by Laiona Michelle...

Georgy is a musical with a book by Tom Mankiewicz, lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager (listed as 'Carole Bayer'), and music by George Fischoff. The story is...

Musical Instrument Digital Interface (/ˈmɪdi/; MIDI) is a technical standard that describes a communication protocol, digital interface, and electrical...

A Musical Affair is the seventh studio album by the classical crossover group Il Divo. Il Divo is a group of four male singers: French pop singer Sébastien...

berimbau is a musical bow, originally from Africa, that is now used in Brazil. Problems playing this file? See media help. The musical bow (bowstring...

Polish musical with music by Janusz Stokłosa and lyrics by Agata and Maryna Miklaszewska. Choreographed and directed by Janusz Józefowicz, the musical was...

Freaknik: The Musical is an American animated musical television special produced by T-Pain. It features the voice of T-Pain as the Ghost of Freaknik...

Ceilidh (/ˈkeɪli/ KAY-lee, Scottish Gaelic: [ˈkʲʰeːlɪ]) is an immersive musical with music, lyrics and book by Scottish writing team Scott Gilmour and...

Angel is a Broadway musical that opened at the Minskoff Theatre in New York on May 4, 1978. It was based on Ketti Frings’ Pulitzer Prize winning 1957...

Sylvia is a British musical with book by Kate Prince and Priya Parmar, with music by Josh Cohen and DJ Walde and lyrics by Prince based on the life of...

Secondary: The Musical is a critically-acclaimed Singaporean musical written and composed by local singer-songwriter weish, and directed by Huzir Sulaiman...

Legally Blonde is a 2007 musical with music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin and a book by Heather Hach. It is based on the novel Legally...

Wonderworld is a musical with lyrics by Stanley Styne and music by Jule Styne written specifically for presentation at the 1964 New York World's Fair's...

Quilters is a musical with a book by Molly Newman and Barbara Damashek, and lyrics and music by Barbara Damashek. It is about the lives of American pioneer...

L'Art musical was a French music magazine founded in 1860 by Léon Escudier, which was published until 1894. L'Art musical was founded in 1860 by Léon...

is a musical burlesque in two acts with both book and lyrics by William Gill that is a spoof of the Pygmalion myth. Set in Greece, the musical tells...

Seventeen is a 1951 American musical that debuted in the United States starring Kenneth Nelson. Set in Indianapolis in 1907, Seventeen is based on Booth...

Here We Are is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by David Ives inspired by two films of Luis Buñuel, The Exterminating Angel...

career in musical theater by participating in local productions as a child. Feldman won a Jimmy Award for his high school's production of the musical Catch...

Terry Jones, and Michael Palin. Known for his elaborate wordplay and musical numbers, Idle composed and performed many of the songs featured in Python...

Bright Star is a musical written and composed by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell. It is set in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina in 1945–46 with...

The Rothschilds is a musical with a book by Sherman Yellen, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick and music by Jerry Bock. Based on The Rothschilds by Frederic Morton...

Metropolis is a musical based on the 1927 silent movie of the same name that was staged at the Piccadilly Theatre in London in 1989. The music was written...

Bajour is a musical with a book by Ernest Kinoy and music and lyrics by Walter Marks. The musical is based on the Joseph Mitchell short stories The Gypsy...

Diamonds is a musical revue about baseball. The book and music were created by many writers, composers, and lyricists. Among them were Ellen Fitzhugh...

and later won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her roles in the Broadway musicals Flora the Red Menace (1965) and The Act (1978). She...

Dracula, the Musical is a musical based on the original 1897 Victorian novel by Bram Stoker. The score is by Frank Wildhorn, with lyrics and book by Don...

School of Rock is a rock musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Glenn Slater and a book by Julian Fellowes. Based on the 2003 film of the...

Marc Platt and philanthropist Julie Platt, he began his acting career in musical theater as a child and appeared in productions of The Sound of Music (2006)...

Drag: The Musical is an Off-Broadway musical with music, lyrics and book by Tomas Costanza, Ash Gordon, and winner of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season...

success of their first musical, A Very Potter Musical, a parody of the Harry Potter series, the troupe primarily produces musical comedies inspired by pop...

Giant is a musical based on the 1952 Edna Ferber novel of the same name, with music and lyrics by Michael John LaChiusa and the book by Sybille Pearson...

Roberta is a musical from 1933 with music by Jerome Kern, and lyrics and book by Otto Harbach. The playful romantic comedy is based on the novel Gowns...

Juno is a musical with music and lyrics by Marc Blitzstein and book by Joseph Stein, based closely on the 1924 play Juno and the Paycock by Seán O'Casey...

Jagged Little Pill is a jukebox musical with music by Alanis Morissette and Glen Ballard, lyrics by Morissette, and book by Diablo Cody, with additional...

Bumbug the Musical is a 2012 rock musical and contemporary update of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. The show’s book and lyrics were by creators Samrat...

Pickwick is a musical with a book by Wolf Mankowitz, music by Cyril Ornadel, and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse. Based on the 1837 novel The Pickwick Papers...

magician. Primarily known for his comedic television roles and dramatic and musical stage roles, he has received multiple accolades throughout his career,...

Lifeline (formerly The Mould That Changed the World) is a biographical musical produced by Charades Theatre Company about Alexander Fleming, with a score...

nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy. For her guest role in the NBC sitcom Friends (2002–2003), she...

Tomfoolery (or Tom Foolery) is a musical revue based on the songs of American satirist Tom Lehrer. Devised and produced by Cameron Mackintosh, it premiered...

Goldilocks is a musical with a book by Jean and Walter Kerr, music by Leroy Anderson, and lyrics by the Kerrs and Joan Ford. A parody of the silent film...

Hairspray (2002), as Fabrizio Nacarelli in the original Broadway cast of the musical The Light in the Piazza (2005), for which he received a Tony Award nomination)...

director. Known for playing upbeat and endearing characters in comedies and musicals, her accolades include nominations for an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy...

A musical fountain, also known as a fairy fountain, prismatic fountain or dancing fountain, is a type of choreographed fountain that creates aesthetic...

The Secret Garden is a musical based on the 1911 novel of the same name by Frances Hodgson Burnett. The musical's script and lyrics are by Marsha Norman...

Copperfield is a 1981 musical with a book, music, and lyrics by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn, who were nominated for the 1981 Tony Award for Best Original...

Muscle is a musical with a book by James Lapine, music by William Finn, and lyrics by Ellen Fitzhugh, based on Samuel Wilson Fussell's 1991 memoir Muscle:...

Runaways is a musical which was written, composed, choreographed and directed by Elizabeth Swados, about the lives of children who run away from home...

depending on context. Its most common use may be described as a type of musical scale coupled with a set of characteristic melodic and harmonic behaviors...

show business, she has starred as wholesome characters in a number of musical films, such as Oklahoma! (1955), Carousel (1956), and The Music Man (1962)...

Boobs! The Musical: The World According to Ruth Wallis is a musical revue with lyrics and music by 1950s and 1960s star Ruth Wallis. Using 20 of Wallis'...

High School Musical 2 is a 2007 American musical television film directed by Kenny Ortega and written by Peter Barsocchini. The 70th Disney Channel Original...

make a loud noise, usually for fun. They are popular with children as toy musical instruments. They can be perfectly included in loud rhythm bands and in...

Floyd Collins is a musical with music and lyrics by Adam Guettel, and book by Tina Landau. The musical is a dramatization of the death of American cave...

The Addams Family is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa and book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice. The show is based upon The Addams...

Luigi: The Musical is a satirical comedy musical written by Arielle Johnson and Nova Bradford. It centers around three high-profile inmates, Luigi Mangione...

Kimberly Akimbo is a 2021 musical with music by Jeanine Tesori, and lyrics and book by David Lindsay-Abaire. It is based on Lindsay-Abaire's 2001 play...

Kean is a musical with a book by Peter Stone and music and lyrics by Robert Wright and George Forrest. Using material by Jean-Paul Sartre and Alexandre...

Musical freestyle can refer to: Musical canine freestyle, performing synchronized routines with one's dog Musical kur, equine dressage to music Freestyle...

Jekyll & Hyde is a 1990 musical based on the 1886 novella The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. Originally conceived for...

Zouk is a musical movement and dance pioneered by the French Antillean band Kassav' in the early 1980s. It was originally characterized by a fast tempo...

The Color Purple is a musical with music and lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray, and book by Marsha Norman. Based on the 1982 novel...

Mrs. Doubtfire is a musical based on the 1993 film Mrs. Doubtfire, which in turn is based on the 1987 novel Madame Doubtfire by Anne Fine, with music...

played roles in the West End productions of the musicals Annie and Bugsy Malone. She studied musical theatre at the Arts Educational Schools, London,...

The Full Monty is a musical with book by Terrence McNally and score by David Yazbek. In this Americanized musical stage version adapted from the 1997...

and in film and has released several musical albums. A founding member and co-owner of StarKid Productions, a musical theater company based in Los Angeles...

Bigfoot! The Musical is a musical comedy with lyrics by Amber Ruffin, music by David Schmoll, and a book by Ruffin and Kevin Sciretta. The Off-Broadway...

Starship is a musical with music and lyrics by Darren Criss, and a book by Matt Lang, Nick Lang, Brian Holden, and Joe Walker. Starship is about an alien...

The Arcadians is an Edwardian musical comedy styled a "Fantastic Musical Play" in three acts with a book by Mark Ambient and Alexander M. Thompson, lyrics...

is a comedy musical about the Soviet Union, with music by Stephen Weiner, lyrics by Peter Mills, and a book by Susan DiLallo. The musical follows Murray...

the 2015 musical Waitress, for which she earned nominations for the Tony Award for Best Original Score and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album...

Toy Story: The Musical is a musical based on Disney·Pixar's 1995 animated film Toy Story. The show was created by Walt Disney Creative Entertainment for...

Islander is a musical conceived by Amy Draper with music and lyrics by Finn Anderson and a book by Stewart Melton. It follows the story of a young girl...

its 2009 revival. Brady also performs musical theatre; he portrayed Lola/Simon in the Tony Award–winning musical Kinky Boots on Broadway from November...

adaptations – a full musical adaptation and a small-scale, shorter, stage play version – by David Gooderson. The Wind in the Willows, a musical theatre adaption...

Zenda is a musical with a book by Everett Freeman, lyrics by Lenny Adelson, Sid Kuller, and Martin Charnin, and music by Vernon Duke. Based on the 1894...

Goosebumps The Musical: Phantom of the Auditorium (also known as Goosebumps The Musical) is a musical with book and lyrics by John Maclay, and music and...

Billie is a musical in two acts with music and lyrics by George M. Cohan. Cohan also wrote the book to the musical which he adapted from his earlier 1912...

The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophone. Drums consist...

Ain't Misbehavin' is a musical revue with a book by Murray Horwitz and Richard Maltby Jr., and music by various composers and lyricists as arranged and...

Lorelei is a musical with a book by Kenny Solms and Gail Parent, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and music by Jule Styne. It is a revision of...

Windy City is a 1982 musical with a book and lyrics by Dick Vosburgh and music by Tony Macaulay. It is based on the 1928 play The Front Page by Ben Hecht...

The Heart is a musical with a book by Kait Kerrigan and music by Ian and Anne Eisendrath with additional lyrics by Kerrigan. The musical is based on the...

Musical Opinion, often abbreviated to MO, was a European classical music magazine edited and produced in the UK. It was among the oldest such periodicals...

Grind is a 1985 musical with music by Larry Grossman, lyrics by Ellen Fitzhugh, and a book by Fay Kanin. Grind is a portrait of a largely African-American...

Barber of Fleet Street (often referred to simply as Sweeney Todd) is a 1979 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. It...

Treason is a musical with music and lyrics by Ricky Allan with a book by Allan and Kieran Lynn based on the 1605 Gunpowder Plot. The musical was announced...

American composer, lyricist and playwright, most famous for writing the musicals Rent and Tick, Tick... Boom!, which explored the social issues of multiculturalism...

Show Boat is a musical with music by Jerome Kern and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. It is based on Edna Ferber's best-selling 1926 novel of...

Musical (originally s'Carrie the Musical) is an unauthorized musical stage spoof of the 1976 Brian De Palma film Carrie and the 1988 Broadway musical...

The Musical Contest is a c.1755 genre painting by the French artist Jean-Honoré Fragonard. Rococo in style, it is part of the tradition of fête galante...

Rebecca is a musical adaptation of the 1938 novel of the same name by Daphne du Maurier. It was composed by Sylvester Levay with German book and lyrics...

42nd Street is a 1980 stage musical with a book by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble, lyrics by Al Dubin and Johnny Mercer and music by Harry Warren. The...

a stage musical with music and lyrics by David Yazbek and a book by Itamar Moses, based on the 2007 Israeli film of the same name. The musical opened on...

century, he is best known for his sophisticated innovation and artistry in musical films. As of 2026[update], six of his films have been selected for preservation...

actress and singer. Her first major role was as Marley Rose on the Fox musical comedy drama Glee (2012–2014), in which she was a series regular during...

This alphabetical list is limited to comedians who share their comedy through music; usually they sing and play an instrument onstage. Kip Addotta – vocals...

(Broadway, 1903), originally Chow Chow (Chicago, 1902), was an American comedy musical with book and lyrics by Addison Burkhardt and music by Raymond Hubbell...

Katy! the Musical is a Filipino–language biographical musical based on the life of Katy de la Cruz, considered the "Queen of Philippine vaudeville and...

American Idiot is a sung-through rock musical based on the 2004 concept album of the same name by rock band Green Day. After a run at the Berkeley Repertory...

In musical instrument classification, string instruments, or chordophones, are musical instruments that produce sound from vibrating strings when a performer...