Musical theater

Musical theater (or theatre) is a form of theatre combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. It is closely related to opera, frequently being distinguished by the use of popular music of various forms (and thus usually different instrumentation), the use of unaccompanied dialogue (though some musicals are entirely accompanied, such as Les Misérables, and some operas have spoken dialogue, such as Carmen), and the avoidance of many operatic conventions.

See also

• Broadway theatre
• List of musicals
• List of notable musical theatre productions
• List of famous composers and writers of musicals
• List of famous performers of musicals
• Cast recording
• Musical film
• Takarazuka Revue