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musical

[myoo-zi-kuhl] / ˈmyu zɪ kəl /


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“Schmigadoon!” and “The Lost Boys,” both nominated for best musical, lead the pack with 12 nominations each going into Sunday’s awards ceremony.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Whichever show ultimately takes the prize, the season seemed like a flashing warning sign indicating that, at the risk of being a wolf-crying boy, the commercial musical theater continues sliding toward life-support levels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The genius of Kosky’s singularly musical production is that it magically makes the orchestra itself a compendious magic flute.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

The musical, with a book by Martyna Majok, a Pulitzer Prize winner for “Cost of Living,” and score by singer-songwriter Aimee Mann, has a studied, minimalist stylishness under Jo Bonney’s direction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Pitch information is one of the most significant and most well-understood aspects of the musical brain.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin




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