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plural megamusicals
(informal, theater) A particularly elaborate or successful musical. quotations examples
Save the C-notes for eye-filling megamusicals or, maybe, a good-for-you drama of intellectual aspirations, preferably with a script from England and a star from Hollywood.
2007 August 2, Ben Brantley, “Titters, Snickers and Guffaws, With a British Accent”, in New York Times
Jukeboxes have frequently been compared to the megamusicals and are considered a direct offshoot.
2022, Kevin Byrne, Emily Fuchs, The Jukebox Musical: An Interpretive History, Taylor & Francis