Collocations for "musical"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "musical" in context.
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musical
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [Broadway, West End] musical
- [saw, starring in, go to] a musical on [Broadway]
- a [comedy, drama, children's, high-school] musical
- a musical about [space, the jungle, love, romance]
- [hate, love] musicals
- has [featured, starred, performed] in several musicals
- went to see a musical in the theater
- the musical ran for [three months]
- the [writer, composer, director] of the musical
- has got a [lead, bit] part in a musical
- the musical was a [flop, great success]
- the opening night of the musical
- the world's longest-running musical
- [wind, brass, stringed] musical instruments
- musical [interludes, entertainment, traditions]
- the musical director of the [show, play, movie]
- a musical [adaption, equivalent, version, arrangement] of
- a musical show
- musical [tones, notes, transcription]
- a [sweet, harmonious, wonderful] musical voice
- a (very) musical [person, child, student, family]
- [have, share] similar musical tastes
- his musical talent
- her musical laughter
'musical' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
arrangement
- background
- bend
- brash
- camp
- cartoon
- chair
- chunk
- composition
- dance
- development
- endeavor
- enrich
- expression
- greatness
- idiom
- instrument
- note
- open
- performance
- pioneer
- preference
- saw
- score
- stage
- talent
- threesome