Vaudeville

/ˈvɔ.d(ə).vɪl/

Synonyms for "vaudeville" (130 found)

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Closest matches (26)

antimasqueaudience successballetboardsbombbroadcast dramabroadwayburlesqueburlesque showcarnivalcharadecircuscliff hangercloset dramacomedy dramacritical successdaytime serialdialoguedocumentary dramadrama
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dramaloguedramatic playdramatic seriesduodramaduologueentertainment industry

Strong matches (39)

epic theaterexperimental theaterextravaganzafailureflopgassergiveawaygrand guignolhappeninghithit showimprovisational dramalegitlegitimate dramalegitimate stagemasquemelodramaminstrel showmiraclemiracle play
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monodramamonologuemoralitymorality playmusic dramamusical revuemysterymystery playoff broadwayoff-off-broadwayoperapageantpanel showpantomimepassion playpastoralpastoral dramapiece
Noun(1 words)
music hall

Related words (65)

playplaylandplayletproblem playpsychodramaquiz showradio dramarepertory dramareviewrevuesensational playserialshowshow bizshow businesssitcomsituation comedysketchskitsoap
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soap operasociodramaspectaclestagestage playstage showstage worldstagedomstagelandstockstraight dramastrawhatstrawhat circuitsuccesssummer stocksuspense dramatableautableau vivanttalk showteleplaytelevision dramatelevision playthe boardsthe footlightsthe scenesthe stagethe theatertheatertheater of crueltytheater worldtheatromaniatheatrophobiatom showtotal theatervarietyvariety showvaudeville showvehicleword-of-mouth successwork
Noun(5 words)
variety showvariety theatrevaudeville circuitvaudeville eravaudevillian

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More general

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entertainmententertainment industryhistorical eraperforming artspopular culturetheatretheatre industrytheatrical genrevarietyvariety show

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11 entries
chorus linecomedy sketchcomedy vaudevilledance routinemusical vaudevillepatter routinepatter songsketch comedysong actstage actstage show

Collocations

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vaudeville actvaudeville circuitvaudeville eravaudeville performancevaudeville performervaudeville showvaudeville stagevaudeville theatre

Inflections

3 entries
more vaudevillemost vaudevillevaudevilles

Derivations

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Sample sentences

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What is this? Vaudeville?

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What do you know about vaudeville?

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Mr. Sterling was born in Baltimore on June 24, 1915, to Jack Sexton and Edna Cable, veteran performers in vaudeville, showboats and stock companies.

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“Me, Myself and I,” directed by Emily Mann and engagingly acted by a cast that includes the invaluable Albee veteran Brian Murray, is in the tradition of Mr. Albee’s mid- and late-career works like “The Marriage Play” and “The Play About the Baby”: fragmented philosophical vaudevilles that turn the most fundamental questions of identity into verbal soft-shoes.

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