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[[Image:Crookfinale.jpg|right|thumb|350px|''[[The Black Crook]]'' (1866), considered by some historians to be the first musical<ref name=Morley>Sheridan, Morley. ''Spread A Little Happiness'', New York: Thames and Hudson, 1987, p.15</ref>]]
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'''Musical theatre''' is a form of [[theatre]] combining [[music]], [[song]]s, spoken [[dialogue]] and [[dance]]. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an integrated whole. Since the early 20th century, musical theatre stage works have generally been called, simply, "musicals".
Musicals are performed around the world. They may be presented in large venues, such as big budget [[West End theatre|West End]] and [[Broadway theatre]] productions in [[London]] and [[New York City]], or in smaller [[Fringe Theatre]], [[Off-Broadway]] or regional productions, on tour, or by amateur groups in schools, theatres and other performance spaces. In addition to Britain and North America, there are vibrant musical theatre scenes in many countries in Europe, South America and Asia.
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