best musical

Broadway top honor

Best musical is an award category recognizing outstanding achievement in musical theater or film musicals.

The phrase appears in contexts like the Tony Awards (Broadway), Olivier Awards (London's West End), and Academy Awards: The show took home Best Musical at the Tonys.

It can also be used informally to express a personal favorite: What's your pick for best musical of all time?

Related

standing ovation · standing room only · take a bow · curtain call · ensemble · choreography · jazz hands · orchestra · revival · phantom · spotlight · overture · finale · applause · sold out · costume · diva · belting

Opposites
quality ranking

best musicalturkey

Wattled North American fowl

dud · box office bomb · critical failure · bomb

award outcome

best musicalalso-ran

Unsuccessful competitor

passed over · shutout

Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G