showtunes
Musical theater songs
Showtunes are songs from musical theater—the memorable numbers from Broadway shows and their film adaptations.
The term often carries a campy or nostalgic tone: He spent the evening belting showtunes at the piano bar.
Showtunes are stereotypically associated with gay male culture, though the connection is more affectionate cliché than reality.
Also spelled as two words: show tunes.
Manhattan theatrical district
- stageRaised performance platform
- HammersteinFamed musical theater lyricist
- WebberOccupational surname, textile origin
- librettoOpera's written words
Sondheim · Rodgers · score · overture · act · playbill · marquee · revival
Emotionally encouraging
- rousingExciting strong feeling
- stirringArousing strong emotion
- triumphantJoyfully victorious
- empoweringGiving authority or confidence
inspirational · belting · showstopper · finale · heartening · galvanizing · exhilarating · heroic
Unified group or outfit
- duetPiece for two
- soloPerformance by one
- balladNarrative poem or song
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
soprano · tenor · baritone · mezzo-soprano · belter · audition · rehearsal · understudy
Broadway
Manhattan theatrical district
- stageRaised performance platform
- HammersteinFamed musical theater lyricist
- WebberOccupational surname, textile origin
Sondheim · Rodgers · libretto · score · overture · act · playbill · marquee · revival · Tony
uplifting
Emotionally encouraging
- rousingExciting strong feeling
- stirringArousing strong emotion
- triumphantJoyfully victorious
empowering · inspirational · belting · showstopper · finale · heartening · galvanizing · exhilarating · heroic · defiant
ensemble
Unified group or outfit
choreography · soprano · tenor · baritone · mezzo-soprano · belter · audition · rehearsal · understudy · soundtrack
melody
Pleasing sequence of notes
verse · bridge · crescendo · key · modulation · counterpoint · lyricism · vibrato · falsetto · belt
classic
Of lasting excellence
evergreen · bygone · memories · wistful · sentimental · retrospective · Gershwin · Porter · Berlin · oldies
- Broadwaymusicals, musical, Tony Award, musical theatre, theaters
- Swing Erabig band, swing music, swing, swing era, big band era
showtunesdeath metal
Extreme subgenre with growls
noise music · industrial music · hardcore punk · ambient music · black metal
showtunespunk rock
Stripped-down aggressive rock genre
underground music · protest songs · garage rock · prison songs · work songs
showtunesfilm scores
Music written for cinema
movie soundtracks · protest songs · incidental music · work songs · folk ballads