: a theatrical production consisting typically of brief loosely connected often satirical skits, songs, and dances
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Sam Moore worked regularly in subsequent decades, touring as part of R&B revues.
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
The film features Anderson as Shelley, a veteran Las Vegas showgirl who loses her job once her revue closes its doors for good, once a new circus comes into town.
—Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
The annual dance revues take months to plan and rehearse, Zoller said.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2025
The American musical before 1927 had been light stuff—part operetta, part revue—a merry playground for sparklers like George M. Cohan and Cole Porter.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2025
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
The film features Anderson as Shelley, a veteran Las Vegas showgirl who loses her job once her revue closes its doors for good, once a new circus comes into town.
—Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
The annual dance revues take months to plan and rehearse, Zoller said.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2025
The American musical before 1927 had been light stuff—part operetta, part revue—a merry playground for sparklers like George M. Cohan and Cole Porter.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Revue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revue. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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revue
noun
re·vue
ri-ˈvyü 
: a theatrical entertainment consisting usually of brief and often funny sketches and songs
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