Musical Theatre 音乐剧

Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an integrated whole. Although musical theatre overlaps with other theatrical forms like opera and dance, it may be distinguished by the equal importance given to the music as compared with the dialogue, movement and other elements. Since the early 20th century, musical theatre stage works have generally been called, simply, musicals. 

音乐剧（英语：Musical theater，简称 Musicals），早期译称为歌舞剧，是一种舞台艺术形式，结合了歌唱、对白、表演、舞蹈。通过歌曲、台词、音乐、肢体动作等的紧密结合，把故事情节以及其中所蕴含的情感表现出来。