: a theatrical production consisting typically of brief loosely connected often satirical skits, songs, and dances
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When not on set, the cast went hiking together and attended a performance by an elderly Korean choir singing who did a revue from Mamma Mia.
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James Factora, Them., 16 Apr. 2025
Absent this conflict, Smash plays more like a revue until two-thirds of the way through the first act, when Ivy’s transformation into the famously difficult Marilyn becomes a bit too successful.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Not a single one of the Shuberts’ prolific productions — most of them vaudeville-centric revues and threadbare touring companies of tired European operettas — came anywhere near entering the canon of American entertainment, let alone American drama.
—Frank Rich, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
In her final number, Von Teese elegantly strides down stairs into a classic showgirl scene with vintage Bob Mackie headpieces and feather backpacks from the last showgirl revue on the strip, Jubilee.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
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James Factora, Them., 16 Apr. 2025
Absent this conflict, Smash plays more like a revue until two-thirds of the way through the first act, when Ivy’s transformation into the famously difficult Marilyn becomes a bit too successful.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Not a single one of the Shuberts’ prolific productions — most of them vaudeville-centric revues and threadbare touring companies of tired European operettas — came anywhere near entering the canon of American entertainment, let alone American drama.
—Frank Rich, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
In her final number, Von Teese elegantly strides down stairs into a classic showgirl scene with vintage Bob Mackie headpieces and feather backpacks from the last showgirl revue on the strip, Jubilee.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Revue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revue. Accessed 24 Apr. 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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