: a theatrical production consisting typically of brief loosely connected often satirical skits, songs, and dances
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The singer and dancer found work in New York City, where the Harlem Renaissance was in full force, in Vaudeville shows and Broadway revues.
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Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 July 2025
James Brown, Ella Fitzgerald, and Motown revues featuring D.C. native Marvin Gaye, as well as The Supremes and Stevie Wonder, among many others frequently visited the venue.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 6 July 2025
In addition to Stranger Things, the new shows include Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends, a musical revue of Sondheim’s songs at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, and Floyd Collins, a musical starring Lizzy McAlpine and Jeremy Jordan at the Vivian Beaumont Theater.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2025
Some inventive past examples include a popular touring revue with Ira Glass, a disco dance workout through the galleries of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and a meditation on loneliness in the public atrium of a Financial District shopping mall.
—Brian Schaefer
july 7, Literary Hub, 7 July 2025
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Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 July 2025
James Brown, Ella Fitzgerald, and Motown revues featuring D.C. native Marvin Gaye, as well as The Supremes and Stevie Wonder, among many others frequently visited the venue.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 6 July 2025
In addition to Stranger Things, the new shows include Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends, a musical revue of Sondheim’s songs at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, and Floyd Collins, a musical starring Lizzy McAlpine and Jeremy Jordan at the Vivian Beaumont Theater.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2025
Some inventive past examples include a popular touring revue with Ira Glass, a disco dance workout through the galleries of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and a meditation on loneliness in the public atrium of a Financial District shopping mall.
—Brian Schaefer
july 7, Literary Hub, 7 July 2025
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“Revue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revue. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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revue
noun
re·vue
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: a theatrical entertainment consisting usually of brief and often funny sketches and songs
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