Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Genre families · Working

Musical

Also called: musical drama

ELI5

A form in which songs, music or choreography perform essential story or emotional work.

Used in conversation

“Let’s check the musical before we circulate the project.”

Definition

A form in which songs, music or choreography perform essential narrative or emotional work.

Here “Musical” means: A form in which songs, music or choreography perform essential narrative or emotional work.

Pitch context

Use this when a deck or treatment needs to describe the people, world, tone or audience promise precisely.

Why it matters: Helps describe who the project follows, where it lives and what kind of experience it promises.

Sources & evidence · 6

Direct term-level sources and supporting source families.