“音乐剧”(music al)是一种特有的音乐表演形式。它不同于传统的歌剧或轻歌剧。它是上世纪末在美国土生土长的具有独特表演形式的音乐门类。它综合了音乐、舞蹈、道白、戏剧文学、人物扮演和舞台美术因素,是一种形武自由、风格轻快、擅长于表现轻松幽默的主题并具有通俗性、娱乐性的舞台演出艺术。 Music al is a unique form of music performance. It is different from the traditional opera or operetta. It is a music genre with a unique performance form native to the United States at the end of the last century. It combines the music, dance, Taoism, drama literature, character play and stage art factors, is a free-form, light style, good at performing the theme of light and humorous and popular, entertaining stage performance art.