illegitimate theater

noun

Lightweight, mass-appeal theatrical productions such as pantomimes and musicals, as opposed to the "legitimate theater" of serious drama.

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Meanings

nounillegitimate theater (countable and uncountable, plural illegitimate theaters)

plural illegitimate theaters · alternative illegitimate theatre

  1. uncountableLightweight, mass-appeal theatrical productions such as pantomimes and musicals, as opposed to the "legitimate theater" of serious drama.
  2. countableA theater that performs this kind of lightweight production.
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APA

illegitimate theater. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/illegitimate%20theater

MLA

“illegitimate theater.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/illegitimate%20theater. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “illegitimate theater,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/illegitimate%20theater.

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