This is the 3996th most frequent Swedish word.
musikalen
"The musical."
Here, 'musikalen' refers to the musical performance as the subject of the sentence, discussing its contents.
Musikalen innehöll många imponerande dansnummer.
The musical contained many impressive dance numbers.
In this usage, 'musikalen' is referenced as the object of the decision made by the speaker, based on external information.
Efter att ha läst recensionen bestämde vi oss för att se musikalen.
After reading the review, we decided to see the musical.
In this sentence, 'musikalen' is used to denote a specific musical performance that was attended by the speaker.