Masquerade

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Masquerade is "a party or assembly of people wearing masks", it, or variant spellings, may refer to:

Books and theatre

Books

• Masquerade (book), a 1979 children's book by Kit Williams that sparked a worldwide treasure hunt
  • Masquerade: The Complete Book with the Answer Explained, a 1983 book by Kit Williams
• Masquerades, a 1995 Forgotten Realms novel by Kate Novak and Jeff Grubb
• The Masqueraders, a 1928 novel by Georgette Heyer
• Masquerade, a Blue Bloods novel by Melissa de la Cruz
• Maskerade, a 1995 Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett

Theatre

• Mascarade, a 1724 comedy play by Ludvig Holberg
• Masquerade (play), an 1835 Russian play by Mikhail Lermontov
• Masquerade (theatre group), an English theatre group in Chennai, India, since 1994
• Masquerade Theatre (or Masquerade), a professional musical theatre company in Houston, Texas, U.S.

Film and TV

Film

• The Masquerade (1913 film), an animated film by Émile Cohl
• Masquerade (1931 film), a film starring Vivienne Osborne
• Masquerade (1965 film), a British spy spoof starring Cliff Robertson and Jack Hawkins
• Masquerade (1988 film), an American thriller starring Rob Lowe and Meg Tilly
• The Masquerade (2007 film), an American thriller starring Brianne Davis and Christopher Masterson
• Masquerades (film), a 2008 film
• Masquerade (2012 film) or Gwanghae, a South Korean film

Television

• Masquerade (TV series), a 1983 American espionage series
• Masquerade (Bakugan Battle Brawlers), a masked character in the anime Bakugan Battle Brawlers

Episodes of various series

• "Masquerade" (Alias)
• "Masquerade" (Baywatch)
• "Masquerade" (Benson)
• "Masquerade" (The Bill)
• "Masquerade" (Dallas)
• "Masquerade" (Dynasty)
• "Masquerade" (ER)
• "Masquerade" (The Fugitive)
• "Masquerade" (Iron Man: Armored Adventures)
• "Masquerade" (Law & Order: Criminal Intent)
• "Masquerade" (Law & Order: UK)
• "Masquerade" (NCIS)
• "Masquerade" (The Real Ghostbusters)
• "Masquerade" (Six Degrees)
• "Masquerade" (The Transformers)
• "Masquerade" (Trauma)
• "Masquerade" (Person of Interest)
• "Masquerade" (The Vampire Diaries)
• "Masquerade", an episode of The Baron
• "Masquerade", an episode of Combat!
• "Masquerade", an episode of The Elephant Show

Music

• The Masquerade (Atlanta), a concert venue in Atlanta, Georgia

Classical music

• Maskarade, a 1906 opera by Carl Nielsen, based on the play by Holberg
• Mascherata (English: Masquerade), an Italian dance from the sixteenth century
• Masquerade (Khachaturian), incidental music by Aram Khachaturian for a 1941 staging of Lermontov's play (see below)
  • Masquerade Suite, a 1944 orchestral suite by Khachaturian
• Masquerade, lute piece by Robert de Visée (c.1655-c.1732)

Bands

• Masquerade (English band), UK hip hop band on the Streetwave label 1985-1988
• Masquerade (German band), a band with Drafi Deutscher that had a hit in 1984 with the song "Guardian Angel"
• Masquerade (Finnish band), a Finnish deathrock band
• Masquerade (Swedish band), a Swedish rock band

Albums

• Masquerade (Eric Saade album), or the title song, 2010
• Masquerade (Golden Dawn album), 2003
• Masquerade (The Legendary Tigerman album), or the title song, 2006
• Masquerade (Running Wild album), 1995
• Masquerade (Wyclef Jean album), 2002
• The Masquerade (album), by Mêlée, 2010
• Masquerade, an album by Dreams of Sanity, 1999

Songs

• "Masquerade" (2PM song), 2012
• "Masquerade" (Kaya song), 2006
• "Masquerade" (The Phantom of the Opera song), from the musical The Phantom of the Opera
• "Masquerade", by Ashley Tisdale from Guilty Pleasure
• "Masquerade", by the Backstreet Boys from This Is Us
• "Masquerade", by Berlin from Pleasure Victim
• "Masquerade", by Jack Hylton and His Orchestra and featured in the 1980 film The Shining
• "Masquerade", by Nicki Minaj from Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
• "Masquerade", by RaNia (band)
• "Masquerade", by Skids (band)
• "Masquerade", by Soul Asylum from Say What You Will, Clarence... Karl Sold the Truck
• "Masquerade", by Swing Out Sister from Kaleidoscope World
• "Masquerade", by Symphony X from Symphony X
• "Masquerade", by Versailles Philharmonic Quintet from Holy Grail
• "Final Masquerade", by Linkin Park from The Hunting Party
• "The Masquerade", by Voltaire from Raised by Bats

Technology

• IP masquerading, a form of network address translation
• Masquerade, a type of computer threat
• Masquerade or mimesis, a mechanism of animal or military camouflage

See also

• Mask-A-Raid, a 1931 animated short film starring Betty Boop
• Masque, a form of festive courtly entertainment in 16th and early 17th century Europe
• The Masquerader (disambiguation)