Burlesque

Burlesque (Ital. burla, ridicule), a dramatic caricature of some well-known story or literary work, usually set to music in part, and plentifully seasoned with puns, topical illusions, and songs. Less broadly comic productions of the same kind, or those where the element of caricature is less prominent, are often called extravaganzas. Colloquially the word is used to mean a mere mockery, as in the phrase "a burlesque of justice."