Masquerade

Masquerade or Masquerades may refer to:

Books

• Masquerade (book), a 1979 children's book by Kit Williams that sparked a worldwide treasure hunt
• Masquerades (novel), a 1995 Forgotten Realms novel by Kate Novak and Jeff Grubb
• Masquerade, a 2007 Blue Bloods novel by Melissa de la Cruz

Theatre

• The Masquerade (play), a 1719 play by Charles Johnson
• 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

Films

• The Masquerade, a 1913 animated film by Émile Cohl
• Masquerade (1929 film), an American drama film
• Masquerade, a 1931 film starring Vivienne Osborne
• Masquerade (1941 film), a Soviet film
• 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, a 2007 American thriller starring Brianne Davis and Christopher Masterson
• Masquerades (film), a 2008 film
• Masquerade (2012 film), or Gwanghae, South Korean film
• Masquerade (2021 film), an American thriller
• Masquerade (2022 film), a French comedy-drama

Television

Shows

• Masquerade (TV series), a 1983 American espionage series
• Masquerade (Bakugan Battle Brawlers), a masked character in the anime Bakugan Battle Brawlers
• Masquerade, the international title for Kasou Taishou, a Japanese semi-annual amateur skit show

Episodes

• "Masquerade" (Alias)
• "Masquerade" (Baywatch)
• "Masquerade" (Benson)
• "Masquerade" (The Bill)
• "Masquerade" (Dallas)
• "Masquerade" (Dynasty)
• "Masquerade" (ER)
• "Masquerade" (The Flash)
• "Masquerade" (The Fugitive)
• "Masquerade" (Hazbin Hotel)
• "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)

Music

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

Classical music

• Mascherata (English: Masquerade), an Italian dance from the sixteenth century
• Masquerade, lute piece by Robert de Visée (c. 1655 – 1732/1733)
• Masquerade (Khachaturian), incidental music by Aram Khachaturian
• Masquerade (Clyne), a 2013 orchestral composition by Anna Clyne

Bands

• Masquerade (Finnish band), a Finnish post-punk band
• Masquerade (German band), a band with Drafi Deutscher that had a hit in 1984 with the song "Guardian Angel"
• Masquerade (Swedish band), a Swedish rock band

Albums

• Masquerade (Bananarama album), or the title song, 2022
• 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
• Masquerade, an album by Dreams of Sanity, 1999
• The Masquerade (album), by mxmtoon, 2019
• The Masquerade, by Mêlée, 2010

Songs

• "Masquerade" (2PM song), 2012
• "Masquerade" (Kaya song), 2006
• "Masquerade", by Alfred Hui and Win Win Yeung, 2022
• "Masquerade", by Ashley Tisdale from Guilty Pleasure, 2009
• "Masquerade", by Backstreet Boys from This Is Us
• "Masquerade", by Beach House from Once Twice Melody, 2022
• "Masquerade", by Berlin from Pleasure Victim, 1982
• "Masquerade", by Edward Bear, 1972
• "Masquerade", by Hey! Say! JUMP from Dear, 2016
• "Masquerade", by Jack Hylton and His Orchestra, featured in the film The Shining, 1980
• "Masquerade", by Nicki Minaj from Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, 2012
• "Masquerade", by Northlane from Singularity, 2013
• "Masquerade", by Rania from Teddy Riley, the First Expansion In Asia, 2011
• "Masquerade", by Sarah Nixey from Sing, Memory, 2007
• "Masquerade", by Skids, 1979
• "Masquerade", by Soul Asylum from Say What You Will, Clarence... Karl Sold the Truck, 1984
• "Masquerade", by Swing Out Sister from Kaleidoscope World, 1989
• "Masquerade", by Symphony X from Symphony X, 1994
• "Masquerade", by Versailles from Holy Grail, 2011
• "Masquerade", by Yes from Union, 1991
• "Masquerade", from the musical The Phantom of the Opera, 1986
• "The Masquerade", by Voltaire from Raised by Bats, 2014

Other uses

• Masquerade (biology), a form of camouflage relying on mimicry of inanimate objects such as twigs
• Masquerade (trope), a fantasy and speculative fiction trope involving a hidden society within the real world
• Masquerade, a type of computer threat

See also

• Masquerade ball, a costumed dance event
• Masquerade ceremony, a rite or cultural event in many parts of the world, especially the Caribbean and Africa
• Masquerade society, a fictional society in Vampire: The Masquerade
• Masquerader (disambiguation)
• IP masquerading, a form of network address translation
• Mask-A-Raid, a 1931 animated short film starring Betty Boop
• Mascarade, a card game
• Maskarade, a 1906 opera by Carl Nielsen, based on the play by Ludvig Holberg
• Maskerade, a 1995 Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett
• "This Masquerade", by Leon Russell, 1972