Definition of jukebox musical
: a musical that features popular songs from the past
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This jukebox musical is based on the formation, success and break-up of the Four Seasons, a rock and pop band that came to fame in the 1960s.
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This jukebox musical is the theatrical equivalent of sipping on a frozen drink while lying on a beach chair in the blazing sun.
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This fall, The Cher Show, a jukebox musical based on the life of legendary performer Cher, will premiere at the Neil Simon Theatre in New York.
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That show, however, is a non-biographical jukebox musical, like Mamma Mia!
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The story by book writer Alexander Dinelaris doesn't simply exist to prop up the songs, something so many jukebox musicals are guilty of.
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In the jukebox musical Beautiful, the immensely likable central character both writes and (eventually) performs the songs.
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Still, this is fundamentally a jukebox musical which just happens to have the best song catalog of all time.
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Past productions have approached Chris D'Arienzo's 2005 jukebox musical as an affectionate spoof of 80s hair metal, with a secondary streak of self-parody running through it.
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First Known Use of jukebox musical
1993
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