jukebox musical

noun

: a musical that features popular songs from the past

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Blending real tour footage, a faux biopic, a tongue-in-cheek jukebox musical and a museum filled with half-fake relics, the film is part tribute, part Gen X time capsule, part absurdist prank. Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025 On stage at Chicago Shakespeare’s Yard theater, the familiar iconography of the jukebox musical, a venerable Anglo-American genre, is being rehearsed. Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025 That’s the setting where Diamond’s story unfolds, in a very contrived and forced manner — even by jukebox musical standards — as the therapist uses a book of the singer-songwriter’s lyrics as a launching pad to examine significant life moments. Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 6 June 2025 Despite not being able to hear or perform music, Lewis is still involved in several projects, including the Huey Lewis and the News jukebox musical, The Heart of Rock and Roll. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for jukebox musical

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First Known Use

1993, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of jukebox musical was in 1993

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“Jukebox musical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jukebox%20musical. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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