jukebox musical
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Even this year’s jukebox musical nominee, Ain’t Too Proud—the Life and Times of the Temptations, features a book by the MacArthur-winning playwright Dominique Morisseau. — Adam Green, Vogue, "Takeaways From the 2019 Tony Nominations: Downtown Comes to Broadway," 30 Apr. 2019 As jukebox musicals go, though, this one is a badly broken record. — Terry Teachout, WSJ, "‘Network’ and ‘The Cher Show’ Reviews: Broadway’s Recycling Bin," 6 Dec. 2018 Springsteen on Broadway is the jukebox musical reimagined as a solo performance, where the songs tell the story of their creator’s life. — Noel Murray, The Verge, "Bruce Springsteen’s Netflix special makes this a great weekend for The Indian Runner," 14 Dec. 2018 The brief drama started when West and Kim Kardashian attended the opening performance of The Cher Show on Monday night, the new jukebox musical that uses Cher songs to tell the story of the legendary singer's early life and career. — Vogue, "Does Kanye West's Apology For Texting During The Cher Show Mean He's Turning Over a New Leaf?," 4 Dec. 2018 This show has all the jukebox musical cliches — the supportive radio DJ, the kids dying for a new sound — but these were not theatrical cliches in 1989. — Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, "11 recommended shows to see right now," 12 July 2018 That will be the group on which the 2005 jukebox musical is based: Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. — Michael Rydzynski, latimes.com, "Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons to perform with the Pacific Symphony," 11 July 2018 Unlike the standard jukebox musical, this is a mashup of the band’s 1980s songs and a 17th-century epic by Sir Philip Sidney called Arcadia. — Toby Zinman, Philly.com, "Broadway Beat: Here's a summer freebie in NYC for Philly theater buffs to check out," 10 July 2018 The jukebox musical based on the Jimmy Buffett songbook will close July 1, after 29 previews and 124 regular performances. — Scott Heller, New York Times, "‘Escape to Margaritaville’ Is Closing on Broadway," 30 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'jukebox musical.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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