JUKEBOX MUSICAL Definition & Meaning

jukebox musical

[ jook-boks myoo-zi-kuhl ]

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noun

a musical that uses songs that are not original to the play or movie and are integrated into the plot:
This jukebox musical tells the tale of an uptight little town that comes alive to the tune of more than two dozen Elvis hits.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of jukebox musical¹

First recorded in 1980–85

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In fact, “Better Man” might work better on the London stage as a jukebox musical than in cinemas.

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Jackson made her Broadway debut Saturday with a one-night-only role in the jukebox musical “& Juliet,” which, according to Playbill, “flips the script on the William Shakespeare classic, imagining what would happen next if Juliet hadn’t ended it all over Romeo.”

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Gold’s “Romeo + Juliet” seems to be taking its cues from “& Juliet,” the hit Broadway jukebox musical that features songs by Max Martin and other artists in a “Romeo and Juliet” sequel that imagines what might have happened had Juliet lived.

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In particular, “Folie à Deux” grossly underestimates the storytelling power of the jukebox musical, which arranges existing music into a new narrative.

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Variety's critic Owen Gleiberman added the film was a "cracked jukebox musical - but it doesn’t let Joker be Joker enough".

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