jukebox musical
Hits-based theater
A jukebox musical is a stage show or film built around pre-existing popular songs rather than an original score.
The songs—usually by a single artist or band—are woven into a narrative: Mamma Mia! uses ABBA hits, Jersey Boys chronicles the Four Seasons.
The term references the jukebox, where you select songs already recorded rather than request new ones.
- Jersey BoysMusical about sixties crooners
- playlistArranged media collection
- hit paradeRanked list of songs
- rockSolid earthen material
- songMusical piece with words
pop · cover version · sing along · crowd pleaser · rock opera · soul · entertainment · Broadway · remix · show tunes · variety show · cabaret · libretto · original score · ensemble cast · revue · choreography · stage production
- BroadwayTony Award, theaters, show tunes, showtunes, shows
- espectaculosteatro, opera, ballet, cabaret, recital
- musical theateract, scene, cast recordings, Evita, number
- stage productionsplay, dress rehearsal, stage play, stage show, Broadway show
- stage showsplays, dramas, comedies, tragedies, vaudeville
- music filmsAmadeus, biopic, concert film, rock opera, Fantasia
jukebox musicalopera
Theatrical art combining song
operetta · oratorio · symphony · Gilbert and Sullivan · chamber music
jukebox musicalgrand opera
Fully sung dramatic spectacle
original composition · symphony · avant-garde theater · ballet
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