| LC control no. | gf2017026030 |
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| Thesaurus/term list | lcgft |
| Genre/Form term | Jukebox musicals |
| Variant(s) | Jukebox tuners (Musicals) |
| See also | Musicals |
| Scope note | Musicals that use previously released popular songs as their scores. |
| Found in | Work cat: Andersson, B. Mamma mia! : the musical : based on the songs of ABBA, p1999. Jersey boys : original Broadway cast recording, p2009. Jukebox musicals : the top ten best "jukebox musicals" of all time, via About.com website, Aug. 25, 2015 (A jukebox musical is a show that feature a collection of pre-existing pop-songs and toss them into a (typically shallow) storyline. Instead of gambling on new melodies and lyrics, the producers go with name recognition.) Broadway musical home website, Aug. 25, 2015: Musicals > Find a show by type > Jukebox (jukebox musicals, or musicals compiling and incorporating popular music of a time period or the music of a specific artist or group; examples: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical; The Boy from Oz; Jersey Boys; Let it Be; Mamma Mia!; Moving Out; Priscilla, Queen of the Desert) Kaye, K. Broadway.com at 10 : the 10 biggest Broadway trends of the decade, via Broadway.com website, Aug. 25, 2015 (Jukebox Musicals. In 2001, Mamma Mia! took the music of disco royalty ABBA, wound it around a spun-sugar plot--and audiences packed the aisles. A parade of songbook shows followed, including Lennon, Good Vibrations, Jersey Boys, Rock of Ages, Come Fly Away, American Idiot and Million Dollar Quartet. Of course, not every juke-boxer can match the appeal of MM!, but they're a no-brainer for investor-fans of the music being served up. Jukebox tuners have put revues on life support.) Davenport, K. The definition of a jukebox musical, via The producer's perspective website, Aug. 25, 2015 (According to everyone's favorite online encyclopedia, "A jukebox musical is a stage or film musical that uses previously released popular songs as its musical score." I disagree. ... Here's my definition: "A jukebox musical is an original stage musical not based on a film that uses previously released popular songs that have no direct relation to the story as its musical score.") Weingarten, C.R. Hip-hop's first jukebox musical debuts, in Rolling stone, June 9, 2014, viewed online Aug. 25, 2015 (Holler If Ya Hear Me is the first hip-hop jukebox musical in Broadway history--and possibly the first in theater history--a genre that's been kind to Abba, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, Green Day and Fela Kuti.) Peters, T. What does it take to make a hit juke box musical?, via London Theatre Direct website, 04 Mar. 2015, viewed online Aug. 25, 2015. Google search, Aug. 25, 2015 ("jukebox musical": 172,000 results; juke box musical: 11,200 results; "jukebox musicals": 29,100 results; "juke box musicals": 1,710 results) |
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