Meaning of jukebox musical | Babel Free

Definitions

A musical consisting predominantly of songs that had been previously released and are well-known to the public, usually with a plot specifically written to accommodate them in the story.

Examples

“7. The jukebox musical ‘We Will Rock You’ was written by which comedian and author?”

“The book writer for “Once Upon a One More Time,” the Britney Spears jukebox musical opening on Broadway Thursday night, often returns to a memory from five years ago, when Spears sat in a Manhattan theater a few rows in front of him and watched an early reading of the show.”

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