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A jukebox musical is a stage musical or musical film in which a majority of the songs are well-known, pre-existing popular music songs, rather than original music composed for the musical. Some jukebox musicals use a wide variety of songs, while others confine themselves to songs performed by one singer or band, or written by one songwriter.
One specific musical trend was the rising number of jukebox musicals based on music from various pop/rock artists on the big screen, some of which based on Broadway shows. Examples of Broadway-based jukebox musical films included Mamma Mia! , Rock of Ages, and Sunshine on Leith (The Proclaimers).
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Lin-Manuel Miranda's 2008 musical of the same name is the basis for this musical drama, taking place in the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City. The story follows a young Dominican ...
A jukebox is a partially automated music-playing device, usually a coin-operated machine, that plays a patron's selection from self-contained media. The classic jukebox has buttons with letters and numbers on them, which are used to select specific records .
Mamma Mia! (promoted as Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus' Mamma Mia!) is a jukebox musical written by British playwright Catherine Johnson, based on songs recorded by Swedish group ABBA and composed by members Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus.
A musical number can accomplish something similar. It’s there to lift ordinary characters aloft — to put them (and us) in touch with the force of their secret selves.
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