![]() Some of the world’s most successful bands have also inspired jukebox musicals. One of the most popular productions of 2019 was The Cher Show. In 2018, Springsteen On Broadway featured 69-year-old Bruce Springsteen playing guitar and piano, performing his music as he recounted anecdotes from his autobiography, Born To Run. The challenge of having a successful Broadway show still appeals to musicians, though. Lennon, the 2005 Broadway show about the solo career of the Beatles star – who was sometimes played by a female actress – lasted for only 49 appearances. Love, Janis was a cabaret-style show about Janis Joplin, based on her letters Lost Highway was based on the tragic life of Hank Williams and ended with a rousing version of his gospel song “I Saw the Light.”ĭozens of musicians have been the subject of jukebox musicals, including Buddy Holly, Carole King, Billy Joel, Neil Diamond, Bee Gees, Rod Stewart, Fela Kuti, Bob Dylan, and Tupac Shakur. There have been numerous interesting examples of the latter. Jukebox musicals now come in two basic forms: a straight-up celebration of a body of music, without much plot and the biographical musical. The blend of ABBA’s timeless music, a feel-good story, and pure escapism for the spectators prompted a wave of follow-up musicals, as Broadway raced to present the rock-era American songbook. However, the theatre landscape changed forever with Mamma Mia!, which opened in London in 1999 and moved to Broadway in 2001. There was even a Broadway show called Beatlemania, in 1977, which recreated the feeling of a live show by The Beatles. ![]() ![]() ![]() In the late 20th century, there were lots of interesting theatre musicals – including those featuring the music of Patsy Cline, Buddy Holly, Louis Jordan, and Elvis Presley. ![]() The Guide To The Performing Arts handbook dates the term “jukebox musical” to the early 60s – long before Mamma Mia! changed the landscape of musical theatre in 1999 by making the pop music stage show a box office sensation. ![]()
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