0 a play or film that includes many well-known songs by a particular singer, songwriter, or group:
Meryl Streep stars in the film adaptation of the ABBA jukebox musical "Mamma Mia!"
We Will Rock You, the jukebox musical based on the music of Queen, ran for 12 years in the West End.
"Smokey Joe's Cafe," the jukebox musical based on the songs of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
"All Shook Up" is a jukebox musical riding the nostalgia train on two dozen tunes Elvis recorded long ago.
If you thought jukebox musicals were a new phenomenon, remember "Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story."
A jukebox musical seemed to be the answer, since they were becoming increasingly popular and successful.
It received harsh reviews, with the "talkinbroadway" reviewer calling the show a nuclear meltdown of a jukebox musical.
This style is often referred to as the jukebox musical.
The term jukebox musical dates at least to 1962, following "jukebox" (1939), though the general genre motion pictures consisting largely of hit recordings dates to the 1940s and 1950s.
