jukebox musical

noun

: a musical that features popular songs from the past

Examples of jukebox musical in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The jukebox musical takes inspiration from Shakespeare’s classic play Romeo and Juliet, but picks up where the saga usually leaves off. —

Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024 This genuinely nervy jukebox musical (?) (!), very nearly a rebuke of the 2019 billion-dollar smash starring Joaquin Phoenix, feels like its own thing, considerably less derivative and more fully realized than the first one. —

Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2024 The jukebox musical, which won a Tony Award in 2019 for its choreography, will take the stage Thursday and Friday nights at the Fox Theatre. —

Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 3 Oct. 2024 Now, please, give us the Electric Light Orchestra jukebox musical. —

Darryn King, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for jukebox musical

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Word History

First Known Use

1993, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of jukebox musical was in 1993

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“Jukebox musical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jukebox%20musical. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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