jukebox musical

English

Noun

jukebox musical (plural jukebox musicals)

1. (theater) 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.
   • 2014, Collins Quiz Master, HarperCollins UK, →ISBN, page 68:

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

   • 2023 June 21, Julia Jacobs, “A Britney Spears Jukebox Musical Hopes for #SeeBritney Energy”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     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.