jukebox musicalnoun [ C ]
/ˌdʒuːk.bɒks ˈmjuː.zɪ.kəl//ˌdʒuːk.bɑːks ˈmjuː.zɪ.kəl/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!"
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- 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."
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Theatre - general words
- break a leg idiom
- double bill
- drama
- dramatic
- immersive
- kabuki
- knockabout
- music theatre
- Noh
- opening night
- premiere
- preview
- run
- run and run idiom
- slapstick
- theatre
- theatre in the round
- theatregoer
- thespian
- vaudeville
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