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{{short description|Musical compiled from existing songs}}
[[File:Moulin Rouge at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.jpg|thumb|[[Moulin Rouge! (musical)|''Moulin Rouge!'']], a jukebox musical, at the [[Kennedy Center]] in Washington, D.C.]]
A '''jukebox musical''' is a [[musical theatre|stage musical]] or [[musical film]] in which a majority of the songs are well-known, pre-existing [[popular music]] songs, rather than original music composed for the musical.

Some jukebox musicals use a wide variety of songs, while others confine themselves to songs performed by one singer or band, or written by one songwriter. In such cases, the plot is often a [[biography]] of the artist or artists. In other jukebox musicals, the plot is purely fictional. For musicals about a musician or musical act, some of the songs can be [[diegetic music|diegetic]], meaning that they are performed within the world of the play or film. Works in which all of the music is diegetic, however, such as a [[biographical film]] about a singer who is at times shown performing their songs, are generally not considered jukebox musicals.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2013/apr/23/the-commitments-west-end-musical | title=The Commitments to be turned into West End musical | publisher=[[The Guardian]] | work=guardian.co.uk | date=23 April 2013 | access-date=26 June 2013 | location=London | first=Mark | last=Brown |quote=It will include many classic soul songs, including Mustang Sally, but most definitely will not be a "jukebox musical", said Doyle.}}</ref>

[[Revue]]s that lack a plot are also usually not described as jukebox musicals,<ref name="can critics" /> although plotless shows that include a dance element sometimes are.<ref name="let's rock">{{cite magazine |title=LET'S ROCK: IN DEFENSE OF JUKEBOX MUSICALS |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/lets-rock-defense-jukebox-musicals |first=Sarah |last=Larson |date=July 22, 2014 |magazine=The New Yorker}}</ref>

==History==
In Europe in the 17th and 18th century, many comic operas were produced that [[parody music|parodied]] popular songs of the time by performing them with modified lyrics. [[Comédie en vaudevilles]] and [[ballad opera]]s are two genres that made heavy use of well-known melodies. ''[[The Beggar's Opera]]'' (1728), the first ballad opera and the most famous, has been called "the original jukebox musical".<ref>{{cite web |title=The Beggar's Opera review – the original jukebox musical reimagined |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/aug/17/the-beggars-opera-review-kings-theatre-edinburgh-international-festival |first=Rowena |last=Smith |date=August 17, 2018 |work=The Guardian}}</ref>

Films considered early examples of jukebox musicals include ''[[An American in Paris (film)|An American in Paris]]'' (1951), ''[[Singin' in the Rain]]'' (1952), ''[[Rock, Rock, Rock (film)|Rock, Rock, Rock]]'' (1956) and ''[[Rock Around the Clock (film)|Rock Around the Clock]]'' (1956).{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

The songwriting team of [[Robert Wright (musical writer)|Robert Wright]] and [[George Forrest (author)|George Forrest]] pioneered the concept of musicals whose songs are derived from one composer's instrumental works, with newly-written lyrics. Some of these musicals also told the life story of that composer. Musicals and operettas that they produced in this fashion include ''[[Song of Norway]]'' (1944, using the music of [[Edvard Grieg]]), ''[[Magdalena: a Musical Adventure]]'' (1948, music of [[Heitor Villa-Lobos]]), a 1949 reworking of the 1934 musical ''[[The Great Waltz (musical)|The Great Waltz]]'' (music of [[Johann Strauss I]] and [[Johann Strauss II]]), ''[[Kismet (musical)|Kismet]]'' (1953, music of [[Alexander Borodin]]<ref name="can critics">{{cite web |title=Can Critics Learn to Love the Jukebox Musical? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/29/theater/jukebox-musicals-broadway.html |work=The New York Times |date=August 29, 2018}}</ref>), and ''[[Anya (musical)|Anya]]'' (1965, music of [[Sergei Rachmaninoff]]).{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

The origin of the phrase "jukebox musical" in its current meaning is unclear. The word "[[jukebox]]" dates to around 1939. The first documented use of "jukebox musical" in print may have been in a 1962 description of the musical ''[[Do Re Mi (musical)|Do Re Mi]]'',<ref>''Guide to the Performing Arts: 3460'', Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1962, p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=4b_EAAAAIAAJ&q=%2B%22jukebox+musical%22 204], "—[[Garson Kanin|Kanin, Garson]]; his jukebox musical with [[Phil Silvers]], [[Nancy Walker]]".</ref> but that was a musical (with original music) about a man who sells jukeboxes. In a 1964 review of [[the Beatles]] film ''[[A Hard Day's Night (film)|A Hard Day's Night]]'', critic [[Andrew Sarris]] described that film as "the ''[[Citizen Kane]]'' of jukebox musicals",<ref>{{cite web |title=A Hard Day's Night |url=https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/899-a-hard-day-s-night |work=The Criterion Collection |first=Bruce |last=Eder |date=December 11, 1989}}</ref> but he too may have had a meaning in mind other than the contemporary one, since most of that film's songs were original.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

Although jukebox musicals had achieved success for years (for example, the 1989 musical ''[[Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story]]''), a surge in popularity was led by the success of ''[[Mamma Mia! (musical)|Mamma Mia!]]'' (1999), built around the music of [[ABBA]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Mamma Mia! and the Rise of the Jukebox Musical|date=2 April 2012 |url=http://www.cheaptheatretickets.com/mamma-mia-jukebox-musical/|publisher=Cheap Theater Tickets|access-date=11 October 2015}}</ref> The biographical musical, a subset of the jukebox musical in which an artist or band's own songs form the basis of a musical based on their life story, received a surge in popularity in the early 2000s when ''[[The Boy from Oz]]'' (about [[Peter Allen (musician)|Peter Allen]]) and ''[[Jersey Boys]]'' (commissioned by and featuring [[The Four Seasons (band)|The Four Seasons]]) launched.<ref name=bobsqinterview>{{cite AV media
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==Types of jukebox musicals==
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The most common format for jukebox musicals is a show that tells the life story of a famous musician or musical group, while incorporating songs from throughout their career. Artists whose life and songs have served as the basis for a jukebox musical include [[Elvis Presley]], [[Michael Jackson]], [[Susan Boyle]], [[Shlomo Carlebach (musician)|Shlomo Carlebach]], [[Johnny Cash]], [[Cher]], [[Patsy Cline]], [[Bobby Darin]], [[The Drifters]], [[Emilio Estefan|Emilio]] and [[Gloria Estefan]], [[Buddy Holly]], [[Peter Allen (musician)|Peter Allen]], (twice), [[Janis Joplin]], [[Carole King]], [[The Kinks]], [[Fela Kuti]], [[John Lennon]], [[Udo Lindenberg]], [[Bob Marley]] (twice), [[Johnny O'Keefe]], [[The Seekers]], [[Dusty Springfield]] (twice), [[Donna Summer]], [[The Temptations]], [[Tina Turner]] (twice), [[Frankie Valli]] and [[The Four Seasons (band)|The Four Seasons]], [[Hank Williams]], [[Neil Diamond]], and [[ABBA]].<ref name="let's rock" /> Others who have gotten similar treatment include songwriter/producers [[Bert Berns]], [[Berry Gordy]] and [[Ellie Greenwich]], record producer [[Florence Greenberg]], and composer/songwriter [[Norbert Glanzberg]].{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

For jukebox musicals with a fictional plot, one common approach is to center the plot around one or more (fictional) singers or musicians, thus letting some of the songs be performed as songs within the show. Examples of such musicals include ''[[Boogie Nights (musical)|Boogie Nights]]'' (1998), ''[[Mamma Mia! (musical)|Mamma Mia!]]'' (1999), ''[[We Will Rock You (musical)|We Will Rock You]]'' (2002),  ''[[Hoy no me puedo levantar]]'' (2005), ''[[Bésame mucho, el musical]]'' (2005), ''[[Rock of Ages (musical)|Rock of Ages]]'' (2005),  ''[[Daddy Cool (musical)|Daddy Cool]]'' (2006), ''[[Never Forget (musical)|Never Forget]]'' (2007), ''[[Viva Forever! (musical)|Viva Forever!]]'' (2012), ''[[All Out of Love (musical)|All Out of Love]]'' (2018), and ''Jukebox Hero'' (2018).{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

Some jukebox musicals are adaptations of a film, in which songs from the film's soundtrack are now sung by the characters; examples include ''[[Saturday Night Fever (musical)|Saturday Night Fever]]'' (1998), ''[[Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (musical)|Priscilla, Queen of the Desert]]'' (2006), ''[[Cruel Intentions: The '90s Musical]]'' (2015) and ''[[My Best Friend's Wedding (musical)|My Best Friend's Wedding]]'' (2024).{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

Some shows and films combine original and previously-released songs; it may be a matter of opinion whether these qualify as jukebox musicals. For example, the stage musicals ''[[42nd Street (musical)|42nd Street]]'' (1980), ''[[Five Guys Named Moe]]'' (1990), ''[[Crazy for You (musical)|Crazy for You]]'' (1992), and ''[[Xanadu (musical)|Xanadu]]'' (2007) are all adaptations of earlier source material that added to the original score other well-known songs written by the original songwriters. The stage musicals ''[[The Last Ship (musical)|The Last Ship]]'' (2014) and ''[[Standing at the Sky's Edge (musical)|Standing at the Sky's Edge]]'' (2019) and film musicals ''[[Yellow Submarine (film)|Yellow Submarine]]'' (1968) and ''[[Idlewild (film)|Idlewild]]'' (2006) are all musicals that combine original and previously-recorded songs by a single artist or group. Other films that combine old and original songs include ''[[Singin' in the Rain]]'' (1952), ''[[Trolls (film)|Trolls]]'' (2016), and ''[[Cinderella (2021 American film)|Cinderella]]'' (2021).{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

==List of stage jukebox musicals==

===1970s===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Title !! Based on the music of
|-
|1976|| ''[[Bubbling Brown Sugar]]'' || [[Duke Ellington]], [[Count Basie]], [[Cab Calloway]], et al.
|-
|1977|| '' [[Beatlemania (musical)|Beatlemania]]'' || [[The Beatles]]
|-
|1977|| ''[[Elvis (musical)|Elvis]]'' || [[Elvis Presley]]
|-
|1978|| ''[[Ain't Misbehavin' (musical)|Ain't Misbehavin']]'' || [[Fats Waller]]
|-
|1978|| ''[[Eubie!]]'' || [[Eubie Blake]]
|}

===1980s===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Title !! Based on the music of
|-
|1980|| ''[[42nd Street (musical)|42nd Street]]'' || [[Al Dubin]], [[Johnny Mercer]], and [[Harry Warren]]
|-
|1983|| ''[[Abbacadabra]]'' || [[ABBA]]
|-
|1984|| ''[[Leader of the Pack (musical)|Leader of the Pack]]'' || [[Ellie Greenwich]], [[Jeff Barry]], and [[Phil Spector]]
|-
|1986|| ''[[Big Deal (musical)|Big Deal]]'' || Popular songs from the 1920s and 30s
|-
|1987|| ''[[Hank Williams: Lost Highway (musical)|Hank Williams: Lost Highway]]'' || [[Hank Williams]]
|-
|1989|| ''[[Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story]]'' || [[Buddy Holly]], including many early rock "standards"
|-
|1989|| ''[[Forever Plaid]]'' || Popular songs from the 1950s
|-
|1989|| ''[[Return to the Forbidden Planet]]'' || 1960s [[rock and roll]]
|}

===1990s===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Title !! Based on the music of
|-
|1990|| '' [[Five Guys Named Moe]]'' || [[Louis Jordan]]
|-
|1992|| '' [[Jelly's Last Jam]]'' || [[Jelly Roll Morton]]
|-
|1993|| '' [[The Who's Tommy]]'' || [[The Who]]
|-
|1996||[[Summer Holiday (1963 film)|''Summer Holiday'']]||[[Cliff Richard]] & [[The Shadows]]
|-
|1997|| ''[[Boogie Nights (musical)|Boogie Nights]]'' || The 1970s
|-
|1998|| ''[[Saturday Night Fever (musical)|Saturday Night Fever]]'' || [[Bee Gees]] and others
|-
|1999|| ''[[Disco Inferno (musical)|Disco Inferno]]'' || 1970s disco
|-
|1999|| ''[[Mamma Mia! (musical)|Mamma Mia!]]'' || [[ABBA]]
|-
|1999|| ''[[The Marvelous Wonderettes]]'' || Female vocal harmony groups of the 1950s and 1960s
|}

===2000s===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Title !! Based on the music of
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Love, Janis (musical)|Love, Janis]]'' || [[Janis Joplin]]
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Shout! The Legend of The Wild One]]'' || [[Johnny O'Keefe]]
|-
| 2002 || ''[[We Will Rock You (musical)|We Will Rock You]]'' || [[Queen (band)|Queen]]
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Our House (musical)|Our House]]'' || [[Madness (band)|Madness]]
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Movin' Out (musical)|Movin' Out]]'' || [[Billy Joel]]
|-
| 2003 || ''[[The Boy from Oz]]'' || [[Peter Allen (musician)|Peter Allen]]
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Tonight's the Night (2003 musical)|Tonight's the Night]]'' || [[Rod Stewart]]
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Belles belles belles]]'' || [[Claude François]]
|-
| 2004 || ''[[On the Record (musical)|On the Record]]'' || [[The Walt Disney Company]]
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Back to the 80s (musical)|Back to the 80's!]]'' || Various 80s pop artists
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Lennon (musical)|Lennon]]'' || [[John Lennon]]
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Good Vibrations (musical)|Good Vibrations]]'' || [[The Beach Boys]]
|-
| 2005 || ''[[All Shook Up (musical)|All Shook Up]]'' || [[Elvis Presley]]
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Jersey Boys]]'' || [[Frankie Valli]] and [[The Four Seasons (group)|Four Seasons]]
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Hoy no me puedo levantar]]'' || Spanish group [[Mecano]]
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Bésame mucho, el musical]]'' || Mexican and Cuban [[bolero]] songs
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Dusty – The Original Pop Diva]]'' || [[Dusty Springfield]]
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Hot Feet]]'' || [[Earth, Wind & Fire]]
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (musical)|Priscilla, Queen of the Desert]]'' || Various artists, based on the movie ''[[The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert]]''
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Daddy Cool (musical)|Daddy Cool]]'' || [[Frank Farian]]
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Ring of Fire (musical)|Ring of Fire]]'' || [[Johnny Cash]]
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Rock of Ages (musical)|Rock of Ages]]'' || [[Glam metal]] of the 1980s
|-
| 2006 || ''[[The Times They Are a-Changin' (musical)|The Times They Are a-Changin']]'' || [[Bob Dylan]]
|-
| 2006 || ''[[The Onion Cellar]]'' || [[The Dresden Dolls]]
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Desperately Seeking Susan#Stage musical|Desperately Seeking Susan]]'' || [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]]
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Never Forget (musical)|Never Forget]]'' || [[Take That]]
|-
| 2007 || ''{{ill|Ich war noch niemals in New York|de|Ich war noch niemals in New York (Musical)}}'' || [[Udo Jürgens]]
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Xanadu (musical)|Xanadu]]'' || [[Electric Light Orchestra]] and [[Olivia Newton-John]]
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Sunshine on Leith (musical)|Sunshine on Leith]]'' || [[The Proclaimers]]
|-
| 2007 || ''The Slide'' || [[The Beautiful South]]
|-
| 2008 || ''[[All the Fun of the Fair]]'' || [[David Essex]]
|-
| 2008 || ''{{ill|Je m'voyais déjà : Le musical|fr|Je m'voyais déjà (comédie musicale)}}'' || [[Charles Aznavour]]
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Dreamboats and Petticoats]]'' || [[Dreamboats and Petticoats (compilation album)|Compilation album of songs from the 1950s and early 1960s]]
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Mentiras, el musical]]'' || Mexican songs from the 1980s
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Fela!]]'' || [[Fela Kuti]]
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Life Could Be a Dream (musical)|Life Could Be a Dream]]'' || [[Doo-wop]] music circa 1960
|-
| 2009 || ''[[American Idiot (musical)|American Idiot]]'' || [[Green Day]], based on [[American Idiot|the album of the same name]]
|}

===2010s===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Title !! Based on the music of
|-2010 "Fire On The Mountain" based on the authentic music of the American Coal Miner
| 2010 || ''[[Perfect Harmony (musical)|Perfect Harmony]]'' || Various artists (ranging from [[The Jackson 5]], to [[Pat Benatar]])
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Everyday Rapture]]'' || Various artists (ranging from [[Judy Garland]] and [[The Supremes]], to [[Fred Rogers|Mr. Rogers]])
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles]]'' || [[The Beatles]]
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Come Fly Away]]'' || [[Frank Sinatra]]
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Million Dollar Quartet (musical)|Million Dollar Quartet]]'' || [[Elvis Presley]], [[Jerry Lee Lewis]], [[Carl Perkins]], and [[Johnny Cash]]
|-
| 2010 || ''{{ill|Padam Padam : Le spectacle musical|fr|Padam Padam (spectacle)}}'' || [[Norbert Glanzberg]]
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Baby It's You!]]'' || Popular songs from the 1960s produced by [[Florence Greenberg]]
|-
| 2011 || ''Si nos dejan'' || Mexican songs from the 1930s to 1950s
|-
| 2011 || ''{{ill|Hinterm Horizont|de|Hinterm Horizont (Musical)}}'' || [[Udo Lindenberg]]
|-
| 2012 || ''[[The Bodyguard (musical)|The Bodyguard]]'' || [[Whitney Houston]]
|-
| 2012 || ''[[I Dreamed a Dream (musical)|I Dreamed a Dream]]'' || [[Susan Boyle]]
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Raiding the Rock Vault]]''<ref>{{cite news|title=Cheap Trick, Journey and Foreigner vets lead new 'Rock Pack' concert experience|newspaper=Ultimate Classic Rock|publisher=Townsquare Media|author=Jeff Giles|date=October 21, 2016|url=http://ultimateclassicrock.com/rock-pack-2016/|access-date=2018-10-18}}</ref> || Various [[classic rock]] songs
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Viva Forever! (musical)|Viva Forever!]]'' || [[Spice Girls]]
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Soul Sister (musical)|Soul Sister]]'' || [[Tina Turner]]
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Let It Be (musical)|Let it Be]]'' || [[The Beatles]]
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Disaster! (musical)|Disaster!]]'' || Popular songs from the 1970s
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots#Musical|Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots]]'' || [[The Flaming Lips]]
|-
| 2013 || ''[[A Night with Janis Joplin]]''|| [[Janis Joplin]]
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Beautiful: The Carole King Musical]]''|| [[Carole King]]
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Soul Doctor]]'' || [[Shlomo Carlebach]] and [[Nina Simone]]
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Motown: The Musical]]'' || [[Motown Records|Motown]]
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Bullets Over Broadway (musical)|Bullets Over Broadway]]''|| Popular songs from the 1910s and 20s, based on the film ''[[Bullets Over Broadway]]''
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Holler If Ya Hear Me (musical)|Holler If Ya Hear Me]]''|| [[Tupac Shakur]]
|-
| 2014 || ''Cyrano de BurgerShack'' || Various artists including [[Carly Rae Jepsen]] and [[Smash Mouth]]<ref>{{Citation|title= Cyrano de BurgerShack|url= https://www.playscripts.com/play/2718|access-date = 2021-07-15}}</ref>
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Sunny Afternoon (musical)|Sunny Afternoon]]'' || [[The Kinks]]
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill]]'' || [[Billie Holiday]]
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Piece of My Heart: The Bert Berns Story]]'' || [[Bert Berns]]
|-
| 2015 || ''[[On Your Feet!]]''|| [[Emilio Estefan]] and [[Gloria Estefan]]
|-
| 2015 || ''[[One Love: The Bob Marley Musical]]''|| [[Bob Marley]]
|-
| 2015 || ''{{ill|Résiste (jukebox musical)|lt=Résiste|fr|Résiste (comédie musicale)}}'' || [[France Gall]]
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Cruel Intentions: The '90s Musical]]'' || Popular songs from the 1990s, based on the movie ''[[Cruel Intentions]]''
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Georgy Girl (musical)|Georgy Girl]]'' || [[The Seekers]] and other popular songs of the 1960s
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Lazarus (musical)|Lazarus]]''|| [[David Bowie]]
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Dream Lover: The Bobby Darin Musical]]''|| [[Bobby Darin]]
|-
| 2017 || ''[[The Band (musical)|The Band]]''|| [[Take That]]
|-
| 2017 || ''Noites de Verão''|| [[Britney Spears]], based on the play ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]''
|-
| 2017 || ''Part of the Plan''|| [[Dan Fogelberg]]
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Girl from the North Country (musical)|Girl from the North Country]]'' || [[Bob Dylan]]
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Summer: The Donna Summer Musical]]'' || [[Donna Summer]]
|-
|2017
|''{{ill|I Am from Austria (musical)|lt=I Am from Austria|de|I Am from Austria (Musical)}}''
|[[Rainhard Fendrich]]
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Bat Out of Hell: The Musical]]'' || [[Jim Steinman]]
|-
| 2017 || ''[[The Choir of Man]]'' || Various artists
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Dusty – The Dusty Springfield Musical]]''|| [[Dusty Springfield]]
|-
| 2018 || ''Jukebox Hero''|| [[Foreigner (band)|Foreigner]]
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Escape to Margaritaville]]''|| [[Jimmy Buffett]]
|-
|2018
|''[[Ang Huling El Bimbo (musical)|Ang Huling El Bimbo]]''||[[Eraserheads]]
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Tina (musical)|Tina]]'' || [[Tina Turner]]
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Jagged Little Pill (musical)|Jagged Little Pill]]''|| [[Alanis Morissette]]
|-
| 2018 || ''[[The Heart of Rock and Roll (musical)|The Heart of Rock and Roll]]''|| [[Huey Lewis and the News]]
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Head over Heels (musical)|Head over Heels]]''||[[The Go-Go's]]
|-
| 2018 || ''[[The Cher Show (musical)|The Cher Show]]''|| [[Cher]]
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Clueless (musical)|Clueless]]'' || Popular songs from the 1990s, based on the movie ''[[Clueless (film)|Clueless]]''
|-
| 2018 || ''[[All Out of Love (musical)|All Out of Love]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Flash-First-Look-At-The-Air-Supply-Musical-ALL-OUT-OF-LOVE-in-Manila-20181019 |title=Photo Flash: First Look At The Air Supply Musical ALL OUT OF LOVE in Manila |website=Broadway World |publisher=Wisdom Digital Media |date=19 October 2018 |access-date=21 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://lifestyle.inquirer.net/298303/love-air-supply-jukebox-musical/ |title=''All Out of Love'': Here it is, an Air Supply jukebox musical! |first=Fran |last=Katigbak |newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] |date=23 June 2018 |access-date=21 October 2018}}</ref>
 || [[Air Supply]]
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| 2018 || ''[[Ain't Too Proud]]''|| [[The Temptations]]
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| 2018 || ''[[Moulin Rouge! (musical)|Moulin Rouge!]]'' || Various artists
|-
| 2019 || ''Club Tropicana'' || Various artists from the 1980s
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| 2019 || ''[[Standing at the Sky's Edge (musical)|Standing at the Sky's Edge]]''|| [[Richard Hawley]]
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| 2019 || '' [[Madea's Farewell]]''|| Various artists
|-
| 2019 || ''[[& Juliet]]'' || [[Max Martin]]
|}

===2020s===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Title !! Based on the music of
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| 2020 || ''POP- Uma Volta no Tempo'' || Popular songs from [[girl group]]s and [[boy band]]s
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| 2021 || ''[[The Drifters Girl]]'' || [[The Drifters]]
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| 2021 || ''[[Once Upon a One More Time]]'' || [[Britney Spears]]

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| 2021 || ''[[Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical]]'' || [[Bob Marley]]
|-
|2021|| ''[[What's New Pussycat? (musical)|What's New Pussycat?]]'' || [[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]]
|-
|2021|| ''[[Je vais t'aimer]]'' || [[Michel Sardou]]
|-
|2021
|[[A Wonderful World (musical)|A Wonderful World]]
|Louis Armstrong
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|2021|| ''[[MJ the Musical]]'' || [[Michael Jackson]]
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|2022|| ''[[A Beautiful Noise (musical)|A Beautiful Noise]]'' || [[Neil Diamond]]
|-
|2022|| ''[[The Osmonds (musical)|The Osmonds]]'' || [[The Osmonds]]
|-
|2023|| ''[[In Dreams (musical)|In Dreams]]'' || [[Roy Orbison]]
|-
|2023|| ''[[Holidays (musical)|Holidays]]'' || [[Madonna]]
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|2023||''[[Hell's Kitchen (musical)|Hell's Kitchen]]'' || [[Alicia Keys]]
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|2023
|[[Buena Vista Social Club (musical)|Buena Vista Social Club]]
|[[Buena Vista Social Club]]
|-
|2024||''[[Just for One Day (musical)|Just for One Day]]'' || [[Live Aid]]
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|2024||''[[Joyride The Musical]]'' || [[Roxette]]
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|2024||''[[Here & Now (musical)|Here & Now]]'' || [[Steps (pop group)|Steps]]
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|2024||''[[Swept Away (musical)|Swept Away]]'' || [[The Avett Brothers]]
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|2024|| ''[[My Best Friend's Wedding (musical)|My Best Friend's Wedding]]'' || [[Burt Bacharach]] and [[Hal David]], based on the film ''[[My Best Friend's Wedding]]''
|-
|2025
|[[A Knight's Tale (musical)|A Knight's Tale]]
|Popular songs from rock and pop artists
|-
|2025
|[[Just in Time (musical)|Just In Time]]
|[[Bobby Darin]]
|}

==List of jukebox musical films==
{{Original research section|date=March 2025}}
* ''[[Yankee Doodle Dandy]]'' (1942), a picture dealing with the life of playwright and composer [[George M. Cohan]], and featuring many of his songs, which were among the most popular songs of their day (late 19th century – early 20th century).
* ''[[Meet Me in St. Louis]]'' (1945), featuring mostly popular songs from the earlier 20th century and three new songs written for Judy Garland.
* ''[[Till the Clouds Roll By]]'' (1946), a biopic of composer [[Jerome Kern]], featuring his songs.
* ''[[Words and Music (1948 film)|Words and Music]]'' (1948), a biopic of composer [[Richard Rodgers]] and lyricist [[Lorenz Hart]], featuring their songs.
* ''[[Easter Parade (film)|Easter Parade]]'' (1948), featuring a collection of songs by [[Irving Berlin]].
* ''[[One Sunday Afternoon (1948 film)|One Sunday Afternoon]]'' (1948), featuring popular songs from the earlier 20th century.
* ''[[Three Little Words (film)|Three Little Words]]'' (1950), a biopic of composer [[Harry Ruby]] and lyricist [[Bert Kalmar]], featuring their songs. 
* ''[[Painting the Clouds with Sunshine (film)|Painting the Clouds with Sunshine]]'' (1951), featuring popular songs from the 1910s to 1930s.
* ''[[An American in Paris (film)|An American in Paris]]'' (1951), a fictionalized story based around [[George Gershwin]]'s "[[An American in Paris]]" suite. The score consists entirely of George and [[Ira Gershwin]] pieces, with "American in Paris" being a recurring theme.
* ''[[Singin' in the Rain]]'' (1952), featuring popular songs from the 1920s and '30s and songs by [[Arthur Freed]], with the exception of two numbers ("[[Make 'Em Laugh]]" and "Moses Supposes")
* ''[[The Band Wagon]]'' (1953) shared a title with [[The Band Wagon (musical)|''The Band Wagon'' (musical)]], but only used three songs from the show. It featured an entirely new book by [[Betty Comden]] and [[Adolph Green]], written to showcase the [[Howard Dietz]]–[[Arthur Schwartz]] songbook, including songs from ''[[Between the Devil]]'', ''[[Flying Colors (musical)|Flying Colors]]'', and others. Only one song, "[[That's Entertainment!]]", was written for the film.
* ''[[Deep in My Heart (1954 film)|Deep in My Heart]]'' (1954), a biopic of operetta composer [[Sigmund Romberg]], featuring his songs.
* ''[[Love Me or Leave Me (film)|Love Me or Leave Me]]'' (1955), featuring popular songs from the 1930s by Ruth Etting.
* ''[[Rock Around the Clock (film)|Rock Around the Clock]]'' (1956), the first rock-and-roll movie musical, featuring the commercial recordings of [[Bill Haley and His Comets]] and [[The Platters]].
* ''Don't Knock the Rock'' (1957), another Bill Haley jukebox musical, with the commercial recordings of Haley, [[Little Richard]], and [[The Treniers]].
* ''[[Hootenanny Hoot]]'' (1963), a low-budget MGM picture intended to capitalize on the folk music craze then sweeping America, featuring on-screen performances by [[Johnny Cash]], [[Judy Henske]], and several other folk music artists.
* ''[[Yellow Submarine (film)|Yellow Submarine]]'' (1968), based on the songs of [[The Beatles]].
* ''[[Son of Dracula (1974 film)|Son of Dracula]]'' (1974), featuring songs from [[Harry Nilsson]]'s albums ''[[Nilsson Schmilsson]]'' and ''[[Son of Schmilsson]]''.
* ''[[At Long Last Love]]'' (1975), based on the songs of [[Cole Porter]].
* ''[[All That Jazz (film)|All That Jazz]]'' (1979), featuring popular music from the earlier 20th century.
* ''[[Can't Stop the Music]]'' (1980), featuring contemporary [[disco music|disco]] songs.
* ''[[The Blues Brothers (film)|The Blues Brothers]]'' (1980), featuring various popular rhythm & blues songs.
* ''[[American Pop]]'' (1981), featuring American popular music ranging from the 1900s to the present (at the time of the film's release).
* ''[[Everyone Says I Love You]]'' (1996), featuring popular music from the earlier 20th century.
* ''[[Blues Brothers 2000]]'' (1998), featuring various popular rhythm & blues songs.
* ''[[Love's Labour's Lost (2000 film)|Love's Labour's Lost]]'' (2000), featuring classic Broadway songs of the 1930s.
* ''[[Moulin Rouge!]]'' (2001), featuring a variety of pop songs from various decades.
* ''[[Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem]]'' (2003), featuring songs by [[Daft Punk]]
* ''[[20 centímetros]]'' (2005), various artists, featuring a variety of pop songs from various decades.
* ''[[Happy Feet]]'' (2006), featuring a variety of pop songs from various decades.
* ''[[Idlewild (film)|Idlewild]]'' (2006), featuring the songs of [[OutKast]].
* ''[[Romance & Cigarettes]]'' (2006), featuring mostly love themed pop-songs from the 1950s through '70s.
* ''[[Across the Universe (film)|Across the Universe]]'' (2007), featuring the songs of [[The Beatles]].
* ''[[Stilyagi (film)|Stilyagi]]'' (2008), featuring Soviet rock songs from the 1970s and '80s.
* ''[[Mamma Mia! (film)|Mamma Mia!]]'' (2008), based on the musical ''[[Mamma Mia! (musical)|Mamma Mia!]]'', which is based on the songs of [[ABBA]].
* ''[[Happy Feet Two]]'' (2011), featuring a variety of pop songs from various decades.
* ''Toi, moi, les autres'' (2011), featuring a variety of French songs.
* ''[[Rock of Ages (2012 film)|Rock of Ages]]'' (2012), featuring hard rock and metal songs of the 1980s, and is based on the stage musical [[Rock of Ages (musical)|of the same name]].
* ''[[Lovestruck: The Musical]]'' (2013), featuring various pop and dance songs of the 1980s through present.
* ''[[Sunshine on Leith (film)|Sunshine on Leith]]'' (2013), based on the musical ''[[Sunshine on Leith (musical)|Sunshine on Leith]]'', which is based on the songs of [[The Proclaimers]].
* ''[[Jersey Boys (film)|Jersey Boys]]'' (2014), based on the musical ''[[Jersey Boys]]'', which is based on the music of [[The Four Seasons (band)|The Four Seasons]].
* [[The Book of Life (2014 film)|''The Book of Life'']] (2014), featuring various pop songs.
* ''[[Walking on Sunshine (film)|Walking on Sunshine]]'' (2014), featuring pop songs from the 1980s.
* ''[[Strange Magic (film)|Strange Magic]]'' (2015), featuring various genres and various artists.
* ''[[Trolls (film)|Trolls]]'' (2016), featuring various genres and various artists.
* ''[[Sing (2016 American film)|Sing]]'' (2016), featuring various genres and various artists.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Ide |first=Wendy |date=2022-01-30 |title=Sing 2 review – the hit jukebox animation sticks to a winning formula |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/jan/30/sing-2-review-the-hit-jukebox-animation-sticks-to-a-winning-formula-garth-jennings |access-date=2025-06-21 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
* ''[[Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again]]'' (2018), sequel to the [[Mamma Mia! (film)|first film]] based on the musical ''[[Mamma Mia! (musical)|Mamma Mia!]]'', which is based on the songs of [[ABBA]].
* ''[[A Piece of My Heart (film)|A Piece of My Heart]]'' (2019), based on the songs of [[Tomas Ledin]].
* ''[[Yesterday (2019 film)|Yesterday]]'' (2019), featuring songs of [[The Beatles]].
* ''[[Valley Girl (2020 film)|Valley Girl]]'' (2020), featuring pop-songs from the 1980s.
* ''[[My Heart Goes Boom!]]'' (2020), based on the songs of [[Raffaella Carrà]].
* ''[[Trolls World Tour]]'' (2020), featuring various genres and various artists.
* ''[[Cinderella (2021 American film)|Cinderella]]'' (2021), featuring various genres and various artists.
* ''[[Sing 2]]'' (2021), featuring various genres and various artists.<ref name=":0" />
* ''[[Voy a pasármelo bien (film)|Voy a pasármelo bien]]'' (2022), featuring songs of [[Hombres G]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-11 |title='Voy a pasármelo bien': 5 claves del musical de los Hombres G |url=https://www.fotogramas.es/noticias-cine/g40865900/voy-a-pasarmelo-bien-pelicula-musical-hombres-g-curiosidades/ |access-date=2025-06-21 |website=Fotogramas |language=es-ES}}</ref>
* ''[[Greatest Days (film)|Greatest Days]]'' (2023), based on the stage musical ''[[The Band (musical)|The Band]]'', which is based on the songs of [[Take That]].
* ''[[Trolls Band Together]]'' (2023), featuring various genres and various artists.
* ''[[Joker: Folie à Deux]]'' (2024), featuring mostly pre-existing songs and one original song by [[Lady Gaga]]
* ''[[A Complete Unknown]]'' (2024), featuring the songs of [[Bob Dylan]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Picken |first=Harry |date=2025-03-07 |title=A Complete Unknown and the failure of musical biopics |url=https://medium.com/@harryjames3121/a-complete-unknown-and-the-failure-of-musical-biopics-d9cd5e1744b8 |access-date=2025-06-21 |website=Medium |language=en}}</ref>
* ''[[Better Man (film)|Better Man]]'' (2024), featuring the songs of [[Robbie Williams]].
* ''[[Piece by Piece (2024 film)|Piece by Piece]]'' (2024), feauturing songs produced and composed by [[Pharrell Williams]]. Also features songs from various genres and artists.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zachary |first=Brandon |date=2024-10-11 |title=Piece By Piece Soundtrack Guide: Every Song & When They Play |url=https://screenrant.com/piece-by-piece-soundtrack-song-guide/ |access-date=2025-06-21 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}</ref>

==List of jukebox musical TV shows==
* ''[[Kids Incorporated]]'' (1984–1994), featuring various genres and various artists.
* ''[[Kidd Video]]'' (1984–1985), featuring various genres and various artists.
* ''[[Lipstick on Your Collar (TV series)|Lipstick on Your Collar]]'' (1993), featuring various artists from 1920 to 1960.
* ''[[Blackpool (TV serial)|Blackpool]]'' (2004), featuring various genres and various artists.
* ''[[Elvis (miniseries)|Elvis]]'' (2005), based on the life and music of [[Elvis Presley]].
* ''[[Viva Laughlin]]'' (2007), featuring various genres and various artists.
* ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]'' (2009–2015), featuring various genres and various artists.
* ''[[The Kitchen Musical]]'' (2011), featuring various pop songs.
* ''[[Smash (TV series)|Smash]]'' (2012–2013), which alternates between previously recorded material and original songs.
* ''[[Beat Bugs]]'' (2016–2018), which uses different [[Beatles]] songs.
* ''[[Motown Magic]]'' (2018–2019), which uses different [[Motown]] songs.
* ''[[Soundtrack (TV series)|Soundtrack]]'' (2019–2020), featuring various genres and various artists.
* ''[[Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist]]'' (2020–21), featuring various pop songs.
* ''[[Bridgerton]]'' (2020–present), featuring modern songs and having an historical instrumental twist.

== Works based on concept albums ==
In a different category are films or stage musicals based around a [[concept album]], in which the story being told is not original but rather a fleshed-out version of the narrative already contained in the album. Examples include:{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}
* The 1974 musical ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band on the Road]]'', based on the 1967 album ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]'' by [[The Beatles]]
* The 1975 film ''[[Tommy (1975 film)|Tommy]]'', based on the 1969 album ''[[Tommy (The Who album)|Tommy]]'' by [[The Who]]
* The 1978 film ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (film)|Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]'', loosely based on ''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band on the Road'', although it incorporates songs from some of the Beatles' other albums as well
* The 1982 film ''[[Pink Floyd – The Wall]]'', based on the 1979 album ''[[The Wall]]'' by [[Pink Floyd]]
* The 1992 musical ''[[The Who's Tommy]]'', also based on the album ''Tommy''
* The 2010 musical ''[[American Idiot (musical)|American Idiot]]'', based on the 2004 album ''[[American Idiot]]'' by [[Green Day]]
* The 2023 musical ''[[Illinoise]]'', based on ''[[Illinois (Sufjan Stevens album)|Illinois]]'' by [[Sufjan Stevens]]

== References ==
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==External links==
* Mandelbaum, Ken (July 27, 2005). [http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=515736 "Preview '05–'06: The Jukebox Plays On"].
* [http://www.broadway.com/buzz/152360/broadwaycom-at-10-the-10-biggest-broadway-trends-of-the-decade/ Jukebox musicals trend]—Broadway.com

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