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Jukebox musicals are shows that feature pre-existing scores by some of music’s greatest icons. Whether using the songs to the tell the story of the artist like Tina: The Tina Turner Musical or telling new stories with pre-existing music like Moulin Rouge!, jukebox musicals give a star’s catalog new life onstage.
In honor of the form, we are looking back at 23 jukebox musicals that took Broadway by storm.
23 Jukebox Musicals That Brought Your Favorite Music to Broadway
23 Jukebox Musicals That Brought Your Favorite Music to Broadway
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Ain’t Too Proud—The Life and Times of the Temptations Playbill – April 2019
Derrick Baskin, Jeremy Pope, Jawan M. Jackson, Ephraim Sykes, and James HarknessMatthew Murphy
All Shook Up
A scene from All Shook Up
Tina: The Tina Turner Musical Playbill – Opening Night
Adrienne Warren and cast of Tina: The Tina Turner MusicalManuel Harlan
American Idiot
Stark Sands, John Gallagher, Jr., and Michael Esper in American IdiotPaul Kolnik
Baby It’s You!
Christina Sajous, Erica Ash, Kyra Da Costa, Crystal Starr Knighton, Brandon Uranowitz, and Beth Leavel in Baby It’s You
