Jukebox Musicals: Crazy for You to MJ the Musical (Essential Musicals)

Pressley, Kristin Stultz

ISBN 10: 1350459496 / ISBN 13: 9781350459496

Published by Methuen Drama, 2025

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Jukebox Musicals: Crazy for You to MJ the Musical (Essential Musicals)
• Publisher: Methuen Drama
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1350459496
• ISBN 13: 9781350459496
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Fine

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Synopsis

What is meant by the phrase "Jukebox Musical"? What does Crazy for You have in common with Mamma Mia! and Moulin Rouge? Why do audiences love - and critics tolerate - Jukebox Musicals? Jukebox Musicals explores a style of show that’s dominated Broadway for the better part of two decades. Through a chronological look at the development of long-running hits, like Mamma Mia! and Jersey Boys, this book traces the Jukebox Musical from when it was an exception on Broadway to when it became the rule. Examining the origins and reception for ten of these shows, this volume offers an exploration of one of the most divisive sub-genres of the musical form. Published in Methuen Drama's Essential Musicals series, this book is perfect for students of Musical Theatre, drawing together different resources to dig into the backstories of Broadway’s biggest hits and mining the historical record for nuggets of information that illuminate our understanding and enhance our enjoyment of Musical Theatre’s unique brand of magic.

About the Author

Kristin Stultz Pressley, PHD, is a Broadway historian and lecturer and the co-host of the Dr. Broadway Podcast. Her first book, I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby: Dorothy Fields and Her Life in the American Musical Theater was published in 2021. Connect with Kristin online at DrBroadway.com or via Instagram: @DrBway.