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| re: We both forgot moulin rouge and jagged little pill | |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 06:47 pm EDT 08/27/22 | |
| In reply to: re: We both forgot moulin rouge and jagged little pill - PlazaBoy 06:18 pm EDT 08/27/22 | |
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| The phrase "jukebox musical" apparently became popular when Mamma Mia! burst on the scene and became an enormous hit in 1999. However, I assume that there must have been revues on Broadway during the 30's and 40's that featured non-original songs, but I don't have the knowledge to verify it. Comden and Green did a revue in the 50's made up of their previously written songs. Green Grow the Lilacs in 1931 has always been considered a play yet it featured a whole score of traditional folk songs, at least 12 musical numbers according to IBDB. The Black Crook in 1866 contained a lot of music and songs that was not original. |
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| re: We both forgot moulin rouge and jagged little pill | |
| Posted by: Live_From_London 08:00 am EDT 08/28/22 | |
| In reply to: re: We both forgot moulin rouge and jagged little pill - BroadwayTonyJ 06:47 pm EDT 08/27/22 | |
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| I always think of a Jukebox Musical as a show with a new book connecting it all together, with the artists' songs shoe horned in, and Mamma Mia was one of the first. I want to say that 5 Guys Named Moe was a musical, or was it a revue? MM definitely led the way for anyone with a back catalogue to try and make a show out of it, rarely with a similar level of success. We've had Boney M, Rod Stuart, Spice Girls, Madness - though I did enjoy 'Our House' if only because it used a clever 'sliding doors' 'What/If' type scenario and had some good ideas. |
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| re: We both forgot moulin rouge and jagged little pill | |
| Posted by: PlazaBoy 07:49 pm EDT 08/27/22 | |
| In reply to: re: We both forgot moulin rouge and jagged little pill - BroadwayTonyJ 06:47 pm EDT 08/27/22 | |
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| Thank you for the information. Dream would probably be most accurately categorized as a revue, although there was some attempt at a narrative. |
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| re: We both forgot moulin rouge and jagged little pill | |
| Last Edit: BroadwayTonyJ 08:12 pm EDT 08/27/22 | |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 08:11 pm EDT 08/27/22 | |
| In reply to: re: We both forgot moulin rouge and jagged little pill - PlazaBoy 07:49 pm EDT 08/27/22 | |
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| Sometimes it's hard to distinguish between a revue and a book musical. However, traditionally, most theatre historians have always referred to revues and book shows as musicals, just like the Tonys do. | |
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