Yes, but even so, I tend to define jukebox musicals as those that use pop/rock catalogues, not so much the kind of standards that were (yes) part of the pop music before that. I'm not sure I'd qualify Ain't Misbehavin' or Sophisticated Ladies as jukebox. Nor shows like A Class Act, Starting Here Starting Now, or Closer Than Ever, that contain songs by Broadway writers, with a mix of songs both written for the theatre and not.
For me, the early jukebox shows were ones like Leader Of The Pack and Smokey Joe's Cafe - shows that took pre-existing rock/pop songs and used them in either book or revue formats, either to highlight the careers of the singers/writers, the era, or a new story fashioned around the songs. Whereas shows like My One And Only or Big Deal or Side By Side By Sondheim were not jukebox.
YMMV, of course. :-) |
