Lately, Broadway has been a friendly place for biomusical. Is not too proud, Beautiful, and The cher show Continue their runs, and Tina, What the true life story tells of singer Tina Turner will begin on October 12.
While those shows and the currently running brown production of off-broadway from Jersey Boys– Based on the lives of the artists behind their songs, others choose to move from the catalog of an artist (or various artists) to tell a new story. This includes the recently Open Moulin Rouge! and the upcoming Broadway transfer of the off-broadway hit Girl from the Northern country. Take a look at the gallery below for a look at 12 Jukebox Music Muscles that have reused songs for new stories over the years.
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12 Jukebox -Music Relay Games using old favorites to tell a new story
Everyone shookWith the music of Elvis Presley
Cheyenne Jackson and the cast of Everyone shook
John Marcus
American Idiot Playbill – Opening Night
Stark Sands, John Gallagher, Jr., and Michael Esper in American idiot.
Escape to margaritaville Playbill – opening night
Paul Alexander Nolan and the cast
Matthew Murphy
Good Vibrations Playbill – Opening Night, Jan 2005
Role of Good vibrations
Head over heels Playbill – opening night
Taylor Iman Jones and Company
John Marcus
Holler if you hear meWith the music of Tupac Shakur
The cast
John Marcus
O mommywith the music of Abba
Red mill Playbill – opening night
Danny Burstein
Matthew Murphy
Movin ‘Out Playbill – Opening Night
Ashley Tuttle, Benjamin G. Bowman, Elizabeth Parkinson, John Selya, and the company
John Marcus
Priscilla Queen of the Desert Playbill – Opening Evening, February 2011
Will Swenson, Tony Sheldon and Nick Adams in Priscilla Queen of the Desert
John Marcus
Ring of fireWith the music of Johnny Cash
Rock of Ages Playbill – Opening Night
Constantine Maroulis in Broadway’s Rock of Ages
John Marcus
