#1
Posted: 8/5/25 at 3:00pm
Not bio-musicals but slamming pop hits into a new story?
Will mamma mia revival success inspire move jukebox musicals
#2
Posted: 8/5/25 at 3:12pm
It did, after it originally opened back in 2001.
This revival, in my opinion, will inspire more money-making national tours to grab a quick buck on Broadway for a limited run. (Especially if more theaters open up a lot earlier than expected and sit dark following a sudden closure.)
"Gitchie gitchie Betsy Aidem / Squibby Squibby Squibby June."
#3
Posted: 8/5/25 at 7:33pm
My answer is no. It is hard to take songs from artist and make a decent original story out of the music unless music was from "rock opera" like the album "Tommy". Pink Floyd's album "The Wall" might be interesting for somebody to try and see if they can make it work.
#4
Posted: 8/6/25 at 7:29am
I thought the Huey Lewis musical last year Heart of Rock and Roll had a pretty good original story.
#5
Posted: 8/6/25 at 7:43am
I'm not sure any creatives looking to "slam pop hits" into a new musical need any inspiration to do so. But it might be nice if those doing so did it in a more inspired and interesting manner.
#6
Posted: 8/6/25 at 8:17am
EDSOSLO858 said: "It did, after it originallyopened back in 2001.
This revival, in my opinion, will inspire more money-making national tours to grab a quick buck on Broadway for a limited run. (Especially if more theaters open up a lot earlier than expected and sit dark following a sudden closure.)"
Exactly. We already went through this and flop after flop I think producers recognise now that the format is not intrinsically a success. There is something uniquely special and successful about Mamma Mia itself.
Give me claws and a hunch, just away from this bunch.
#7
Posted: 8/6/25 at 8:40am
I guess it depends. "& Juliet" is a massive hit, as well as probably the best of the non-bio jukebox musicals. It actually made me ENJOY a jukebox musical (I am not a "Mamma Mia" fan). But Juliet has a very talented director and bookwriter who knew how to work these songs in a way that actually made these familiar tunes dramatic. That only really happens in Mia the last quarter, from "Slipping Through My Fingers" onward, not enough, IMO, to save a show whose other grace note is that it obviously feels very cohesive musically (ABBA has a more distinctive sound than Max Martin).
#8
Posted: 8/6/25 at 1:24pm
Bring back rock of ages!!
#9
Posted: 8/6/25 at 1:50pm
Crusty Bagel said: "Bring back rock of ages!!"
They already brought it back (2019) to New World Stages -- and it was a massive flop.
#10
Posted: 8/6/25 at 2:29pm
No it wasn’t, it just didn’t come back after covid
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