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A jukebox musical is a stage or film musical in which most songs are well‑known, pre‑existing popular music rather than newly composed material. Instead of writing an original score, creators curate a catalog (often from a single artist, era, or label) and build a book (script) that either tells the artist’s biography or uses the songs to drive a fictional plot. Numbers are typically rearranged, re‑orchestrated, and stitched together with narrative dialogue and dance in the tradition of Broadway/West End musical theatre.

Musical (musical theatre) is a narrative stage form that integrates songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance to tell a story. Its core aim is dramatic storytelling in which music advances plot, deepens character, and shapes emotional arcs, often through recurring motives and reprises. Developed primarily on Broadway (New York) and later the West End (London), the genre blends operetta’s melodic lyricism, vaudeville’s variety entertainment, revue’s song-driven showcase, and Tin Pan Alley’s popular songcraft. Musicals range from intimate chamber pieces to large-scale "megamusicals," and from traditional book musicals to rock, hip‑hop, and concept-driven works. The musical’s songbook has fed the Great American Songbook and popular music at large, while the stage craft has influenced film, television, and concert performance.