Artists whose life and songs have served as the basis for a jukebox musical include Peter Allen, Susan Boyle, Shlomo Carlebach, Johnny Cash, Cher, Patsy Cline, Bobby Darin, The Drifters, Emilio and Gloria Estefan, Buddy Holly, Michael Jackson (twice), Janis Joplin, Carole King, The Kinks, Fela Kuti, John Lennon, Udo Lindenberg, Bob Marley (twice), Johnny O'Keefe, Dusty Springfield (twice), Donna Summer, The Temptations, Tina Turner (twice), Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, and Hank Williams. The most common format for jukebox musicals is a show that tells the life story of a famous musician or musical group, while incorporating songs from throughout their career. In a 1964 review of the Beatles film A Hard Day's Night, critic Andrew Sarris described that film as "the Citizen Kane of jukebox musicals", but he too may have had a meaning in mind other than the contemporary one, since most of that film's songs were original.Īlthough jukebox musicals had achieved success for years (for example, the 1989 musical Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story), a surge in popularity was led by the success of Mamma Mia! (1999), built around the music of ABBA. The first documented use of "jukebox musical" in print may have been in a 1962 description of the musical Do Re Mi, but that was a musical (with original music) about a man who sells jukeboxes. The word " jukebox" dates to around 1939. The origin of the phrase "jukebox musical" in its current meaning is unclear. Musicals and operettas that they produced in this fashion include Song of Norway (1944, using the music of Edvard Grieg), Magdalena: a Musical Adventure (1948, music of Heitor Villa-Lobos), a 1949 reworking of the 1934 musical The Great Waltz (music of Johann Strauss I and Johann Strauss II), Kismet (1953, music of Alexander Borodin ), and Anya (1965, music of Sergei Rachmaninoff). Some of these musicals also told the life story of that composer. The songwriting team of Robert Wright and George Forrest pioneered the concept of musicals whose songs are derived from one composer's instrumental works, with newly-written lyrics. įilms considered early examples of jukebox musicals include An American in Paris (1951), Singin' in the Rain (1952), Rock, Rock, Rock (1956) and Rock Around the Clock (1956). The Beggar's Opera (1728), the first ballad opera and the most famous, has been called "the original jukebox musical". Comédie en vaudevilles and ballad operas are two genres that made heavy use of well-known melodies. They say there’s a first time for everything… can you believe this was my first time singing out loud in a car? Had so much fun with – tune in to Thursday night! #BarbraWalls Europe in the 17th and 18th century, many comic operas were produced that parodied popular songs of the time by performing them with modified lyrics.
“They say there’s a first time for everything… can you believe this was my first time singing out loud in a car?” Streisand wrote via Twitter Tuesday afternoon. Streisand joins a prestigious list of more than three dozen music superstars who have appeared on the show’s segment, including Paul McCartney, Adele, Madonna, Mariah Carey, Stevie Wonder, Kelly Clarkson, Elton John, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and Michael Bublé. In the promo clip, Streisand picks a stranded Corden up in a white SUV and tells him she doesn’t usually listen to the radio in the car, paving the way for their songfest. 1 on “The Late Late Show With James Corden.” In a teaser video for the show, Streisand sings her signature “Funny Girl” anthem “Don’t Rain on My Parade,” but CBS is keeping the rest of the song list under wraps.
We’re kvelling! Barbra Streisand will be James Corden’s latest “Carpool Karaoke” guest this Thursday, Nov.