15 Facts About Jukebox Musicals We're Singing Along To
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Jukebox musicals are like when you get way too high in the backseat of your younger brother’s car cause yours is at the shop and you put the radio on and hallucinate for two hours. These licensed rights nightmares are a soundscape of flipping through radios and visuals that look like what cartoons dream of. Despite not having an original thought possessed in the entire film, some jukebox musicals turn out astounding, despite basically being the equivalent of a bunch of famous cinema stars singing along to a mixtape their brother’s friend made for them on the trip to the beach.
Here are some facts about all your favorite mixtapes. From the dark and sultry tones of a burlesque show in France to the impossible heights of Moulin Rouge, to the Greece-inspired Greece of Mamma Mia to… uh, not Grease apparently because it’s not a jukebox musical despite our Bearenstein memories of it.
Rocketman
![CRACKED.COM Jukebox Musicals Rocketman The studio wanted to tone down the sex and drugs, but Elton John wouldn't let them. In his own words, I have not led a PG-13 life.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/0/3/842403.jpg)
Source: The Guardian
Satuday Night Fever
![Jukebox Musicals Saturday Night Fever The New Yorker article the movie was based on was chock full of made up facts about the disco scene. Tony Manero was completely the writer's creation. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/9/6/842396.jpg)
More: The Article That Mainstreamed (And Whitened) Disco Was Made Up
Happy Feet
![CRACKED.COM Jukebox Musicals Happy Feet George Miller was inspired by a grizzled cameraman who worked on The Road Warrior. You've got to make a film in Antarctica, the man said.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/9/1/842391.jpg)
Source: In Focus (via archive.org)
Rock of Ages
![CRACKED.COM Jukebox Musicals Rock of Ages Tom Cruise, ever to keep his title as the world's craziest man, spent six months practicing for the film by singing and dancing five hours each day.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/0/2/842402.jpg)
Source: Collider
Moulin Rouge!
![CRACKED.COM Jukebox Musicals Moulin Rouge! Nicole Kidman's necklace was crafted using 1,308 diamonds, and is one of the most expensive pieces of props and film-created jewelry ever.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/0/0/842400.jpg)
Source: Vogue
Mamma Mia!
![GRACKED COM Jukebox Musicals Mamma Mia! Pierce Brosnan didn't know what the movie was even about when he signed up for Mamma Mia! All he knew was that Meryl Streep was in it.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/9/4/842394.jpg)
Source: Today
Prince Musical
![Jukebox Musicals Purple... uh... Rainer? A jukebox musical inspired by the film Purple Rain and based on Prince's oeuvre is on its way, by the company behind Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/9/8/842398.jpg)
Source: Slate
Across the Universe
![Jukebox Musicals Across the Universe Julie Taymor and Evan Rachel Wood had to be careful that only one of their nipples was ever shown in the film to avoid an R rating. CLA CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/0/1/842401.jpg)
Source: Refinery29
Trolls World Tour
![CRACKED.COM Jukebox Musicals Trolls World Tour One part Polygon creators, all parts brothers, the McElroys created a podcast (on edibles) designed to chronicle how they got into Trolls 2 as they tried to get into Trolls World Tour.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/9/9/842399.jpg)
Source: Vanity Fair
Sing
![CRACKED.COM Jukebox Musicals Sing There are over 60 songs in the movie, including one new, original one.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/9/5/842395.jpg)
Source: Cartoon Brew
At Long Last Love
![CRACKED.COM Jukebox Musicals At Long Last Love The actors sang live on set, unlike most modern movie musicals, as a call back to the old days of the genre.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/9/3/842393.jpg)
Source: The New Yorker
Jersey Boys
![Jukebox Musicals Jersey Boys The hit song Can't Take My Eyes Off of You was written about a man. Bob Crewe composed it while staring at his nude male lover. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/9/2/842392.jpg)
Source: HuffPost
Clueless, the Musical
![CRACKED.COM www.fm Jukebox Musicals Clueless, the Musical The staging features classic songs with their lyrics rewritten to match the scenes.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/9/0/842390.jpg)
Source: Vulture
Cinderella
![CRACKED.COM Jukebox Musicals Cinderella James Corden and Camilla Cabello stopped Hollywood traffic with a Cinderella flash mob to promote the film.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/8/9/842389.jpg)
Source: Screen Rant
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
![CRACKED.COM Jukebox Musicals Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band The film starring was produced by the Bee Gees manager, who had already made a stage version. The movie didn't do as well.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/9/7/842397.jpg)
Source: Ultimate Classic Rock