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. In 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.
Revues that lack a plot are also usually not described as jukebox musicals, although plotless shows that include a dance element sometimes are. Works in which all of the music is diegetic, however, such as a biographical film about a singer who is at times shown performing their songs, are generally not considered jukebox musicals. For musicals about a musician or musical act, some of the songs can be diegetic, meaning that they are performed within the world of the play or film. In other jukebox musicals, the plot is purely fictional. In such cases, the plot is often a biography of the artist(s) in question. Some jukebox musicals use a wide variety of songs, while others confine themselves to songs performed by one singer or band, or written by one songwriter. A jukebox musical is a stage musical or musical film in which a majority of the songs are well-known popular music songs, rather than original music.
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