The End Of The (Brief) Era Of Juke-Box Musicals?

Juke-box musicals, those shows built around the pop songs of this or that band or performer seems to be dying as a genre. “With the departure of the King from Broadway’s Palace Theater when All Shook Up closes on Sunday, it looks increasingly as if the era of the tribute musical may be coming to an end. Between them, the Beach Boys show, the Lennon show and All Shook Up have lost $30m.”