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The Cher Show
Do you believe in life after love?
Using Turner’s iconic music, it tells the story of her life and her rise to superstardom.
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Adrienne Warren won a Tony for portraying the Queen of Rock & Roll.
It finally debuted in May 2018 at American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Mass., moving toBroadway in 2019.
The show opened on Broadway on Feb. 16, 2018, where it received mixed reviews.
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It won four Tony awards, including Best Musical, and ran on Broadway for more than a decade.
Mamma Mia!
Asequel filmwas also released in 10 years later.
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It ran for seven months on Broadway in 2005 and remains a popular show with schools and regional theaters.
Moulin Rouge!
The show won 10 Tony awards, including Best Musical.
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FrontmanBillie Joe Armstrongeven occasionally subbed in for St. Jimmy throughout the run.
It’s never played Broadway, but it did have a Las Vegas run and a North American tour.
The 2009 musical was nominated for Best Musical at the Tony Awards and spawned a2012 film adaptation.
Manuel Harlan
There is little dialogue, but it does provide a solid chronological history of the lads from Liverpool.
It began in 1975 in Laguna Beach, Calif., but made the jump to Broadway in 2010.
The musical compiles the songbook ofBob Dylanto tell a soulful story befitting the icon’s lyrical storytelling.
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The show rallied and re-opened in October 2021, winning the 2022 Tony for Best Orchestrations.
The musical is inspired by the songwriting duo’s 1930s musicalGirl Crazy,but incorporates many additional songs.
It won the 1992 Tony award for Best Musical.
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On Your Feet!
This 2015 musical tells the story of Emilio andGloria Estefanthrough their music.
Gloria Estefan produced the show and even wrote a new song for the proceedings with her daughter.
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The Bodyguard
Whitney Houstonmay be gone, but we will always love her and her music.
Along the way, they encounter homophobia and a whole comedy of errors.
It made its Broadway debut in 2011, having already found success in Australia and the U.K. ## Viva Forever!
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The show earned a noncompetitive Tony award, two Emmy awards, and a Grammy nomination.
It played Broadway in 2000 after a successful London run.
& Juliet
What if Juliet didn’t die at the end of Shakespeare’sRomeo and Juliet?
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Our House
Named after their most popular single,Our Housefeatures the music of ska/pop band Madness.
Debuting in the West End in 2002, it won an Olivier Award for Best New Musical.
The show opened in April 2006 and ran for barely four months before bad reviews forced it to close.
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Good Vibrations
This short-lived 2005 musical turned to the music ofBrian Wilsonand theBeach Boysfor its jukebox score.
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