Interview with Kristin Stultz Pressley – Jukebox Musicals

About this episode

Stuart Brown interviews Dr. Kristin Stultz Pressley about her book on jukebox musicals and their impact on Broadway.

I chat with Dr. Kristin Stultz Pressley, a Broadway historian and lecturer and the co-host of the Dr. Broadway Podcast. We talk about her new book - Jukebox Musicals: Crazy for You to MJ the Musical (Essential Musicals) . The book explores a style of show that's dominated Broadway for the better part of two decades. Through a chronological look at the development of long-running hits, like Mamma Mia! and Jersey Boys , this book traces the Jukebox Musical from when it was an exception on Broadway to when it became the rule. Dr. Pressley was a previous guest on the podcast, when we discussed her first book, I Can’t Give You Anything but Love, Baby: Dorothy Fields and Her Life in the American Musical Theater, which was published in 2021.

People in this episode

Host: Stuart Brown

Guest: Kristin Stultz Pressley

Topics covered

• Broadway history
• jukebox musicals
• musical theater
• interview
• book discussion

Keywords

• Broadway
• jukebox musicals
• Kristin Stultz Pressley
• musical theater
• interview
• Mamma Mia!
• Jersey Boys
• book

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Jukebox Musicals: Crazy for You to MJ the Musical (Essential Musicals), Mamma Mia!, Jersey Boys, I Can’t Give You Anything but Love, Baby: Dorothy Fields and Her Life in the American Musical Theater

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