Jukebox musical was led by the success of "Mamma Mia!", built around the music of ABBA. Reception of jukebox musicals has been divided, with the most common criticism being that there is too much focus on how many songs can be fit into the musical. Some jukebox musicals, like "Lennon" and "Good Vibrations" have been critical and financial flops. Others, like "Jersey Boys" and "All Shook Up" have been popular with both fans and critics. The term "jukebox musical" dates at least to 1962, following "Jukebox" (1939), though the general genre—motion pictures consisting largely of hit recordings—dates to the 1940s and 1950s.
London Road (musical) Circle Theatre Awards, held on 24 January 2012. In July 2012 the production was revived for a short season in the National's Olivier Theatre. The revival ran for 29 performances between 28 July and 6 September 2012. In 2014 Bristol Old Vic Theatre School staged performances of "London Road" from 10 to 21 June 2014 in the Bristol Old Vic Studio. The production was directed by Nicholas Bone with musical direction by Pamela Rudge. In 2018 University of South Carolina Upstate's Shoestring Players performed from April 12 to 15 in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The production was directed by Jimm Cox.