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.
Ring of Fire (musical) reception, as well as low ticket sales, the musical closed on April 30, 2006 after 57 performances and 38 previews. The musical was produced at the Charlottetown Festival, Prince Edward Island, in June 2012. A "reconceived" version of the musical was presented at the Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in March 2013, created and directed by Maltby. This version had five cast members, including Eddie Clendening. Ben Brantley, in his review for the "New York Times", wrote: "Though Mr. Cash...is not himself a character in this latest entry in the jukebox musical sweepstakes of Broadway, his spirit is invoked as