Knock-Out (American musical)

Knock-Out is a jukebox musical organized by ???. A majority of the musical features the already existing songs from pre and adolescent children's visual media. This is not to be confused with the Belgian musical of the same name, which features songs produced by Flemish companies Ketnet and Studio 100.
==Synopsis==
Aspiring wrestler Frank Breslow is trying to prevent a boxing club in Los Angeles from shutting down. The owner of the building wants what she sees as an ordinary boxing club to make way for a dance school, where her daughter Electra can further develop her experience in ballet and hip hop dancing.
==Characters==
Role 	Original Cast	Understudy
Jill Fallon, Electra's mother 	 	N/A
Electra Fallon, Jill's daughter 	 	
Frank Breslow, a wrestler 	 	
Olympia Baglio, one of Frank's friends	 	
Carlos Forner, one of Frank's friends 	 	
Bruce Connery, one of Frank's friends 	 	
Curtis Gallagher, Frank's cousin 	 	
Lisa Devlin, Frank's girlfriend 	 	
Ensemble 	 	
;Notes
* Pop stars Brendon Urie, Kelly Clarkson, Olivia Rodrigo, and Patrick Monahan only appear in the finale, joining the cast in a medley of the songs used in the show.
== Soundtrack ==
Performer(s) 	Song 	Original artist(s) 	Note(s)
Frank and Electra 	"This Is It!" 	Original song 	
Frank, Carlos, Olympia, and cast 	"Push It to the Limit" 	Corbin Bleu (Jump In!) 	
Olympia, Carlos, Lisa, and cast 	"Hit Me with Your Best Shot"	Pat Benatar 	Lyrical changes in verses one and three
Olympia and cast 	"Let's Do This" 	Hannah Montana (Hannah Montana: The Movie) 	
Cast 	"Do What You Can" 	Bon Jovi 	Lyrical changes to match theme of the musical
Frank, Bruce, Curtis, Electra, and cast	"You've Got a Friend in Me" 	Randy Newman (Toy Story) 	
Frank and Electra 	"That's What Counts" 	Original song 	
Cast 	"Let's Do This" (reprise) 	Hannah Montana (Hannah Montana: The Movie)	
Frank and cast 	"The Other Side" 	SZA/Justin Timberlake (Trolls World Tour) 	
Curtis, Lisa, Carlos, and cast 	"Bridge of Light" 	P!nk (Happy Feet Two) 	
Jill, Electra, Bruce, and cast 	"Can't Back Down" 	Demi Lovato (Camp Rock 2) 	
Frank and Electra 	"Watch Me" 	Bella Thorne and Zendaya (Shake It Up) 	
Cast 	"It's a Knock-Out" 	Original song 	
Cast 	"Finally Free" 	Niall Horan (Smallfoot) 	
Cast 	"Couldn't Be Better" 	Kelly Clarkson (UglyDolls) 	The musical uses the song's solo version.
Cast 	"Everything Is Awesome" 	Tegan and Sara (The Lego Movie) 	
Cast and guests singers:
*Brendon Urie
*Kelly Clarkson
*Olivia Rodrigo
*Patrick Monahan	Megamix 	 	Guest singers and megamix contributions as follows:
* O. Rodrigo - "The Start of Something New"
* K. Clarkson - "Broken & Beautiful"
* P. Monahan - "Drops of Jupiter"
* B. Urie - "Into the Unknown"
* All - Exceprt of "It's a Knock-Out"
==Tour==
The musical also tours select theaters across the United States and a few shows in Canada.
* New Orleans - Orpheum Theater
* Miami - Ziff Ballet Opera House
* Gainesville - Curtis M. Phillips Center
* Atlanta - Alliance Theater
* Nashville - James K. Polk Theater
* Prestonsburg - Mountain Arts Center
* Cincinnati - Taft Theatre
* Indianapolis - Clowes Memorial Hall
* Springfield - Sangamon Auditorium
* Chicago - Civic Opera House
* Detroit - Fisher Theatre
* Toronto - Winter Garden Theatre
* Buffalo - UB Center for the Arts
* Albany - Palace Theatre
* Concord - Capitol Center for the Arts
* New Haven - Shubert Theatre
* New York City - Gershwin Theatre
* Wilkes-Barre - F.M. Kirby Center
* Pittsburgh - Heinz Hall
* Columbus - Mershon Auditorium
* Flint - The Whiting at Flint Cultural Center
* Milwaukee - Uihlein Hall
* St. Paul - Fitzgerald Theater
* Winnipeg - Pantages Playhouse
* Billings - Alberta Bair Theater
* Spokane - Martin Woldson Theater
* Eugene - Silva Concert Hall
* Oakland - Fox Oakland Theatre
* Reno - Pioneer Center
* Provo - De Jong Concert Hall
* Las Vegas - Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall
* Los Angeles - Valley Performing Arts Center
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