![]() ![]() So why are shows like MJ The Musical happening? And just how has Jackson been able to weather the prevailing cultural winds?Ĭommentators have been itching to see how MJ deals with the Leaving Neverland accusations. A big-budget Jackson biopic is in the works with Graham King, the producer behind Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, reported in late 2019 to have reached a deal with Jackson’s estate to make the film. Cirque du Soleil’s Michael Jackson One show has reopened in Las Vegas, while the Thriller Live! staged concert will embark on a lengthy tour of UK theatres this year. MJ is far from the only Jackson show out there. ![]() Other cultural figures, such as Woody Allen (who was accused by his adoptive daughter, Dylan Farrow, of sexually molesting her, which he has repeatedly denied) have seen their reputations plummet in the wake of serious allegations. ![]() It is surprising that Jackson appears to have emerged from the fallout unscathed. Their accusations (which have been categorically denied by Jackson’s estate) were specific, graphic and remarkably similar. Isn’t this supposed to be the late, disgraced pop star Michael Jackson? Dan Reed’s 2019 documentary felt like the last word on the singer’s alleged child abuse and showed Wade Robson and James Safechuck describing in horrific detail how they were molested for years, starting well before they were teenagers. MJ has been playing to preview audiences since December, who have given it many standing ovations ticket sales are healthy.īut hold on. With a book by the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage and direction by the acclaimed Royal Ballet choreographer Christopher Wheeldon, MJ The Musical has a rumoured budget of around $20 million and is taking place in the vast 1,445-seater Neil Simon Theatre. Two and a half years after allegations that Michael Jackson sexually abused two children resurfaced in the shocking documentary Leaving Neverland, a lavish biographical musical about the late musician’s life has opened. ![]()
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