On June 25, 2009, Michael Jackson disappeared from a drug overdose in Los Angeles, California. At the age of 50, the man considered to be one of the greatest artists of the 20th century leaves behind him an impressive musical heritage and an entire life spent in the spotlight. From his countless successes to his descent into hell, passing through the hits that have marked several generations, the one nicknamed the King of Pop remains above all an unequaled showman and an incredible workaholic. While he was supposed to go back on stage for a final series of concerts in London, the interpreter of Thriller died before he might even say goodbye to his audience. A hasty departure that had been screened in the documentary This is Itnamed following his renaissance tour.
If rumors claim that a biopic would now be in the pipeline, it is to promote the musical MJ in honor of the King of Pop that two of his children, Paris and Prince Jackson, were invited to the 75th awards ceremony. Tony Awards taking place in New York. Nominated in ten categories, the musical won no less than four awards: Best sound design, best lighting design, best choreography and above all best performance for a lead actor for Myles Frost. The ultimate proof that Michael Jackson continues to fascinate. Moreover, it is not his two eldest, welcomed under the ovations of the public, who will say the opposite.
« Many people seem to think that our father Michael Jackson changed popular music forever. Who are we to disagree? » thus swings the singer’s son on the stage of Radio City Music Hall before explaining the reasons for his presence: ” What people may not know is that he loved musicals, whether in film or on stage. That’s why we’re incredibly honored to present his first-ever nomination for a musical show, ‘MJ’, which uses many of his iconic hits, and delves into the complexity and brilliance of our father’s creative process.
A beautiful tribute which then continued thanks to a frenzied representation of the troupe of MJ on the tube Smooth Criminal.
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