Posted on 04/21/2010 12:40:16 PM PDT by a fool in paradise
Michael Jackson's estate and Cirque du Soleil will collaborate on a series of projects designed to extend the late pop star's legacy across several media, chief among them a reality TV show tied to a concert-style touring production and a permanent show in Las Vegas akin to existing Cirque productions built around the music of the Beatles and Elvis Presley.
The parties say that the collaboration recognizes Jackson's longtime fascination with Cirque's signature blend of music, dance and theatrical spectacle.
"We went to the very first Cirque du Soleil tent show opening in Santa Monica," John Branca, co-executor of Jackson's estate, said Tuesday. "It was in the late '80s, and I'll never forget it …. [We] drove to Santa Monica together — no bodyguards — and we sat there in the front row. Michael was dazzled, and we went backstage after the show because he wanted to meet all the performers. It was a very passionate evening."
The reality show, intended to air early next year, would be along the lines of "American Idol" and "Dancing With the Stars," created as a platform for discovering a choreographer to help develop the touring and permanent shows built on Jackson's music, dancing and life story.
Budding dance enthusiasts from across the globe would audition in the search for "someone young, who is cutting-edge, from the outside, from the streets, who can bring that style that no one's ever seen before, like Michael always did," Branca said.
...The cross-platform philosophy will be central to what Jackson's estate and Cirque creators are constructing to ensure the King of Pop's legend lives on...
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Driver, stop the bus please. I’d like off.
poor Michael ... he’s worth more now that he’s dead than when he was alive. All the profit and none of his lavish expense. RIP
I think this is why the music industry is banking on Amy Winehouse's life becoming a trainwreck.
Morrison, Hendrix, and Joplin didn't live long enough to do disco albums and other missteps. They are each worth millions today.
Oh that's just great! Just what this country needs right now. Another crotch grabbing, light in the loafers, poofter masquerading as entertainment!
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