Cirque’s ‘Michael Jackson ONE‘ opens at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas May 23, 2013.
Meet Welby Altidor, Director of Creation, and Jamie King, Stage Director of ‘Michael Jackson ONE’. Follow them from the show’s creation room to the costume workshop and the rehearsal studio at Cirque du Soleil International Headquarters.
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The 90-minute show will feature five dozen cast members, from dancers to acrobats (no one will portray Jackson), and offer “a very close encounter with the music of Michael Jackson” …
” …focusing on his No. 1 hits. “
After recently having to close Elvis, and laying off hundreds of Montreal workers, I’ve got a feeling Cirque’s going to get this one right.
This is the 2nd Michael Jackson-based production. The first is “Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour,” launched 2011 as a touring act. It grossed $160 million, tops among North American tours in 2012.
… If the one-gloved one doesn’t work for you, you could wait on Burt Wonderstone (VIDEO) getting to Vegas. 
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I know Laura-Ann Chong is now working for Cirque. I hope she will be staying on.
Ben Potvin, a former Canadian National Team gymnast, is the Acrobatic Choreographer for the new MJ show. Before this project Ben was an Artist performing in “O” and Le Reve in Vegas. With Ben part of the creation process I’m sure the Acts are going to be strong!
Great. I hadn’t heard Ben was involved.
… Looking forward to the show.
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