New Michael Jackson Show To Tour With Cirque

Fans of the King of Pop know that the musical sensation was all about spectacle when it came to entertaining a crowd. Adding magic to every performance was his specialty.

That's why The Cirque du Soleil will have high expectations to live up to in fall 2011 when they debut a brand new show, a traveling tribute to Michael Jackson called Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour.

With its starting point in Montreal, the $57 million show will feature a 90 minute production of dance and acrobatics, written and produced by former Jackson dancer Jamie King and starring an ensemble cast of 65 dancers. Auditions begin this month in Los Angeles, New York, and Paris.

The Michael Jackson show will travel to more than two dozen cities across Canada and the U.S., beginning with two dates in Montreal in Oct. 2011. Other Canadian stops will include Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Vancouver and Quebec City. The creative team behind the extravagant production was allowed access to original master tracks for the show's score by the Jackson estate. But the show will be more than just a story of Jackson's life, says King.

"It's more abstract in a way. It's not linear; it's not biographical. Essentially, it's a cast of characters that get transported into this world of Neverland: Michael's creative space."

King explains that a more fantastical, imaginative approach to the late singer's life is going to be the focal point.

"In this fairy tale-like environment, we uncover and discover things about Michael: his love of nature, fairy tales, theatre, music, magic, dance, movies."

Courtney Gilmour
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