A musical exploration of the life and catalog of Michael Jackson is heading to Broadway. The Michael Jackson Estate and Columbia Live Stage have partnered to develop a musical inspired by the pop icon; the show is expected to bow in New York in 2020.
Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage [[Sweat, Ruined) will pen the book for the musical, which will incorporate Jackson's myriad hits. An American in Paris Tony winner Christopher Wheeldon has been tapped to direct and choreograph.
No word yet on casting or any pre-Broadway engagements.
Donna Summer currently has a musical on Broadway. Cher will have one in November and Tina Turner has one currently playing in London. And of course, the touring Motown The Musical.
http://www.playbill.com/article/mich...M_PlaybillPost
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