NEW MUSICAL INSPIRED BY THE LIFE OF MICHAEL JACKSON SLATED FOR BROADWAY IN 2020
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE
A NEW MUSICAL INSPIRED BY
THE LIFE OF
MICHAEL JACKSON
IS IN DEVELOPMENT
AND WILL PREMIERE ON BROADWAY IN 2020
BOOK BY
TWO-TIME PULITZER PRIZE® WINNER
LYNN NOTTAGE
DIRECTION AND CHOREOGRAPHY BY
TONY AWARD® WINNER
CHRISTOPHER WHEELDON
New York, NY (June 19, 2018) – The Michael Jackson Estate and Columbia Live Stage have announced that they are developing a stage musical inspired by the life of “The King of Pop.” The new musical, as yet untitled, will feature a book by two-time Pulitzer Prize® winner Lynn Nottage and a score made up of some of the best-loved, top-selling songs in recording history. Tony Award winner Christopher Wheeldon will direct and choreograph. The musical is expected to arrive on Broadway in 2020.
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