Every day is opening night.

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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