By Lindsey Sullivan MJ The Musical is moonwalking its way to Broadway. The new show about pop icon Michael Jackson begins performances at Broadway’s Neil Simon Theatre on December 6 and will open on February 1, 2022. Tony winner Christopher Wheeldon directs and choreographs the musical, which marks the Broadway debut of star Myles Frost. […]

John Branca’s contracts raised the bar. There aren’t many lawyers in the entertainment industry as famous as their celebrity clients, but John Branca is one of them. Branca is co-executor of the Michael Jackson estate and represented Jackson off and on from 1980 until Jackson’s unexpected death in 2009 while also brokering historic deals for […]

The production begins Broadway performances tonight, December 6. by Stephi Wild Inspired by the life and art of Michael Jackson, MJ will begin performances on Broadway tonight, December 6, 2021, with an opening night set for Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at the newly refurbished Neil Simon Theatre (250 W 52nd Street). MJ features a book […]

The “King of Pop” is moonwalking right onto Broadway. “MJ the Musical,” based on the life and creative process of Grammy-winning and best-selling artist Michael Jackson, will tell the “Thriller” singer’s story through song when it opens at the Neil Simon Theatre. Set behind the scenes of Jackson’s 1992 Dangerous Tour, the musical is set […]

Michael Jackson is moonwalking in heaven today.

The final case against him has been dismissed by a Los Angeles judge.

MJ: The Musical is getting two new additions to its Broadway roster that will move the audience come opening night — literally. Billboard can reveal that iconic choreography duo Rich and Tone Talauega have joined director and choreographer Christopher Wheeldon for the Michael Jackson-inspired musical.

Journalist Martin Bashir made his name on two big celebrity interviews. One was for the BBC with Princess Diana. The other was with ABC concerning Michael Jackson. Now Bashir has been ousted from the BBC. An investigation published just now has found Bashir “deceived” Princess Diana by showing her brother phony documents to get the […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A U.S. tax court has handed a major victory to the estate of Michael Jackson in a years-long battle, finding that the IRS wildly inflated the value at the time of his death of Jackson’s assets and image, leading to an estate tax bill for his heirs that was far too […]

“Leaving Neverland,” the documentary in which two men accused Michael Jackson of child molestation, has been repudiated in court. The Los Angeles Superior Court this morning ruled against Wade Robson in CASE NO. BC508502 in claims against corporations owned by Michael Jackson and/or the Estate of Michael Jackson and dismissed his case again. The Michael […]

Legendary attorney Howard Weitzman, who represented the Michael Jackson estate, Sean Combs, Justin Bieber and many other clients, died earlier today, his son, Jed, confirmed to Billboard. He declined to give the cause of death.