New York theater owner James Nederlander is producing a musical version of Michael Jackson’s 1983 music video “Thriller” that is expected to hit the Nederlander Theatre sometime in the next few years.
In the meantime, producers have announced open auditions to find an unknown to play a young Michael Jackson on the West End stage. The young man will be cast as the lead in the musical Thriller – Live when it opens in London this January.
Michael Jackson is in discussions to make an appearance at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards, airing live from Los Angeles on Sunday, September 7.
The King of Pop has sparked questions about his health after he was spotted being pushed in a wheelchair during a family shopping trip in Las Vegas on Wednesday.
“There are constant rumors of a Michael Jackson comeback but it was shocking to see that in reality he is a shadow of his former self……He seemed too weak even to get out of the chair to cross the road himself…He stayed in the store for two hours and wheeled himself around in the chair the whole time…The skin on his hands was peeling, almost like a snake’s. He kept his mask on all the time. His security man was at his side and nobody approached him. It is really sad.”
Ne-Yo is lending his award-winning skills as a songwriter to Michael Jackson’s new album.
“He’s being very picky but is supposed to be. This is going to be a really important album,” Ne-Yo says.
Tito, Jackie, Jermaine, Randy, and even Michael Jackson are presently shopping a reality show based on their forthcoming reunion tour to several major television networks, tabloid insiders at the National Enquirer claim.
“The train wreck factor of M.J alone should bring in a ton of viewers.” Read the rest of this entry »
- Will.I.Am Interviewing Quincy Jones.
- Michael and Will.I.Am in the studio.
- Akon in the studio laying out vocals for WBSS.
-Mary J. Blige, Beyonce, Omarion, Wyclef Jean, and Pharrell; talk about Thriller
It’s been a quarter century since Michael Jackson released the Top-Selling LP in History, Thriller and Grammy producers are quickly scrambling to prepare a tribute during the 50th Annual Grammy Awards (February 10th) to mark the event. The plan is for will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas to orchestrate the production, with Kanye West, Wyclef Jean and Akon, all featured on the February 12th anniversary re-release of Thriller, joining in.
“The thinking is all those performers were already coming to the Grammys anyway,” an insider says.
Thriller, the Best-Selling Album Of All-Time, is celebrating it’s 25th Anniversary with a RE-RELEASE. Here’s a sample of some of the remixed tracks, now featuring Fergie, Kanye West, and Will-i-am. Last month, Hip Hop Crunch posted Akon’s disastrous remake of Wanna Be Startin’ Something.
Michael Jackson appears on the December 2007 of Ebony Magazine to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the world’s best-selling album, Thriller.
