Michael Jackson’s songbook is not only being turned into a Cirque Du Soleil show, but two Cirque shows (one a traveling concert, one a permanent show in Las Vegas). But why stop there? The productions will also come with their own reality show about the search for a choreographer, to be titled So You Think You Can Dance On Michael Jackson’s Grave? (Reminiscent, of course, of this pretty accurate dramatization from Best Week Ever.) But what to expect from these MJ Vegas shows? Our Top 5 guesses after the jump:
Top 5 Things We Can Expect To See In The Michael Jackson Cirque Du Soleil Show
5. All the animals from Michael Jackson’s zoo at Neverland will be played by homoerotic Cirque performers. An actual monkey will play Bubbles.
4. The entire stage will be turned into the surface of the moon and rotate so that all the performers will moonwalk in unison.
3. That awesome anti-gravity dance move from “Smooth Criminal” will become an entire set piece of scary French-Canadian clowns leaning at at abnormal 60-degree angle while asking “Annie, ça va? Ça va? Ça va, Annie?”
2. A giant Orca whale will jump over the audience Free Willy-style during “Will You Be There.”
1. The cast of The Beatles’ Love will duet with the cast of the MJ Cirque show in a rousing cover of “The Girl Is Mine.” Then the daughter of Viva Elvis will marry the MJ Cirque show and kiss awkwardly on TV.
Here’s a trailer to whet your appetite til 2011 (don’t be too excited, it’s just randomly cut together footage of Michael Jackson and acrobats from previous Cirque performances):
I don't like the TOP 5 THINGS. They are DISRESPECTFUL. And I most certainly hope you're joking about, “So You Think You Can Dance On Michael Jackson’s Grave?” because that is NOT funny in the least and is REPREHENSIBLE — but the show will be fantastic becuz THE MAN/ENTERTAINER was FANTASTIC! GIVE HIM HIS PROPS PEOPLE — and leave all the other stuff alone, you idiots!!
Ohhhhh,It’s Michael Jackson !!! I see Michael Jackson shopping yesterday in a store,he
smile to me,it’s the king !!! See here http://www.popkingmichaeljackson.co.uk
Whatever, Becky. Go do what you do best and kiss Gaga's butt. Michael Jackson, for whatever issues he had, his music will be remembered for far longer in history than Gaga ever will. Feel free to make the inappropriate jokes when your goddess Gaga eclipses his success. Oh no wait, that will NEVER happen.
The only thing I do not like is “you think you can dance on Michaels grave ” I think is disrespecful and also the portrayal of Michaels kiss to his wife – these are things that I think there are not necessary to the show I think lots of the fans will agree with me that this 2 things are offensive and disrespectfull – this is suppose to be a tribute not a critic to Michaels life