Christopher Wheeldon: Last News

MJ had a choice: sugar-coated jukebox confection or brutally honest portrayal. With two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage penning the script, MJ takes the latter route, diving headfirst into the darkness that perpetually followed Michael Jackson — as far as a musical meant to appeal to the masses can, anyway.Thanks to Nottage’s thoughtful book, Christopher Wheeldon’s direction and electric choreography, and a rundown of greatest hits, the first national tour of the multiple Tony Award-winning MJ the Musical is at once a joyous and heartbreaking tribute to one of the industry’s most gifted and complex artists.The pop singer’s catalog inspires a retelling of some of our favorite princess fairy tales with plenty of hip hop.