If the day comes when musicals are created by artificial intelligence they may well resemble this jukebox show. It’s proficient, but oddly soulless. Hardcore Michael Jackson fans — and there are more than enough of them to sell tickets for the rest of eternity — will enjoy themselves. For the uncommitted, Christopher Wheeldon’s production offers an immaculately choreographed evening of 24-carat karaoke anchored by the sleek dance moves of its Tony-winning star Myles Frost.
Given that the venture has been created “by special arrangement with the estate of Michael Jackson”, it’s no surprise that Lynn Nottage’s script skirts the most lurid allegations about the singer’s private life. The focus here is on preparations for the Dangerous tour in 1992, just before claims of child
