Mandalay bay to host 'permanent' michael jackson site

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Jackie Jackson to have retail store there too with initial line of high-fashion MJ leather design. Will theater be an entrance to Neverland?
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New permanent residency show is a 5yr +5yr +5yr deal with view to last forever. No title yet but cutting edge 3D technology planned.


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We'll break another super Cirque major exclusive tomorrow morning @VegasDeLuxe.com- nobody has this one! +all the other news for MJ fans

Great.
 
So Jackie is setting up a retail store huh? I guess he wants to sell those J5 shirts
 
I do like Jackie but I have to say that it annoys me that every time there is something to do with MJ there goes one of his siblings waiting in line! Having to be a part of it? Why? WTH?! lol I wish they would do their own thang for once! But, to be fair the estate wants him to be apart of it...so goody for him! *shrugs*
 
It's funny I always thought that Jackie was a musician. Now he's turning into a salesman
 
I do like Jackie but I have to say that it annoys me that every time there is something to do with MJ there goes one of his siblings waiting in line! Having to be a part of it? Why? WTH?! lol I wish they would do their own thang for once! But, to be fair the estate wants him to be apart of it...so goody for him! *shrugs*

Spot on. I guess that is the real turn off right there. I am dead sure the Estate has a stake in that shop. Actually, the Estate could be the owner and he;s just the salesperson or manager.
 
Re: MICHAEL JACKSON CELEBRATED IN LAS VEGAS_ The Estate of Michael Jackson confirm plans

I work at Mandalay Bay, and on my lunch hour today was able to attend a small portion of the press conference. They showed some sneak previews of the Immortal World Tour show and they looked even better than I expected. They showed a bit of the opening sequence, in which you enter the gates of Neverland (the famous golden gates with Michael's name above), and also a clip set to "Childhood", another of "Smooth Criminal" and another of "Thriller". Lots of spectacular lightning effects and beautiful backdrops will be featured. Of course the show hasn't been completely finalized yet, so parts may come and go, but what I saw is sure to please fans and make fans out of everyone who isn't already.

Directly in front of the stage was a plexiglass case with Michael's fedora and sequined glove on display. A simple but very moving tribute. I'll report in here if I become aware of any other developments in regards to the show.

Thanks for the info. ;)
 
Re: MICHAEL JACKSON CELEBRATED IN LAS VEGAS_ The Estate of Michael Jackson confirm plans

I work at Mandalay Bay, and on my lunch hour today was able to attend a small portion of the press conference. They showed some sneak previews of the Immortal World Tour show and they looked even better than I expected. They showed a bit of the opening sequence, in which you enter the gates of Neverland (the famous golden gates with Michael's name above), and also a clip set to "Childhood", another of "Smooth Criminal" and another of "Thriller". Lots of spectacular lightning effects and beautiful backdrops will be featured. Of course the show hasn't been completely finalized yet, so parts may come and go, but what I saw is sure to please fans and make fans out of everyone who isn't already.

Directly in front of the stage was a plexiglass case with Michael's fedora and sequined glove on display. A simple but very moving tribute. I'll report in here if I become aware of any other developments in regards to the show.

OHHHH!!!! Saving ALL my change now, I HAVE to see this!!! :) where's the crazy emoticon when you need it lol.
 
I wish they would do their own thang for once!

It would be the right thing to do. After all, they are adults and old enough for everyone to follow his path and make your own business without having to stand in the shadows of anyone (MJ). And I confess, when Michael's family is involved in his business... gives me a big fear and worry.... is completely impossible to trust blindly. :fear:



*big sigh*
 
So what if jackie is there and his tshirt line going to be selling at the venue?
He is Mj brother and the family should be working with the estate to preserve MJ legacy, all the fighting and backstabbing are to be stop and they work as one.
I am happy jackie will be there to sell his line of J5 T-shirt and not an outsider doing it. Ok can we be happy know and start to make plan to be in LV we can start pulling out the piggie bank and throwing those extra shoe and hand bag money in it.
So who is making plans?
 
So what if jackie is there and his tshirt line going to be selling at the venue?
He is Mj brother and the family should be working with the estate to preserve MJ legacy, all the fighting and backstabbing are to be stop and they work as one.
I am happy jackie will be there to sell his line of J5 T-shirt and not an outsider doing it. Ok can we be happy know and start to make plan to be in LV we can start pulling out the piggie bank and throwing those extra shoe and hand bag money in it.
What does one have to do with the other?! Does he needs to sell HIS line of J5 t-shirts to persevere MJ'S LEGACY?! How is that? I don't see it?! lol
 
BY MIKE WEATHERFORD
LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Posted: Apr. 28, 2011 | 2:32 a.m.
Promising to make Mandalay Bay "the home of Michael Jackson in many, many ways," Cirque du Soleil President Daniel Lamarre and the late superstar's management announced their tribute to the gloved one won't stop at two shows, but will throw in an interactive attraction and a Jackson-themed lounge.

A Wednesday news conference confirmed one of the Strip's worst-kept secrets: Mandalay Bay will host the still-untitled Jackson-themed Cirque set to debut in 2013, in the theater where "The Lion King" will play through this year.

The permanent show follows a different, touring version designed for sports arenas called "The Immortal," which will park for most of December at Mandalay Bay Events Center.

"Michael had a great affinity for Cirque," said John Branca, co-executor of Jackson's estate. "In my opinion, a couple of the Cirque shows I've seen are the best shows that have ever been made. Our intention is to top that."

"There's no such thing as completely risk-free, but truth be told this is about as exciting an announcement as we can pin our hopes on for the future," said Mandalay Bay President Chuck Bowling.

The two-phase plan for the Jackson show had been previously laid out, so the news conference was more about supplemental details than big news. New developments include:

??Michael Jackson All Access will be an attraction developed with Ubisoft, the company behind the big-selling new dance game "Michael Jackson The Experience." Backpedaling away from the word "museum," officials said the attraction -- which opens with the permanent show in 2013 in an area of the hotel to be determined -- will combine displays of Jackson's memorabilia with interactive games, such as the chance to dance alongside the King of Pop.

??"The Immortal" tour stop will coincide with the Michael Jackson Fan Fest, starting Dec. 3. It's the first fan gathering and exhibition authorized by the estate and will include items from Neverland Ranch and re-created sets from his music videos.

??Much as the Revolution Lounge continues the theme of the Beatles tribute "Love" at The Mirage, Cirque and the Jackson estate will open a themed lounge in a yet-to-be chosen area of Mandalay Bay.

??The two shows will be so distinct that the second, permanent version will have a different director. The touring "Immortal" is helmed by Jamie King, a choreographer who has worked with Madonna, Britney Spears and Rihanna.

"Jamie is the best director in the world in term of arena shows ... that's his expertise," said Lamarre, Cirque's president and chief operating officer. "For the permanent show, we are looking to a director that would bring a better theatrical approach to the show."

The director has not yet been selected, and the creative team should be announced this fall, he added.

The permanent show also will focus more on technology than the touring show's arena-concert dynamics. "Michael was always pushing the boundaries of creativity by doing some breakthrough. That's the responsibility we feel we have with the Michael Jackson personality, is to create those breakthroughs," Lamarre said.

"Right now we're exploring a lot of different technologies," including 3-D and holograms, he added. Companies such as Sony and Samsung are "developing technology at such a rapid pace that 2013 for them is quite far."

Lamarre said the current theater at Mandalay will not dramatically alter the audience seating area. "We want to put the money on the stage," he said. "Here we're starting with a theater that's in good shape, so we don't have to touch the seating at all."

http://www.lvrj.com/neon/it-s-official-jackson-themed-cirque-show-coming-120848739.html?ref=739
 
Re: MICHAEL JACKSON CELEBRATED IN LAS VEGAS_ The Estate of Michael Jackson confirm plans

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not sure if this was already posted or if this the right thread
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That hat and glove really pull at my heart strings. However, if it is at all possible I get more and more excited about this Vegas show and I am so happy that I bought the ticket last year.
 
I really hope the estate will consider European and Asian MJ venues. At least London should have been included in the initial tour plans. Fans outside the US are in the millions and were there for Michael in his best and darkest hours. It's only fair that they have a chance to honor him within a reasonable distance. How many of us can afford a trip to Las Vegas?
 
I really hope the estate will consider European and Asian MJ venues. At least London should have been included in the initial tour plans. Fans outside the US are in the millions and were there for Michael in his best and darkest hours. It's only fair that they have a chance to honor him within a reasonable distance. How many of us can afford a trip to Las Vegas?

I thought that there two different shows. One is touring and one is permanent. This tread about the permanent show which from the beginning was set for Las Vegas.
 
I really hope the estate will consider European and Asian MJ venues. At least London should have been included in the initial tour plans. Fans outside the US are in the millions and were there for Michael in his best and darkest hours. It's only fair that they have a chance to honor him within a reasonable distance. How many of us can afford a trip to Las Vegas?

It`s a World Tour. It is two years in America and goes after that around the world for a minimum of 3 years. I think they go to Europe first. You can read it in this article. And the permanent show in Las Vegas beginning in 2013 is different from the show of the world tour.
http://www.vegasdeluxe.com/blogs/lu...l-jacksons-neverland-ranch-be-re-created-man/
 
And Karen Faye tweets:
Karen Faye
On Friday 29th April 2011, @wingheart said:
Michael's vision was a museum, not a tourist trap. More like the Louvre, not like a casino. It makes me sad that all his visions are being turned into cheap trinkets and replicas.
 
And Karen Faye tweets:

:smilerolleyes: It's an MJ Lounge to coincide with a Cirque tribute. It's for the fans who are going to watch the show. Crazy is talking like the estate is just going to dump MJ's things in a casino. And of course, Michael will surely get that museum someday. Crazy is just always so dramatic. Bet she's excited about Joe Jackson's ice cream vision, though. Perfumes, ice cream, and belts - now that's a way to honor MJ and his legacy.
 
Neverland Ranch to be re-created at Mandalay Bay
Posted April 28, 2011 • 4:57 p.m.
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Daniel Lamarre, president and CEO of Cirque du Soleil; Chuck Bowling, president and COO of Mandalay Bay; Jackie Jackson, brother of Michael Jackson; John Branca, co-executor of The Michael Jackson Estate; and Jamie King, writer and director of Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour, at Mandalay Bay on April 27, 2011.
Photo: Darrin Bush/Las Vegas News Bureau

Memories and memorabilia from Michael Jackson&#8217;s Neverland Ranch will be part of a new, all-access and interactive playground when Cirque du Soleil opens a $200 million salute to the late King of Pop with a residency at Mandalay Bay in 2013.
The attraction also will feature unreleased songs that he&#8217;d completed before his death, plus never-before-seen video of the final dress rehearsals for the &#8220;This is It&#8221; concert run he was about to undertake at O2 Arena in London.
Cutting-edge, 3D hologram technology would even conceivably permit guests to dance alongside Michael, performing &#8220;Thriller,&#8221; &#8220;Beat It&#8221; and other hits. The all-access attraction is being built by Ubisoft, which created and marketed the dance game phenomenon Michael Jackson Experience.
But that&#8217;s only the beginning!

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Photo: Darrin Bush/Las Vegas News Bureau
Michael Jackson's fedora and crystal glove at Mandalay Bay on April 27, 2011.


<!-- /inline-photo -->First up, the first-ever officially authorized Michael Jackson Fan Fest complete with re-created music video sets. It opens in tandem with the Immortal concert arena touring show that lands on the Strip on Dec. 3 at Mandalay Bay Events Center for 33 performances. It premieres Oct. 2 in Cirque&#8217;s hometown of Montreal.
I interviewed Immortal writer and director Jamie King yesterday after the official Cirque announcements, and you can see and hear that in the YouTube video posted by Richard Corey. We&#8217;ll have a report of the chat next week.
The $59 million touring show will be bigger and more ambitious than Jamie&#8217;s prior tours, including jaunts with Madonna and Britney Spears. &#8220;It will be the biggest touring show ever because of all the dancers, musicians and acrobats,&#8221; he said.

In all, the financial commitment for the partners for both shows, the additional attractions and the changes at Mandalay Bay to accommodate MJ Zone are expected to hit $200 million.

Cirque du Soleil CEO Daniel Lamarre estimates that it will take 25 double tractor-trailer trucks to carry the elaborate stages, rigging and special effects equipment across North America for its two-year run. Fifty cities are already set, and more dates are being added. As the second residency show arrives on the Strip, the touring show moves to Europe and the rest of the world for at least three years.
&#8220;The demand for the touring show is phenomenal -- more than any other time in Cirque history,&#8221; Daniel said. &#8220;We have promoters across the world trying to book the show. We have to hire engineers to ensure the roof structures are strong enough to support our stages and equipment rigging. We see America and the rest of the world running for five years and conceivably even longer than that in the first go round.&#8221;

I also interviewed Daniel after the announcements, and you can watch some of that on the YouTube video. We&#8217;ll have that conversation next week, as well. As the touring show leaves Las Vegas, Cirque replaces Disney&#8217;s The Lion King at Mandalay Bay Theater and will redesign the space for the Spring 2013 opening of the as-yet-untitled show.

Entrances for audiences will look like Neverland with a re-created oak tree that Michael nicknamed &#8220;The Giving Tree,&#8221; where he sometimes wrote music and slept on a perch he built atop it outside his bedroom. Architectural and engineering teams from Cirque and Mandalay Bay have already begun to evaluate the transformation and the need to relocate existing venues in the casino to create the Jackson zone. The 1,800 seats will remain the same, but the stage, lobby and entry hallway will be radically changed.

Mandalay President and COO Chuck Bowling said: &#8220;We are deeply honored and humbled to become home to the incredible entertainment that will celebrate his legacy for new generations to come. He was the ultimate international icon for music, dance, style and mystique. He will now live in many new ways for years to come.&#8221;

I quizzed him on the financial investment. &#8220;It&#8217;s safe to say it will be a multi-multi-million-dollar commitment, but it&#8217;s too early to even have preliminary budget figures just yet.&#8221; We&#8217;ll have the full conversation with Chuck next week.
There also will be a Michael Jackson-themed ultra lounge, a retail boutique that will feature older brother Jackie Jackson&#8217;s fashion leather line and the interactive memorabilia museum re-creating Neverland.

Jackie said yesterday: &#8220;It is all incredible -- bananas! So much bigger and amazing than we ever thought possible. It&#8217;s a wonderful legacy for Michael and makes him live forever. He always loved Cirque, and he would be very proud to see what he once dreamed about coming true with all of this. I&#8217;m convinced he&#8217;s very happy about all of this and from his look down from above also very proud.&#8221;

Jackie and I talked yesterday, and some of that you can see and hear on the YouTube video posted by Richard, and we&#8217;ll post the conversation next week.

I also talked at length yesterday with attorney John Branca, Michael&#8217;s one-time manager and now co-executor of his estate. He told me that Michael was a big Cirque fan since seeing the tented production in Santa Monica many years ago.

&#8220;He was a big supporter of Cirque and saw all their shows, even going to the headquarters in Montreal to watch behind the scenes. All of what we are doing at Mandalay Bay will give fans from around the world a permanent place to celebrate. Very few fans would ever get to visit Neverland Ranch because it was in such a remote location. Now bringing some of those memorabilia pieces, Mandalay becomes Michael Jackson&#8217;s new home and a home away from home.&#8221;

John, who I know from my Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous days, admitted that he&#8217;d met with Michael on the Wednesday before his death to get his business life in order and to plot all future business strategies.

&#8220;We are simply fulfilling that strategy that he wanted,&#8221; he told me. &#8220;You will hear Michael&#8217;s voice throughout everything. There was only one, and therefore there can be only one. You will see and hear his music that hadn&#8217;t been released along with the video that we held back from This Is It.&#8221; The interview with some extraordinary revelations will be posted next week.

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Director Jamie King and John Branca, executor of The Estate of Michael Jackson.


<!-- /inline-photo -->The creative phase of the touring show has been completed over the past 9 months, and everybody has been hired. With Jamie at the controls, everybody now moves to Montreal, and rehearsals start in three weeks. Six months from now, the show has its world premiere. &#8220;Michael is my co-director,&#8221; Jamie said. &#8220;I am not doing this alone. He is right at my side.&#8221;

Whereas the arena concert production will be a grand rock show spectacular, the permanent show with a different director will feature more theater and technology and will be a far more intimate experience.

Daniel summed up: &#8220;I cannot imagine this residency show ever closing. It will last forever. Yes, we have a five-year plus five-year plus five-year deal as with all of our Vegas contracts, but in the tradition of Cirque, our shows last forever.
&#8220;The changes coming to Mandalay Bay will be permanent. This is the biggest entertainment project we have ever undertaken. It is also our biggest challenge but also the most exciting. It will be the very best experience you could ever imagination and fully exceed the expectation of all of his fans.&#8221;

We&#8217;ll have all the interviews on a day-by-day basis next week right here at Vegas Deluxe -- and also keep breaking the news of all the future developments.

http://www.vegasdeluxe.com/blogs/lu...l-jacksons-neverland-ranch-be-re-created-man/
 
And Karen Faye tweets:

Why do you even bother following her...or reposting her crap here? Total buzzkill...

i thought it has long been established that she is a loony.

if she thinks selling Michael Jackson' crypt pictures to tmz is a better tribute to him than a cirque du soleil show....I guess a straight jacket won't be too far away.
 
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