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The Legend Lives On - Official Cirque du Soleil 'Immortal World Tour' Discussion

Thanks for your info about the final rehearsal, it sounds as though they really have taken the previous criticism on board and made the necessary changes. I'm glad Monster are BN are gone. There really wasn't any need to use such controversial songs in this show when we already have known genuine equivalent songs (such as Threatened), and I'm sure that most people wouldn't have a problem with them using the small video clip from Breaking News. I really wanna so those commercials now! Unfortunately I live in the UK and can't get to the US to see the shows so will have to wait a loooong time to see the show, so for a while the reports on here, the soon to be published media reviews and TV commercials on YouTube are all I will have. Fingers crossed the media reviews are positive!
 
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Carinemjj;3494944 said:
Just came back home after the very last rehearsal and the very first public performance of the Immortal World Tour.

We got the whole show plus some bonus they'll use for tv commercials, they were filming them today!

NO Cascio songs, they switched Monster for Threatened yesterday so it would be ready for today. As for breaking news, no music, only little tiny bits of the video during another song (the multiple screen part of the video)

Pretty similar to the reviews already written by others except that we saw it from start to very end.

Won't say more since it's written no spoilers ;)

As usual, the guys are ADORABLE! Talked with Philipp again, Giannini (who said to me 3 times he wanted to steal my Pepsi coat!), Lico, Jamie King, Keven Anthunes, Greg Philiganes, one of the twins guy, said hi to Guy Laliberté... well, busy day!
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Thank you! I'm very happy to hear that Cascio songs are gone! And I'm very excited about Threatened! So the 50 Cent's rap is gone too? I don't care about Breaking News video as long there are no vocals..
 
OnirMJ said:
Thank you! I'm very happy to hear that Cascio songs are gone! And I'm very excited about Threatened! So the 50 Cent's rap is gone too? I don't care about Breaking News video as long there are no vocals..
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Yep, no Monster rap.. replaced by Vincent Price speech in threatened :)
 
Carinemjj said:
Yep, no Monster rap.. replaced by Vincent Price speech in threatened :)
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Thank you very much! It will be amazing show!

BTW it is Rod Serling in Threatened, not Vincent Price..
 
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Carine, was there a non-disclosure agreement or something to that effect? If not, can you at least PM me with any new songs they put in, specifically Behind the Mask?
 
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So to answer couple of previous questions, no there wasn't any non-disclosure to sign, no one said we had to hide something. No new songs. There are 2 times we hear a beat I don't know, but it lasts like 3-4 seconds and blends into a known MJ songs, so it was maybe just a musician thing to make new sounds for an intro. No new lyrics or anything like it.

And yes it is a great show :) A great show with great people!
 
Carinemjj said:
So to answer couple of previous questions, no there wasn't any non-disclosure to sign, no one said we had to hide something. No new songs. There are 2 times we hear a beat I don't know, but it lasts like 3-4 seconds and blends into a known MJ songs, so it was maybe just a musician thing to make new sounds for an intro. No new lyrics or anything like it.

And yes it is a great show :) A great show with great people!
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Are you able to give us a setlist?
 
Carinemjj said:
I am, complete one...

Can I? Or am I not allowed by the forum?
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Don't do it here because some people wouldn't wanna see it. But I would really really like to see it and I would appreciate if you could PM me it.. Thanks!
 
MJNA can confirm The Estate, @Cirque & Epic Records will be releasing a remix album featuring the music from The Immortal World Tour! The soundtrack album from The Immortal World Tour is slated to be released Nov. 21. The project is being overlooked by L.A. Reid.

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Michael Jackson 'On Steroids': Cirque du Soleil Show Promises 'More'


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Eleven months after announcing the Michael Jackson THE IMMORTAL World Tour, writer/director Jamie King and his collaborators at Cirque du Soleil are itching to get the production under way on Oct. 2 in Montreal. And the Jackson estate -- which authorized and partnered in the project -- is making more plans for the late star for 2012.

"It's an ambitious show," King, who was part of Jackson's Dangerous World Tour in 1992 and has also worked with Madonna, Prince, Rihanna, Celine Dion, Britney Spears, the Spice Girls and others, tellsBillboard.com. "Everything about this project has felt large. Being around (Jackson), he always wanted everything larger, bigger -- more confetti, more pyro, more magic. He wanted fans to feel like they were getting the best experience ever, so we started with that and moved forward.


"With every aspect of this show we've pushed the envelope -- costumes, music, going above and beyond what Michael was as a star and really putting it on steroids, taking it to the next level."

King is loathe to reveal too many details about The Immortal World Tour, which incorporated 10 choreographers and a live band led by longtime Jackson keyboardist Gregg Phillinganes that will perform more than 60 songs from Jackson's catalog -- backing the late singer's recorded vocals.

"It was important to have a live band; Michael always had a live band in his show," King notes. "You can imagine what it feels like to have people who actually played music with Michael there, playing it again."

King says he directed musical designer Kevin Antunes to be as inventive as possible with arrangements and mash-ups -- not unlike Cirque du Soleil treatments of the Beatles' catalog in the LOVE show or the Elvis Presley repertoire for Viva Elvis. "Definitely all the hits that the fans want to hear are there," King promises. " 'Beat It,' Thriller,' 'Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' ' -- the big, iconic songs are there, with some other songs mixed and matched throughout. There's some younger Michael in there as well, 'Ben,' the Motown stuff...It's a mixed bag of tricks in terms of songs. It's a music-driven show, so we're making sure the music is the narrative that drives us and takes us on the journey."

A soundtrack album from The Immortal World Tour is tentatively slated to be released by year's end.

King says the production is "overall really just a celebration of the man," and he says he took into account fan reactions and suggestions that came after the show was announced in November of 2010. "How they remember Michael has been a good jumping off point," he explains. "A big thing was they wanted to make sure Michael's iconic choreography is a big part of the show, and certainly in collaboration with Cirque...we've taken that to the next level as well. If there's something you'd typically see on the stage floor, they ask, 'Can we put that in the air? Can we fly that performer doing the same type of choreography?' They really provide the magic."

Unlike the upcoming Jackson tribute concert his family is presenting Oct. 8 in Wales, The Immortal World Tour is an authorized partnership with the Estate of Michael Jackson. Attorney Howard Weitzman says he and other estate officials -- including executors John Branca and John McClain -- have kept "really close tabs" on the production during development and rehearsals and have been satisfied with what they've seen so far.

"I think the estate would like the show to be a celebration of Michael's creativity, his legacy and his music and wants it to be an everlasting tribute to Michael's art and his genius," Weitzman explains. "Michael was a big fan of Cirque du Soleil. It's a great marriage." He adds that Cirque and the estate "jointly participated in the selection of the music. They then took those songs...and blew it up into a spectacular presentation."

The Immortal World Tour will visit 60 North American cities before wrapping up in early July in Chicago. The production will then take up residency at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.

Weitzman says that in addition to the Cirque show, the Jackson estate is contemplating several other projects. The 25th anniversary of the "Bad" album in 2012 may be commemorated with a special package similar to 2008's "Thriller 25," while another set of unreleased material to follow 2010's "Michael" collection is also being considered. "It's a pretty vibrant estate in the sense that it continues to generate not just catalog opportunities but plenty of other ideas," Weitzman says.

As for the tribute concert, which is slated to feature performances by the Black Eyed Peas, Christina Aguilera, Leona Lewis, Ne-Yo and Cee Lo Green, Weitzman says the estate is "kind of watching it like everybody else. They've never really had any discussions with us, so we're just watching it all go by."

http://www.billboard.com/news/micha...on-steroids-cirque-du-soleil-1005377642.story
 
I haven't received it, Carine. Was there an error in sending it?
 
As for the tribute concert, which is slated to feature performances by the Black Eyed Peas, Christina Aguilera, Leona Lewis, Ne-Yo and Cee Lo Green, Weitzman says the estate is "kind of watching it like everybody else. They've never really had any discussions with us, so we're just watching it all go by."
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Your guys are not alone on that Mr. Weitzman! Its like a non-event at this point.
 
ooh yay! so much to look forward to! bring it on!!!
if the cirque album is just the millionth mj compilation of songs we already have, i might have to pass. i think my bank account hates mj right now and i cant justify buying the same songs in a different order AGAIN.
also, if they release a cirque dvd (i'm not even sure if they do that. can someone tell me if they do?) will it b after they tour america or will they finish all five years of touring first?
also does anyone hav any idea of when abouts they'll announce the worldwide tour dates? this year or only after they're finishing up with US???
thanks in advance
 
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