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Michael Jackson musical replaces lead

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‘MJ’ Cast Shakeup, Myles Frost Replacing Ephraim Sykes as Michael Jackson

“MJ,” the upcoming musical about the life of pop singer Michael Jackson, will begin performances in December, but when it does, a new actor will be moonwalking into the role of “The Gloved One.”


Newcomer Myles Frost will make his Broadway debut in the production, replacing Ephraim Sykes, the “Ain’t Too Proud” and “Hamilton” veteran who had originally been tapped to play Jackson. The COVID-19 pandemic delayed the opening of “MJ” by several months and shut down the theater business. It also created a scheduling conflict for Sykes, who has to shoot a role in a feature film.


“It’s with a heavy heart that I depart ‘MJ,'” Sykes said in a statement. “This year has brought a lot of change and opportunity, and although it’s bittersweet to say goodbye to an iconic role and production, I look forward to what is to come. Thank you to the ‘MJ’ team and congratulations to Myles. I can’t wait to see you shine as the King of Pop and for us all to celebrate the return of Broadway.”



Myles Frost:

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Ephraim Skyes:



Yes, neither of them look like MJ. Not the point, of course.

"eye don’t really care so much what people say about me because it is a reflection of who they r."
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Reply #1 posted 06/30/21 2:58am

Phase3
No thanks
Give us new MJ concerts and outtake compilations instead
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Reply #2 posted 06/30/21 11:06am

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Phase3 said:

No thanks Give us new MJ concerts and outtake compilations instead


Clearly that's not in their wheelhouse lately, but it should be. They can't tell us that an artist like MJ didn't recorded every damn show. We know he took a gazillion promo photos, recorded music. While there have been hiccups behind the scenes, they could take a note from the Prince estate. The last big thing I remember was BAD 25. It was arguably better than Thriller 25, which was wrought with old ideas of hip-hop inclusions, etc. It was fucking embarassing.

It's fine if they wanna do a Vegas show or Broadway show. But damn - this cannot be all MJ had in the archives. MJ .com is littered with shirts and hoodies, of which I couldn't get two shits about.

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Reply #3 posted 06/30/21 11:13am

alphastreet
I don’t support this musical at all. The maker of it thinks he’s guilty
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Reply #4 posted 07/02/21 1:56pm

wilmer

TrivialPursuit said:



Phase3 said:


No thanks Give us new MJ concerts and outtake compilations instead


Clearly that's not in their wheelhouse lately, but it should be. They can't tell us that an artist like MJ didn't recorded every damn show. We know he took a gazillion promo photos, recorded music. While there have been hiccups behind the scenes, they could take a note from the Prince estate. The last big thing I remember was BAD 25. It was arguably better than Thriller 25, which was wrought with old ideas of hip-hop inclusions, etc. It was fucking embarassing.

It's fine if they wanna do a Vegas show or Broadway show. But damn - this cannot be all MJ had in the archives. MJ .com is littered with shirts and hoodies, of which I couldn't get two shits about.



I feel you
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Reply #5 posted 07/02/21 2:02pm

WukkaWahWah

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Its a DANGEROUS 30th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition I am craving this year, not a musical.

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Reply #6 posted 07/02/21 2:29pm

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WukkaWahWah said:

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Its a DANGEROUS 30th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition I am craving this year, not a musical.


That would be awesome. Some outtakes, the remixes, new artwork added.

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Reply #7 posted 07/02/21 7:54pm

alphastreet
A dangerous documentary by spike lee would be the ultimate surprise
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Reply #8 posted 07/04/21 1:03pm

wilmer

alphastreet said:

A dangerous documentary by spike lee would be the ultimate surprise



Preach
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Reply #9 posted 07/04/21 1:15pm

wilmer

alphastreet said:

I don’t support this musical at all. The maker of it thinks he’s guilty


I hear what you're saying and I agree that it doesn't feel good. But in today's world people who are willing to deal with the bathwater and not throw out the baby are in the minority. Most people who believe he is guilty are in the camp of let's cancel.
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Reply #10 posted 07/04/21 2:26pm

alphastreet
Yes I feel it’s money motivated
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Reply #11 posted 07/04/21 4:32pm

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Yes I feel it’s money motivated


Of course the Estate wants this to be successful and make money. I hope the same thing. The Estate also wants to keep Michael’s legacy alive. I have no doubt about that. Again, I truly hope this musical is successful and I can’t wait to see the finished project.
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Reply #12 posted 07/04/21 9:19pm

alphastreet

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alphastreet said:

Yes I feel it’s money motivated


Of course the Estate wants this to be successful and make money. I hope the same thing. The Estate also wants to keep Michael’s legacy alive. I have no doubt about that. Again, I truly hope this musical is successful and I can’t wait to see the finished project.


You can’t possibly be ok with the person in charge of the musical throwing mj under the bus
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Reply #13 posted 07/04/21 11:29pm

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alphastreet said:

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Of course the Estate wants this to be successful and make money. I hope the same thing. The Estate also wants to keep Michael’s legacy alive. I have no doubt about that. Again, I truly hope this musical is successful and I can’t wait to see the finished project.


You can’t possibly be ok with the person in charge of the musical throwing mj under the bus


I’m not ok with that woman.However, IF this is going to be released and Michael’s name is attached to it, I want it to be a success. This project is about one person, Michael Jackson, why would any fan want it to fail?
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Reply #14 posted 07/05/21 4:34am

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I don’t support this musical at all. The maker of it thinks he’s guilty


That's why I'm boycotting this shit. Cheap cashgrab on his legacy.
It's embarrasing how a artist of MJ's calibre gets treated as some nobody by his Estate. Cpompletely disrespectful to his fans and his legacy.

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Reply #15 posted 07/05/21 8:45am

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I really liked having Spike Lee documentaries for Off The Wall and Bad, as well as the deluxe Bad 25 with outtakes expanded onto vinyl. biggrin

I won't be seeing a musical. smile

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Reply #16 posted 07/05/21 3:34pm

alphastreet

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alphastreet said:


I don’t support this musical at all. The maker of it thinks he’s guilty


That's why I'm boycotting this shit. Cheap cashgrab on his legacy.
It's embarrasing how a artist of MJ's calibre gets treated as some nobody by his Estate. Cpompletely disrespectful to his fans and his legacy.



Yeah I agree. I find it hard to believe they don’t know that about her
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Reply #17 posted 07/05/21 10:50pm

Free2BMe

alphastreet said:

JorisE73 said:



alphastreet said:


I don’t support this musical at all. The maker of it thinks he’s guilty


That's why I'm boycotting this shit. Cheap cashgrab on his legacy.
It's embarrasing how a artist of MJ's calibre gets treated as some nobody by his Estate. Cpompletely disrespectful to his fans and his legacy.



Yeah I agree. I find it hard to believe they don’t know that about her


Do you actually think they don’t know? They may not have known when they first hired her;but, they know now.However, I think that they have looked at the script and find that she is not disparaging Michael. The Estate has the final say on the script and Michael’s oldest son, now is one of the executors of the Estate. The Estate would never approve of a script that denigrates MJ.We also know damn well his son will never sign off on that either.
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Reply #18 posted 07/06/21 6:17pm

alphastreet

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alphastreet said:



Yeah I agree. I find it hard to believe they don’t know that about her


Do you actually think they don’t know? They may not have known when they first hired her;but, they know now.However, I think that they have looked at the script and find that she is not disparaging Michael. The Estate has the final say on the script and Michael’s oldest son, now is one of the executors of the Estate. The Estate would never approve of a script that denigrates MJ.We also know damn well his son will never sign off on that either.


I have no idea what they’re truly thinking, but I would hope someone would educate her about the facts. Maybe someone should tell prince too
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Reply #19 posted 07/07/21 4:27pm

Free2BMe

alphastreet said:

Free2BMe said:



Do you actually think they don’t know? They may not have known when they first hired her;but, they know now.However, I think that they have looked at the script and find that she is not disparaging Michael. The Estate has the final say on the script and Michael’s oldest son, now is one of the executors of the Estate. The Estate would never approve of a script that denigrates MJ.We also know damn well his son will never sign off on that either.


I have no idea what they’re truly thinking, but I would hope someone would educate her about the facts. Maybe someone should tell prince too


Hopefully they will if they haven’t done so already. I also hope Prince knows about this heifer.
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Reply #20 posted 07/07/21 7:13pm

alphastreet

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alphastreet said:



I have no idea what they’re truly thinking, but I would hope someone would educate her about the facts. Maybe someone should tell prince too


Hopefully they will if they haven’t done so already. I also hope Prince knows about this heifer.


I can’t rely on him to know everything, I think of the estate knows, they should inform prince and they talk to her about it
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Reply #21 posted 07/07/21 7:53pm

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JorisE73 said:



alphastreet said:


I don’t support this musical at all. The maker of it thinks he’s guilty


That's why I'm boycotting this shit. Cheap cashgrab on his legacy.
It's embarrasing how a artist of MJ's calibre gets treated as some nobody by his Estate. Cpompletely disrespectful to his fans and his legacy.



I kind of have to agree. You’ll never make everyone happy, but I expected a little more than endless compilations and an album with tracks by a laughably-bad impostor. Like, those Cascio tracks, even if by some chance they were him, didn’t anyone say “these sound like garbage, there’s no proof it’s him, and it’s better we don’t release them”?

I thought Xscape was a solid effort, and they clearly listened to the fans on that one. But it’s been crickets since.

Motown has done a solid job with Hello World, Unreleased Masters and Rare Pearls. They also released an excellent live compilation.

Even The Jacksons have gotten screwed with subpar re-releases. Not sure what the deal is with Sony not releasing something worthwhile from The Jacksons era.

Yeah, it’s sad an artist of that caliber seems to get treated like a novelty act. He was part of two bands and had a lengthy solo career. There’s got to be someone who knows what they’re doing. They need to let someone with more intimate knowledge of the art direct his projects. Get Questlove on the phone or something.
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