The cast of Cirque du Soleil took to the stage on Friday night to perform The Immortal World Tour the biggest project authorized by the Jackson estate since Michael Jackson died in 2009.
In attendance for the show was Tito, Jackie and Marlon Jackson along with Michael’s mother Katherine and his children Prince, Paris and Blanket.
The Sunday show was the first in a 47-city North American tour that officially begins on Oct. 15 in Detroit and wraps up in Chicago on July 20.
According to USA Today the Montreal show drew in an audience from all over the world with some show visitors wearing Jackson’s classical Thriller jacket and singular white glove.
The Jackson show is directed by Jamie King and was choreographed by longtime Jackson associates that included Travis Payne.
It has also been pointed out that the show is not your typical “Cirque du Soleil” event and was instead intended to be more of a “fantasy concert” featuring Jackson’s signature moves with Cirque’s own flare for the oddly extravagant.
After the show Tito Jackson said of the performance:
“That was Michael’s message — to help us understand that love is so important.”
Jackie added that the song Gone Too Soon was especially moving for the family, revealing, “Our mother is probably bawling out there somewhere.”
Do you plan to see the The Immortal World Tour when it arrives in a city near you? How many of our readers plan to travel out of their way to see the hits of Michael Jackson performed by Cirque du Soleil?
