Musical short review
Plot: '6 (realistic portrayal of life) +1 (stunning flashbacks) +1 (fan filter) /10
Stage: 11/10 (the kind of stunning that's worth the ticket price just to see the stage)
Some random thoughts:
Started listening to MJ's songs with a home mp3 in fifth grade. When under great pressure, I like to listen to 'Heal the World', and after a big cry, I feel better. Before the show started, I found an email about Bob Dylan's concert ticket information, which made me feel even more emotional.
The stage is really stunning in various ways, and there is no idle person in the troupe. I've seen a series of videos of MJ's drummer playing songs, and I feel that the drummer in the musical is a bit weak (can I say that?), because it's not a strict traditional musical, so it's more tolerant of singing along and clapping. In the middle of 'Billie Jean', the lead singer even pointed the microphone at the audience for two lines, and at the end, everyone thought it was the curtain call and stood up, but there were two more classic songs afterwards, so the whole audience made the mistake and sang along while clapping and standing, just like at a concert, super high! Again, because the MJ musical is special, it doesn't affect the viewing experience too much, but it doesn't advocate singing along
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