‘Sanitised’ new musical about Michael Jackson to open in London

MJ the Musical, based around the making of the singer's 1992-93 Dangerous world tour, won four Tony awards in New York

A new musical about Michael Jackson that has been feted in New York yet criticised for its inherent ickiness" and sanitised" approach to the singer's life, is to open in London.

MJ the Musical, which was nominated for 10 Tony awards and won in four categories, is written by the Pulitzer prize winner Lynn Nottage and choreographed and directed by Britain's Christopher Wheeldon. The show is based around the making of Jackson's 1992-93 world tour to promote his chart-topping album Dangerous.