John Branca recently did an interview where he spoke about the latest series of court victories, the re-opening of MJ ONE in Las Vegas and the brand new musical on Broadway.
Branca said the delays of opening the Broadway show of over a year was frustrating and added: “It’s not a chronological depiction of Michael’s life,” he said. “It’s more impressionistic, inspired by Michael’s life and his music. It takes place as Michael is preparing for a tour and MTV wants to get an interview. Michael’s very press shy, and slowly but surely as they develop a relationship begins to talk about different parts of his life that then get enacted in the show. The cast is obviously largely Black,” Branca said, “In an era where that’s sorely wanted on Broadway.”
Talking about “Leaving Neverland” he added “I was very angry at HBO and Dan Reed and I still am because here’s the thing: You can say anything you want about somebody who’s dead. They’re not here to protect themselves,”
He also added the Michael Jackson influenced many of today’s artists: “Kanye West, Drake, Beyoncé, Usher, Justin Timberlake, Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande — they all point back to Michael, His influence is really enormous.”
SOURCE: Black America Web
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