Call them Jackson Two: Paris Jackson and Prince Jackson made the Tony Awards a family affair.
The siblings announced at the 75th annual ceremony Sunday night in New York to focus on “MJ: The Musical,” a jukebox musical about their father, Michael Jackson, who won 10 nominations at this year’s ceremony, including Best New Music. . Music book.
The 24-year-old Paris and 25-year-old Prince, two children of the late singer and his ex-wife Debbie Rowe, took to the stage at the start of the show to gently introduce the show.
“A lot of people think that my dad changed popular music forever-and who are we to disagree? “But what people don’t know is he loves musicals, movies and stage,” Prince said. That’s why we have the great honor to introduce the first nominee of the night for Best Musical, “MJ,” who, with his many cult hits, observes the complexity and brilliance of our father’s process.
Wearing a blue-pink dress, Paris added: “This figure shows the creative process as she develops a dance routine, step by step, on a memorable stage for one of her favorite hits. . “
“I have some influences that have helped inspire his unmistakable style,” he continues. “So it’s a great honor for us to introduce Tony nominee Miles Frost and the great actors of ‘MJ’.”
Frost and company then presented a spectacular performance of “Smooth Criminal”.
Michael Jackson is also the father of Biji Jackson, formerly known as Blankett, 20, who rarely appears with his two siblings. Good morning Great Britain last year.
Earlier in the evening, Paris was photographed at Frost Hugging, which received positive reviews for her image of the pop icon on the red carpet before being photographed together.
Written by two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Notage and interacting with the late singer’s legacy, “MJ: The Musical” describes a change in Jackson’s life as he rehearses for 1992 Dangerous World Tour.
A year before Jackson was charged with sexual assault, the musical completely ignored the discussion about the singer’s alleged misconduct toward children, which was at the center of HBO’s 2019 documentary Leaving Neverland.
Source: Huffpost
