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Anna van Praagh

OPINION - Is it morally wrong to go and see the Michael Jackson musical? I think so

I still love Philip Larkin, have no qualms over David Bowie and enjoy the music of Kanye West. I don’t like cancel culture and understand the need to separate the art from the artist. So why do I feel so uncomfortable at the thought of the biggest opening in the West End this year?

MJ The Musical is moonwalking into Soho. Created by two-time Pulitzer-winning playwright Lynn Nottage and directed by the acclaimed Royal Ballet choreographer Christopher Wheeldon, this Michael Jackson musical has been a smash hit in the US, making £137 million at the box office with 1,204,693 rapturous fans in attendance.

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