‘Mrs. Doubtfire’, Michael Jackson Musical ‘MJ’, ‘Hamilton’ And ‘Tina’ Cancel Performances Due To Covid As Broadway Responds To Latest Surge – Update

The new trailer for Janet Jackson’s documentary has dropped, and it promises to show “a side that no one’s ever seen.”

We got trouble, my friends, right there in New York City. It’s trouble with a capital T and that rhymes with C, and that stands for … Covid. Broadway’s revival of The Music Man has canceled performances through at least January 1 after star Hugh Jackman tested positive for Covid.

Hugh Jackman‘s production of The Music Man just started performances on Broadway this week and it has unfortunately already been affected by COVID-19.

Prince Jackson is doing everything he can to keep certain aspects of his father’s legacy alive.According to the 24-year-old, his dad, Michael Jackson, used to shut down the entire store just to take him toy shopping--so he wanted to create that same experience for some deserving kids this holiday season. He posted about the sweet gesture on Instagram, posting some photos from the shopping spree he provided.“This might be one of my favorite @heallosangelesfdn and @lapd_baseball events,” he wrote.

Waitress, the Broadway musical featuring music and lyrics by Sara Bareilles, has canceled its remaining performances at the Ethel Barrymore theatre, producers announced tonight. The decision was made after new cases of Covid were detected among the company and crew. The production was to have run through January 9.

Jay-Z recently said that Beyonce was an “evolution” of the late pop icon Michael Jackson - and fans on social media are divided over the comparison. In a recent Twitter Spaces conversation on Tuesday with singer Alicia Keys, the musical artists spoke on what it was like to collaborate on projects with their children.

Jay-Z compared his wife Beyoncé to the late Michael Jackson during a recent Twitter Spaces chat with Alicia Keys and host Rob Markman.

Jay-Z has divided fans on social media after the singer recently said Beyoncé was an “evolution” of Michael Jackson. During a recent Twitter Spaces conversation with singer Alicia Keys, the singers were discussing what it felt like to collaborate with their children.

Alicia Keys – which the singer launched to promote her recent eighth album, ‘KEYS’ – Jay-Z made a comparison between his wife, Beyoncé, and the late Michael Jackson.“Bey’s gonna be mad at [me] for saying this but Michael Jackson never had a Coachella,” he said in the Space, calling Beyoncé “an evolution” of the ‘Thriller’ icon – whose posthumous reputation has been muddied due to resurfaced allegations of sexual abuse – “because she watched him at nine”.“The kids are the same,” Jay continued.

Jay-Z’s got “99 Problems” — and his comparison of wife Beyoncé to late King of Pop Michael Jackson is one. The “444” rapper is at the forefront of intense Twitter turbulence between fiery fans of the fallen “Thriller” star and diehard members of the ever-buzzing #BeyHive tribe.

More Broadway cancellation updates: Tina – The Tina Turner Musical has paused performances through Monday, with the show now set to resume on Tuesday Dec. 21, and Hamilton, which had already canceled tonight’s performance, has now suspended performances through Sunday.

In what might be the harshest of the Covid Broadway cancellations, MJ, the new Michael Jackson musical, will not return to Broadway’s Neil Simon Theatre until Monday, Dec. 27, an announcement that wipes out the show’s opportunity for the lucrative pre-Christmas and Christmas Day box office.

Moulin Rouge!, the Broadway musical, has canceled tonight’s performance due to the detective of positive Covid test results within the company that prompted the evacuation of the theater just before last night’s show.

Broadway box office rebounded last week from the previous week’s post-Thanksgiving dive, with the fattened roster of 32 shows taking in a total of $30,533,809 for the week ending Dec. 12. The figure represents a boost of about 16% from the previous week.

Broadway. Two and a half years after allegations that Michael Jackson sexually abused two children resurfaced in the shocking documentary Leaving Neverland, preview performances have started of a lavish biographical musical about the late musician’s life.