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MJ the Musical at Prince Edward Theatre review: a ravishing spectacle if you ignore the elephant in the room

Source: Johan Persson

The best and worst thing about this exhilarating Michael Jackson musical is that it *almost* makes you forget the elephant in the room.

We’re taken by Myles Frost’s spellbinding ‘MJ’ on a hectic ride through the King of Pop’s backstory and back catalogue as he prepares for his

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