Back in April we learned that the estate of Michael Jackson teamed up with Cirque du Soleil to produce a new show that would marry the iconic music of the late King of Pop with the theatrical magic of Cirque du Soleil. As soon as the partnership was announced, Papa Joseph Jackson went on the record to voice his displeasure with the planned show. But, the show is a go and today TMZ brings us our first look at the official poster artwork for Michael Jackson: The Immortal Tour by Cirque du Soleil:

Cirque Du Soleil is unveiling the images that will drive what could be the biggest show under the big top ever — driven by Michael Jackson’s music … and TMZ got hold of the image that will drive the production. The world tour is a partnership between the MJ Estate and Cirque — each sharing 50% of the profits. It will kick off in the Fall of next year in Canada, and work its way south to the US of A. The show will end up with a permanent home at an MGM Mirage hotel in Las Vegas — probably in late 2012. This project — unlike some others — got the thumbs up from Katherine Jackson.

Yes, Katherine is on board with this planned Cirque show, Papa Joe is not (very probably because he won’t get a red cent from the show at all). Cirque du Soleil has enjoyed much success with their shows that feature the music of The Beatles and Elvis Presley so it makes perfect sense that they would want to work with the music of Michael Jackson. I kinda love that this show will tour for a while before it settles in and takes residency in Las Vegas, NV. This way, fans all over North America will be able to see the show in their hometown … especially those who cannot make it to Las Vegas. It’ll be very excited to see what the folks at Cirque du Soleil put together for a show of this magnitude. I’m very confident that Michael Jackson: The Immortal Tour will be quite a sight to see.

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