The Michael Jackson estate has teamed up with a Broadway production company to develop a new musical inspired by the iconic pop star’s life and music. The show, which is being put together in conjunction with Columbia Live Stage, is expected to debut in 2020.
Rolling Stone reports that two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage has been enlisted to write the book for the production. Christopher Wheeldon, who earned a Tony Award for Best Choreography for his stage adaptation of the of the film An American in Paris, will direct and choreograph the show.
While planned musical will mark the first Broadway venture for the Jackson estate, it won’t be the entity’s first foray into the theater. The estate has already backed two Cirque du Soleil shows—Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour and Michael Jackson: One.
Jackson, one of the best-selling artists in the history of music, died in 2009 at the age of 50. In 2015, his 1983 album Thriller became the first LP to sell more than 30 million copies in the United States, proving that his popularity continues to endure long after his passing.