Michael Jackson’s children attend London premiere of MJ the Musical

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy MJ the Musical, a production based on the late singer Michael Jackson’s life, has premiered in London. Jackson’s children, 27-year-old Prince, 25-year-old Paris, and 22-year-old Blanket were in attendance at the press night, which took place at the Prince Edward Theatre in the West End on Wednesday night. Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up In The Independent’s four-star review of the show, theatre critic Alice Saville writes: “As the grown-up MJ, Myles Frost moves with a dreamy, fantastically eerie lightness, whether he’s moonwalking, pranking everyone by dressing up as a janitor, or squirting his business manager who advises him to mortgage Neverland Ranch with a water pistol. “He’s the ringleader of his own circus now, and having sacrificed his childhood and health to someone else’s dream, he’s not willing to compromise ever again – however financially or morally ruinous the consequences might be.” The siblings attended the premiere together on Wednesday The musical has received some backlash due to allegations of abuse made against the performer during his lifetime, which he denied.