History Theatre / MichaelJacksonONE

* GreatBallsOfFire: A stream of fireworks erupts from the neck of the Muse's guitar at one point.

* [[SharpDressedMan Sharp Dressed People]]: The Smooth Criminals dancers, who wear pinstriped suits.

* GangsterLand: "Smooth Criminal" gets another go-round here, so...

* EverythingsBetterWithSparkles: A lot of the costumes (generally those of the good guys) are sparkly, with dancer Wink's black getup the most obvious example.

* ThePowerOfLove: This is ultimately what destroys Mephisto and his minions.

* TabloidMelodrama: The baddies relentlessly try to get people into these situations.

* [[SharpDressedMan Sharp Dressed People]]: The "Smooth Criminal" dancers, who wear pinstriped suits.

A sister production to the arena tour ''Theatre/MichaelJacksonTheIMMORTALWorldTour'' (with the same writer/director, Jaime King, at its helm), the show has a similar JukeboxMusical format and many of the same songs but a different ExcusePlot: Four misfits discover the magic of Michael Jackson and ultimately use it to conquer the forces of evil. These qualities are embodied in four magical articles of clothing, as it happens.

A sister production to the arena tour ''Theatre/MichaelJacksonTheIMMORTALWorldTour'' (with the same writer/director, Jaime King, at its helm), the show has a similar JukeboxMusical format and many of the same songs but a different ExcusePlot. From the press release: ''Guided and inspired by his music, four misfits set out on a transformative adventure. By journey's end, they will personify Michael's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXeAhj-xcg4 agility]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOaV-rC7gzU courage]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHTKrmz0E9Q playfulness]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taiTdcdlWqQ love]].'' These qualities are embodied in four magical articles of clothing, as it happens.

* ClothesMakeTheSuperman: The misfits gain Michael's abilities via four magical articles of clothing, [[http://www.CirqueFascination.com/?p=4153 specifically...]]

** A [[HatOfPower Fedora of Power]] (Gracefulness/playfulness for Smarty Pants)

* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: Presenting Music/MichaelJackson as a larger-than-life inspirational figure to the point that the protagonists want to follow in his footsteps and his ClothesMakeTheSuperman requires this trope, as in RealLife he wasn't a great role model. His estate has a stake in the show and the key creative team worked with him while he was alive, so if anyone involved wanted to present a less romanticized, more nuanced depiction, they were probably (and quickly) talked out of it.

* {{Nerd}}: Smarty Pants, complete with chunky black NerdGlasses and awful fashion sense.

* PinkMeansFeminine: Shy, one of the female misfits (Smarty Pants is the other), wears pink.

* RummageSaleReject: Smarty Pants wears a striped shirt, plaid pants, solid-colored vest, and multi-colored sneakers.

** A [[HatOfPower Fedora of Power]] (Gracefulness for Smarty Pants)

* PinkMeansFeminine: Shy, the female misfit, wears pink.

* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Three male misfits to one female. Still, considering that ''IMMORTAL World Tour'' had a male lead with four male sidekicks, this could be seen as an improvement.

* StrawmanNewsMedia: As in Jackson's songs, the mass media is portrayed as a cruel entity that preyed upon him for money by painting his behavior in a negative light -- to the point that a representation of it is the BigBad.

* ArtisticLicenceHistory: There are onstage references to two notorious tabloid stories of Michael from TheEighties, namely that he slept in a hyperbaric chamber and wanted to buy the skeleton of Joseph Merrick (aka the Elephant Man). These stories are portrayed as typical inventions of the gutter press, but in real life Michael and his crew created and planted them for publicity purposes. Michael always claimed the tabloids made up the stories, however, and the show takes him at his word.

!!This show contains examples of:* ArtisticLicenceHistory: There are onstage references to two notorious tabloid stories of Michael from TheEighties, namely that he slept in a hyperbaric chamber and wanted to buy the skeleton of Joseph Merrick (aka the Elephant Man). These stories are portrayed as typical inventions of the gutter press, but in real life Michael and his crew created and planted them for publicity purposes. Michael always claimed the tabloids made up the stories, however, and the show takes him at his word.

* BareYourMidriff: Some of the female MJ Warriors, as well as the Dirty Dianas (which include a pole dancer).
* BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy: Michael Jackson was apparently so ''magical'' that his ClothesMakeTheSuperman in the present. Enforced due to Jackson's estate serving as a co-producer of the show; also, keep in mind that Jackson loved portraying himself as having supernatural abilities/origins (as in his music videos, ''Film/{{Moonwalker}}'', ''Film/MenInBlack II'', etc.).

* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: Presenting Music/MichaelJackson as a larger-than-life inspirational figure to the point that the protagonists want to follow in his footsteps and his ClothesMakeTheSuperman requires this trope, as in RealLife he wasn't exactly a great role model. His estate has a stake in the show and the key creative team worked with him while he was alive, so if anyone involved wanted to present a less romanticized, more nuanced depiction, they were probably (and quickly) talked out of it.

* StrawmanNewsMedia: As in Jackson's songs, the mass media is portrayed as a cruel entity that preyed upon him for money by painting his behavior in a negative light. In fact, a representation of it is the BigBad.

!!This show contains examples of:
* ArtisticLicenceHistory: There are onstage references to two notorious tabloid stories of Michael from TheEighties, namely that he slept in a hyperbaric chamber and wanted to buy the skeleton of Joseph Merrick (aka the Elephant Man). These stories are portrayed as typical inventions of the gutter press, but in real life Michael and his crew created and planted them for publicity purposes. Michael always claimed the tabloids made up the stories, however, and the show takes him at his word.

* MelancholyMoon: A singer sits on a crescent moon to provide a backdrop to the "Stranger in Moscow" sequence.

* ClothesMakeTheSuperman: The misfits gain Michael's abilities via four magical articles of clothing, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson_One#The_Show specifically...]]

** A [[HatOfPower Fedora of Power]] (Gracefulness/love for Smarty Pants)
** A GemEncrusted [[TrickedOutGloves Tricked Out Glove]] (Jackson's IconicItem; grants playfulness to Sneaky)

* DancingPants: The magic shoes can move (and moonwalk) without anyone wearing them.

* HumongousMecha: The Paparazzi Monster.

* {{Paparazzi}}: A menacing group of them, the Tabloid Junkies, are the primary antagonists.

* StrawmanNewsMedia: As in Jackson's songs, the mass media is portrayed as a cruel entity that preyed upon him for money by painting his behavior in a negative light. It is represented by the Tabloid Junkies and the Paparazzi Monster, a HumongousMecha scenery/special effects piece also known as Mephisto.

As for the title, ''ONE'' refers to Jackson's superstar status, the promise that the bulk of the show will feature his #1 charting songs (only 10 of the 33 songs used actually achieved that position in the U.S.), and his dream of a completely united human race.

* ClothesMakeTheSuperman: The misfits gain Michael's abilities via four magical articles of clothing, specifically...
** A [[HatOfPower Fedora of Power]]
** A GemEncrusted [[TrickedOutGloves Tricked Out Glove]] (his IconicItem)
** CoolShades
** TrickedOutShoes

* InCaseYouForgotWhoWroteIt: Type 1 example.

As for the title, ''ONE'' refers to Jackson's superstar status, the promise that the bulk of the show will feature his #1 charting songs, and his dream of a completely united human race.

* StrawmanNewsMedia: As in Jackson's songs, the mass media is portrayed as a cruel entity that preyed upon him for money by painting his behavior in a negative light. It is represented by the Tabloid Junkies and the Paparazzi Monster (a HumongousMecha scenery/special effects piece).

* ArtisticLicenceHistory: There are onstage references to two notorious tabloid stories of Michael from TheEighties, namely that he slept in a hyperbaric chamber and wanted to buy the skeleton of Joseph Merrick (aka the Elephant Man). These stories are portrayed as typical inventions of the gutter press, but in real life Michael and his crew created and planted them for publicity purposes, as admitted to by his then-manager Frank Dileo. Michael always claimed the tabloids made up the stories, however, and the show takes him at his word.

* JukeboxMusical: A jukebox circus, though (as in its sister show) the singing is provided primarily by Michael's own recordings.

* BareYourMidriff: Some of the female MJ Warriors and the pole dancer.

* BareYourMidriff: Some of the female MJ Warriors.

* StrawmanNewsMedia: As in Jackson's songs, the mass media is portrayed as a cruel entity that preyed upon him for money by painting his behavior in a negative light. It is represented by the Tabloid Junkies and the Paparazzi Monster (a scenery piece).