This is a post of mine, from http://www.maximum-jackson.com/discussion from last year, a time line of events…… Monday 2 March 2009 Wednesday 4 March Thursday 5 March Michael announce 10 concerts in July 2009 at The O2 London Friday 6 March Michael goes to OLIVER at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, with his children and Mark Lester and his family Sunday 8 March Michael leaves London Wednesday 11 March Friday 13 March Randy Phillips CEO of AEG live speaks to SKY NEWS Wednesday 18 March Friday 27 March Sunday 5 April Monday 13 April http://twitter.com/dannydavalos http://twitter.com/MrMarkSamuels http://twitter.com/charamonanjaya Wednesday 15 April thanks to Marni, Damian, and all the other fans from maximum jackson who have been busy hunting for info online. So far we can see that Michael first contacted Kenny Ortaga and Travis Payne. Together they must have finalised the set list and choroagraphy and decided how many dancers and what styles were needed. Then they went about setting up the auditions and putting the word out amoung the dance community. This week they held the auditions and finalised exactly which dancers they would be working with. Probally now Travis Payne will start breaking down the setlist into choroagraphy sections, and full time dance rehearsals will start. This leaves Michael free to work on other aspects of the show Monday 20 April Wednesday 22 April
Christian Audigier speaks to paps outside Mr Chows Restaurant in LA and says Michael is going to London Tuesday 3 March for a press conference on Thursday 5 March
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2m-V-nqFyE
Michael arrives in London, and checks into The Lanesborough Hotel, Hyde Park Corner
http://www.maximum-jackson.com/discu…ead.php?t=7474
Presale tickets go onsale, 10 shows sell out, more dates though august, september and into 2010 are announced
General sale of tickets, final 5 dates announced bringing the total to 50
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/vid…tegory=UK+News
fan interview with Jennifer Batten where she says that she hasnt been contacted yet but that Kenny Ortaga has been contacted by Michael
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgMP5HyLsoU
Michael is spotted leaving a dance studio with Travis Payne
http://www.maximum-jackson.com/discu…ead.php?t=8151
Akon and DJ Benny tour schedule changed, announce on their website they are now performing with Michael
http://www.djbennydfansite.tv/tour-dates/
reports start circulating on TWITTER from dancers in LA going to auditions for Michael shows
blog from a dancer about auditioning for Michael
http://victoriaparsons.blogspot.com/
Rehearsals start in an airport hanger in LA
http://www.thewrap.com/article/2570
(thanks to AAA http://www.maximum-jackson.com/discu…ead.php?t=8714)
Names of the dancers selected
Tyne Stecklein
Dres Reid
Misha
Nick Bass
Antonio Hudnell
Devon Jamison
http://twitter.com/DanceMillennium/status/1586007486 (thanks to Tara)