i think the time line for the stage show production is interest if slightly off thread
May 13 :
Michael hires magician Ed Alonzo to work on the This Is It show.
May 14 :
Michael, Prince, Paris & Blanket attend Katherine & Joe 60th wedding anniversary at Indian restaurant Chakra in Beverly Hillswith the whole family (Jackie, Rebbie, Tito, Jermaine, LaToya, Marlon, Randy, Janet and their children)
May 15 :
Beverly Hills, CA, - In an official statement issued today The Jacksons (Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Randy Jackson) have denied they were in any way involved with a proposed Jackson 5 reunion concert in Texas on July 3rd claimed this week by New Jersey concert promoters AllGood Entertainment.According to The Jackson's manager, Danny O'Donovan, The Jacksons, were never approached about participating in the purported Texas concert event with Michael and sister, Janet.Michael attends a business meeting at the Beverly Hills Hotel with his parents Joe & Katherine and his children Prince, Paris & Banket.Later he goes shopping with the kids and also visits Dr Klein in Beverly Hills.
May 17 :
Michael goes to an art festival in Beverly Hills with Prince, Paris & Blanket.
May 18 :
A new video is premiered on http://www.michaeljacksonlive.com/ showing the dancers'auditions.The 5th week of rehearsals begins at Center Staging.
May 19 :
Michael visits American Idol's rehearsals at to the Nokia Theatre.Then he visits Dr Klein in Berverly Hills.
May 20 :
Kenny Ortega and Randy Phillips announce in a press conference that the 4 opening shows have been rescheduled due to production.The opening night is now July 13th. In a letter signed by Michael, Leonard Rowe is preventing from working or speaking on his behalf.
May 21 :
Michael visits Dr Klein in Berverly Hills.
May 25 :
The 6th week of rehearsals begins at Center Staging.
May 29 :
Michael invites some fans into the Center Staging and reveals that he had gone to bed thinking it was 10 concerts and woke up finding out it was 50
June 01 :
The 7th week of rehearsals begins. The team leaves Center Staging for a bigger place : The Forum in Inglewood, California.
Michael visits Dr Klein in Berverly Hills with Blanket. The curls are back!
June 01-11 :
In Culver Studios in Culver City, Michael shoots The Dome Project which consists seven works: Smooth Criminal (Jackson inserted into classic 2D black-and-white film noir chase sequence); Thriller (3-D movie starting in a haunted house with a ghostly image of Vincent Price, then moving into a graveyard where the dead awaken); Earth Song (3D short film featuring little girl who wanders through rain forest, takes a nap and dreams of the splendor of nature, and awakens to find the natural world has been devastated); They Don't Care About Us (a/k/a Drill, 2D film in which a sea of soldiers march in unison; 10 male dancers replicated hundreds of times); MJ Air (3-D movie in which a 707 jet pulls into the frame; hole was to open in screen for Michael Jackson to enter; jet flies away); The Final Message (3-D movie of little girl from rain forest embracing the earth); and The Way You Make Me Feel (2D theatrical background featuring male dancers fashioned as historical construction workers.
June 03 :
Michael goes to Culver Studios with Prince, Paris & Kenny Ortega.
June 08 :
The 8th week of rehearsals begins at the Forum.
June 09 :
Michael visits Dr Klein in Berverly Hills.
June 11 :
Michael invites several fans on the set of Thriller 3-D in Culver Studios.
June 15 :
The 9th week of rehearsals begins at the Forum
June 16 :
Michael visits Dr Klein in Berverly Hills.
This week, local D.C. attorney Henry W. Asbill of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP appeared in court to represent Michael Jackson against the charges filed by Raymone Bain. Also, three additional attorneys from the New York firm have been arranged to help work on the case pro hac vice (as they aren't legally licensed to practice law in D.C.) alongside Mr. Asbill, including Frank C. Salzano, Donna L Gordon, and most notably L. Londell McMillan. It is now expected that a response to the suit will be filed before the 10-day default notice is up--later this week, and that no default judgment will be awarded.
June 17 :
John Branca meets Michael during rehearsals at The Forum and they talk about working together again.
June 23 & 24
Michael & the TII team start dress rehearsals at the Staples Center in L.A.
June 25 :
After completing his last dress rehearsals, Michael leaves Staples Center at around 1.30 am and goes back to his rented mansion at 100 North Carolwood Drive in the Holmby Hills district of Los Angeles.
