MJ Live A Michael Jackson Tribute

Saw this show in Chicago with Jalles Franca as the impersonator. It was phenomenal, such a good time! Jalles has so many of MJs dance moves, mannerisms, postures, etc. There were good dancers and lighting, but the true star of the evening was MJ/​Jalles. I’m not even much of a Michael Jackson fan, actually, but this show brought out the best of Michael. There were two Jackson 5 songs, a moment when audience members were on stage to dance, all of the top MJ songs and Jalles’ dancing was unbelievable. He worked the crowd, engaged the audience and made the experience so energizing.

Smooth Criminal and Billy Jean very good, the rest not so much. Definitely not worth the $ 85 VIP seats. Also watch the drinks they tried to pass imitation for brand.

Great show. We had a blast. Don’t recommend getting vip front seats. Get back seating, you won’t know is not the real Michael.

Was going to write a bad review on the Stratosphere after arriving here, but the show was so GOOD. It outweighed the nightmare getting into the show. They over booked the show, and ran out of seats. Very angry customers as we waited in line 45 minutes before learning of this. We got sat two times after we got in there, and were asked to move. We almost asked for a refund.
I’m very glad we didn’t, my husband and I both loved the show.
A must see Vegas show

I took my granddaughter for her 10^th birthday. We loved it! He come out after the show for photos with you. Great experience!

Very good show if you are an MJ fan. Very good music, hot ass backup dancers and most of the performers are really damn good at mimicking the King of pop.
All around a good show.
Hit happy hour ahead of time

Overall, this was a fun experience. I am comparing it to Raiding the Rock Vault though and that show was better/​more polished in my opinion.
Fake Michael was a pretty great dancer and most of the big hits were performed. Some of the vocals were a bit lack luster, but not exactly bad.
The backup dancers had a bit of a cheese factor, but they were talented performers.
I would recommend this show to anyone who is a Michael Jackson mega fan, but try to get discount tickets. We used Goldstar and with our coupon, the grand total for our two tickets was $ 86.

Went to the MJ show last Friday on 12÷18÷15. Absolutely loved it! The seating was comfortable although the next time I would prefer one of the booths. We saw James Times III as MJ and he was phenomenal. We couldn’t figure out if he was lipsynching or actually singing because he was dancing around so much and so high energy.
My brother in law caught one of the t-​shirts they threw in the show. Yay.
The show was an hour long and went by pretty fast. I thought it would be at least an hour and a half, although I can imagine how tiring the show could be being so high energy the entire time. They also allowed photos to be taken which is nice.
Final critic: They did MJ proud! Definite recommend.

I thought the preformer was awesome and so as the music, but i was very disapointed on the dancers.
I was lucky enough to see michael jackson and he expected nothing but greatnest and this dancers belong in a high school preformence. Saying that
Michel jackson was awesome he did a fabulous job, so for that reason alone i will recomend this show

Amazing show! This is a must see when you go to Vegas. Great tribute to the late MJ. So much fun.

Not for MJ fans only. Not for Cirque fans only. Bar none the best show on the strip. Awe inspiring and beautiful. Great for all ages, teen and older.

We were in Vegas for our honeymoon and my husband is a HUGE MJ fan. We have seen numerous MJ impersonators and Jalles In this show is by far the best. What he does is a craft and a true tribute to the legend. He is personable with his fans and takes the time to talk with them after the show. We also saw Brittany and I would not see her again but will see Jalles EVERY time I come to Vegas.

This show was absolutely AMAZING. I literally cannot wait to go back to Vegas so I can see it again. I truly felt like I was watching Michael Jackson perform right in front me of me. The talent and energy in this show is incredible. My husband and I were both so impressed by all of the musicians and performers. This group does an excellent job. You will not want the music to stop. Go see this! It is a Vegas must!

I think this is one of the BEST things I have done while visiting Las Vegas! If you have never been here then I SWEAR you are missing out!
I came here on Labor Day Weekend as I was out in Las Vegas. I was able to purchase a Groupon deal which was $ 35 dollars. Not a bad deal especially since the original price was $ 60.50. I technically saved about $ 25 dollars.
The show is located at the Stratosphere Hotel, Casino & Tower. I arrived at 7 p.m. but the shows are daily during that time so you are able to pick the day that works best for you.
I arrived and was able to pick my own seating. Seating is comfortable and has tables in case you want to eat as well. I actually brought my own food in and ate which you are able to do as well.
Now moving on to the show:
Jalles Franca as Michael Jackson does an outstanding job! I totally felt like I was watching the real Michael Jackson. He looks like, sounds like and dances like the great MJ. The show is one of the best I have seen in Las Vegas. The dancers and venue add to the overall fantastic experience. Jalles interacts with the crowd during and after the show. The show is backed by a full live band, a dazzling light show, multi-​media projections, and synchronized choreography from eight backup dancers.
Jalles Franca changed from the glitzy jackets to the torn-​collar white T-​shirt, the impersonators delivered a set stacked high with hits pulled out of MJ’s wunderkind days in The Jackson 5, his Thriller zenith, his Bad and Dangerous eras, and beyond.
I heard tons of old throwback songs from Michael such as: «Bad.» «Billie Jean.» «Beat It.» «Black or White.» All massive hits and those are just a little taste of what I experienced. The show is very high energy and MJ really gets the crowd involved.
Seeing him as Michael Jackson feels like the real thing. He’s amazing! Jallas Franca is one of the finest performers I have ever seen. You will be convinced Michael Jackson never left us. His dancing, singing, moonwalking etc. is flawless. He looks exactly like him too! He is totally amazing and electrifying with his every move.
My only complaint is that I didn’t want the show to end! I was too involved and having a great time I wish it was more like 2 hour show! HAHA but its sadly only 1 hour long but it was the best 1 hour I ever had in Las Vegas!
This is definitely a must see when in the gambling city of LV!

One of the best shows in Vegas! I absolutely loved listening to all of Michael Jacksons best hits. The performance and costumes were fantastic! They allow pictures during the show, which is nice. I will be back to see the show again next time I’m in town!

I give this show 4.5 stars. I’ll start with the good because there was a lot of it!!!
Pros: If you are like me then one of your biggest regrets is that you never saw Michael Jackson in concert. I have loved mj since I was a kid and have memorized every word, every ‘ow!’ And ‘cha mon!’ I was prepared to be dissapointed. I wasn’t.
Justins voice was so similar to michaels that you really could barely tell them apart. This was really showcased during his solo of ‘she’s out of my life’ as well as his perfect copy of ‘man in the mirror’ right down to the end. His dances to ‘thriller’ and ‘beat it’ were exact and fun to see. Even his mannerisms were so Michael. I was seated I didn’t stop moving the whole show. He played great songs, sang them perfectly and put on a great show. I had way too much fun!
Now the cons: this show is only an hour long. There’s no reason for that. The price reflects a show that is at least an hour and a half. I went to three other shows this week including one that was ten dollars and all of them were a minimum of an hour and a half. It’s not like they were lacking material– in fact multiple songs (really good ones!) were cut short and not sung in their entirety. If this was a 20 dollar show I wouldn’t say anything, but for the price it needs to be a normal length.
Throughout the show you are allowed to take pictures and video– nobody enforced a no flash policy which was a bit of a bummer for those of us sitting next to photographers. Anyway, after the show an announcement is made that justin is going to take pictures outside. We went out and waited. At the twenty minute mark a lady with a camera came around saying he’d be out in ‘a few minutes probably.’ Seeing her camera I asked if she’d be able to take pics with our phone for us. She said no because the photos are copyrighted. What? Why would you be allowed to take photos and videos of the show itself and not be able to take a picture of yourself with him because it’s copyrighted? That makes zero sense. Why are you just now saying photos are only for purchase after we have all waited this long? A lot of us left the line after that, so I can’t tell you how long it was before he showed up to take 20 dollar photos.
All in all I had a blast. The music was awesome, the talent was great, and I will return the next time I am in Vegas.

Totally worth every penny! If you like to moon walk you better get ready to have a blast. This was better then anything I expected and had and Blast. Best $ 50 buck we could spend in Vegas and I highly highly recommend seeing this show! Loved it to say the least

First, I was skeptical about going to the show because its so hard to live up to the skills and talent of Michael Jackson but the show was really good. The singer didnt lip sing. He wasnt the best at dancing but who really could of danced like him. Overall, I would recommend this show if you are a fan of MJ

Honestly this is problem the best show that I’ve seen! I’ve seen just about every show on the strip.
I was first amazed at how I wasn’t harassed to turn off my phone! I was shocked that I was allowed to take photos! During the whole show!!!
The performance was 2 thumbs up. Very talented! There was a lot of crowd interactions too!!!
I just love the whole fact that the memories of MJ was kept alive in this show!!!
I highly recommend all the true fans to see the show!!’

As I walked up to will call about thirty minutes to showtime, I was astounded at the line of people to the right of the Crown Theater entrance. «Damn! Is it like this every night?» I asked the box office person. «Every Saturday night.» he said. You’d think that the actual «King of Pop» himself was about to hit the stage. Fortunately, I had golden circle seats and avoided all of that. Maybe tip the guys working the front to get in early and dodge that whole debacle or fake an injury, start limping and tell them you need to be seated immediately. It was 90 percent full.

MJ’s Live? Four different cast members play him throughout the week. We were fortunate to see Justin Dean. The moves and mannerisms were as believable as they could possibly be. To his credit, I had a hard time telling when he was actually singing or lip-​synching. He would switch from singing into his headset mic and then to a regular handheld throughout while still wearing the headset which was kind of weird but whatever.
The audience took everything over the top. One guy at the table up front was sporting a full on MJ Jheri curl hairstyle with sunglasses that he wore the entire time. At another table was an adorable 3 year old with his own plastic mic that danced his face off, and even did some pop star poses with the guitar player. Then there were the folks looking for a complete suspension of disbelief and going batshit crazy the whole hour. «OMG! We luuuuvvv you Michaaaaaaaaal!» Someone needed a Pepsi.
I can’t find the exact word for all of it, but there was a fun, schlocky, «am I really being entertained by this right now?» vibe to the whole deal. Kids would love it. 3.5 stars.