Show to pay tribute to Jackson (From Runcorn and Widnes World)

Show to pay tribute to Jackson

6:16pm Monday 6th July 2009

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The theatre which became Michael Jackson's unofficial shrine in Britain has announced it would stage a minute's silence to mark the star's memorial service.

The lights outside the Lyric Theatre in London's West End will be dimmed as cast members of Thriller Live stage their own tribute.

Commemorations will also take place at Birmingham's Alexandra Theatre, where the production is on tour, a spokesman for the show said.

He added: "The entire cast and band will all meet on stage at both venues to pay tribute to Michael Jackson. There will be speeches and the cast will invite the audience to stand and hold a minute's silence throughout the auditorium."

Thriller Live, created to celebrate the career of the King of Pop, has become a "box office smash" since his death, the spokesman added.

Commemorations will take place at 7.30pm tomorrow.

The Lyric Theatre remains littered with Jackson memorabilia after hundreds gathered there when the singer died.

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