Photos: Blue Perform at Thriller‘s 1000th Show

Boy band Blue, who were the UK’s entry into this year’s Eurovision Song
Contest, have sold over 14 million records worldwide. Originally formed in
2001, they split up in 2005, reuniting for the Best
of Blue tour in 2009. They performed Jackson hit “Man in the Mirror” as part of last night’s celebrations.

Britain’s Got Talent contestant Shaheen Jafargholi, who
appeared in a pre-West End tour of Thriller
Live, also performed in the show.
Shaheen sang the Jackson 5’s “I’ll Be There” at the 2009 MOBO Awards,
during the ceremony’s tribute to Jackson. After performing on the Britain’s Got Talent
tour, he sang a musical tribute of “Who’s Lovin’ You” on stage at the
Los Angeles Staples Center, for the globally televised Michael Jackson memorial service
in July 2009. He had been invited to perform with Jackson in his This Is It
series of concerts at London’s O2 Arena.

TO SCROLL THROUGH ALL OF THRILLER LIVE’s
1000TH CELEBRATION PHOTOS,
JUST
CLICK ON THE “NEXT >” LINKS BELOW THE FOLLOWING FRAME.
PHOTOS BY DAN WOOLLER FOR
WHATSONSTAGE.COM.

Thriller Live
opened in the West End on 21 January 2009 (previews from 2 January), initially
for four months only, but increased demand after Jackson’s death has led to numerous
extensions in the West End; it is currently booking through to 22 January 2012.

The show is also currently on a UK national tour, playing dates
in Bristol, Liverpool, Birmingham, Woking, Milton Keynes, Aberdeen, York,
Aylesbury, Stoke, Southampton and Sunderland.

Thriller Live is directed
by Gary Lloyd and written by Adrian Grant, with design by Jonathan Park.
The cast is led by three 13-year olds who rotate in the role of Young Michael.
It is produced by Paul Walden and Derek Nicol for Flying Music in association
with Adrian Grant for Key Concerts.

Thriller Live‘s producers have teamed up with the Whatsonstage.com Theatre Club
to offer new and renewing members a thrilling joining gift – a
completely FREE TICKET to see this spectacular concert, created to
celebrate the career of the world’s greatest entertainer and
undisputed King of Pop.

– Matt Hannigan