Starting late next year, Cirque du Soleil will put on a live touring show featuring the songs of the King of Pop. That will be followed by a permanent production in Las Vegas in 2012 at a property owned by MGM Mirage Inc. The casino company did not say which venue will host the Michael Jackson show.

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