TIWT USA Today.

MONTREAL — There’s a moment in Cirque du Soleil’s “Immortal” show when the stage empties, the lights go down, and Michael Jackson’s “I’ll Be There” vocal gets the room to itself.

It’s an unusually quiet scene in a production that’s brimming with razzle-dazzle, and Cirque’s aerial artists return to the stage soon enough. But the message is poignant and clear: Jackson may not be around to perform, but there’s still plenty of showmanship left in the King of Pop.

Having premiered earlier this month for a Montreal audience that included the late star’s mother and three children, the $60-million “Immortal World Tour” will make its U.S. debut Saturday at Detroit’s Joe Louis Arena. The tour, which will include a December residency in Las Vegas, will wrap up its stateside run in July before heading overseas.

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