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This Is It; Cirque du Soleil

After all the media madness about Michael Jackson over all the years and decades, it comes as bittersweet news that he lives vividly in This Is It... I've checked out two Cirques recently, a movie called Cirque du Freaks and the Cirque du Soleil, which is back in town and playing under a big blue-and-yellow tent next to the Santa Monica Pier...

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By Joe Morgenstern • Oct 31, 2009 • 3m Listen

After all the media madness about Michael Jackson over all the years and decades, it comes as bittersweet news that he lives vividly in

This Is It...

I've checked out two Cirques recently, a movie called Cirque du Freaks and the Cirque du Soleil, which is back in town and playing under a big blue-and-yellow tent next to the Santa Monica Pier...

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    Joe Morgenstern

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