Entertainment: Michael Lives Forever to Hit High Note on King of Pop’s Tribute in AC
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City. Photo by Meredith Winner, Mer-Made Photography.
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ATLANTIC CITY – Renowned Michael Jackson impersonator Rodrigo Teaser opened his Michael Lives Forever shows at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on Thursday (July 25) and the shows will run through Sunday.
The show will run on Friday at 8 p.m., and on Saturday and Sunday at 3 p.m. and 8 p,m.
This string of U.S. tour dates follows the success Michael Lives Forever has had as it has toured around the world in places like South America, Europe and Mexico being seen by over 500,000 fans to date.
Teaser takes being a Michael Jackson impersonator very seriously, not only singing his songs and doing his dance moves but being sure that each costume worn during a performance is meticulously replicated to be exactly what Michael had worn originally.
However, Rodrigo doesn’t just stop at dance moves, costumes and songs, he has gone above and beyond bringing on original members of Michael’s creative team to give fans a truly unique and first-of-its-kind chance to experience that could only be replicated by the King of Pop himself.
Specifically, Rodrigo brings Michael’s longtime choreographer Lavelle Smith, Michael’s backup singer Kevin Dorsey, followed by guitarist Jennifer Batten who fans will recognize from years of playing with Michael at events like the Super Bowl and more!
Teaser first started imitating Michael Jackson at the age of nine competing on local TV shows in Brazil. In 2005 Rodrigo was selected to be highlighted on Michael’s website as one of his top imitators and was asked to perform at a celebration party following his court case.
He was then invited to New York City to perform at “30 Years of Magic” an event that highlighted imitators from Latin America.
While back in Brazil Rodrigo was already starting to develop a name for himself as Michael Jackson impersonator sharing the start with some of the country’s top artists.
Following Michael’s passing in 2009 Rodrigo had the idea to put together a mega tribute show. This wasn’t going to just be him performing the songs and doing the dance moves, Rodrigo wanted to go all out, to replicate Michael’s live show using a live band, dancers, costumes, special effects, scenic lifts, LED screen and more.
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