As the show began, we were subjected to the absolute worst opening act I've ever had the displeasure of enduring; a DJ that had absolutely no clue what to say so he improvised, poorly. I thought his onslaught of bad jokes, verbal pauses, and unnecessary crotch grabs would never end. Finally, Hype 5-0 provided a welcomed break, albeit lengthy; but they were pretty good. When they were done, THE DJ RETURNED! Again, bad jokes, unnecessary crotch grabs…you get the point. Finally, he was done and we thought were about to see the main attraction. No, more Hype 5-0! Eventually, the madness ended and the star of the show came out. He hit the stage with huge intensity, and stopped still as a statue at the front of the stage, in the all too familiar Michael Jackson famous pose. After that great photo opportunity, the show went down hill. In my opinion, rule number one that an impersonator must follow is DON’T BREAK CHARACTER. Kenny Wizz broke character between every song. Even if his singing was up to par, which it wasn’t (even with his very obvious back-up track which he fell behind more than once), going back and forth between the two personalities was confusing and not enjoyable. So, if his singing wasn’t great, his dancing has to be, right? Not so much. The dancing was better than the singing but, for 50 dollars per ticket for someone billed as the best MJ impersonator in the world, not nearly good enough. So, if his singing and dancing weren’t that great, his show has to be, right? Not so much. Actually, the show may have been the most disappointing part of all. MJ’s show was full of special effects, excitement, and most of all, lots of people dancing. Mr. Wizz’s show lacked all of the above. There was one moment that could have made for a nice special effect. He did a dance which ended with respectfully laying a traditional MJ type hat and glove on a stool and a video of MJ’s life and career started playing. It would have been a really special moment but, THE AUDIO DIDN’T WORK! Ugh!!!! Come on, seriously?! You have an arena full of people who paid good money to come see a show, and you can’t even get the audio to work on a simple computer based slideshow? Unacceptable! As for excitement, the show provided none. The dancing seemed very much scripted. The backup dancers only appeared sporadically. MJ’s stage was full of dancers all the time unless he was doing a ballad in a dark auditorium, and he OWNED THE STAGE. Work on your stage presence and ownership, Mr. Wizz. The only reason we stayed until the end of the show was because I wanted to see and hear Thriller, which turned out to be one of the biggest disappointments of the night. So, the show was a giant disappointment and an even bigger waste of money. If there was some way I could get our money back, I would surely like to hear about it. The show was awkward, and it made me feel, at times, very uncomfortable even to be there. If this guy is the best, I won’t bother seeing any more. The venue was OK but the sound (which I assume is controlled by the venue) was very subpar. There were numerous microphone shreeks that could have broken glass. Bad, bad show.
