Michael Jackson honoured at Lyric Theatre, London
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A memorial is to be erected at a West End theatre in London on the eve of the first anniversary of the death of US pop sensation **Michael Jackson**.
**Michael Jackson**, **King of Pop**, died last year just a week before he was due to perform 50 sell-out dates at London's O2 Arena.
The plaque will be unveiled on 24 June in the foyer of the [Lyric Theatre](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/56/Lyric-Theatre.aspx), where the show **Thriller Live** is currently playing.
It features a string of hits from Jackson's solo and Jackson 5 career.
Fans flocked to the theatre after Jackson's death on 25 June, and they created a shrine of candles, tributes, flowers and 40 books of condolence.
The ceremony for the plaque will be attended by **Britain's Got Talent** 2009 winners, dance group **Diversity**, who had been booked to appear at Jackson's **This Is It** London concerts.
[Thriller Live](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/666/Thriller-Live-tickets.aspx)'s cast will also attend the event and, before Friday night's performance, six of the youngsters who have played Jackson in the production will sing Speechless - The Tribute.
The song was originally recorded by Jackson and is being released this month in aid of War Child.
The show's executive director, **Adrian Grant**, said: "The sentiment behind the song, and what it now means to me in Michael's passing, truly reflects the emotions one feels due to his loss - those of sadness, but also remembering the joy he gave the world as we celebrate his life."
[source: BBC News Online]