Bay of Plenty Times
  • Bay of Plenty Times home
  • Latest news
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Property
  • Sport
  • Video
  • Death notices
  • Classifieds

Subscriptions

  • Herald Premium
  • Viva Premium
  • The Listener
  • BusinessDesk

Sections

  • Latest news
  • On The Up
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Property
    • All Property
    • Residential property listings
  • Rural
    • All Rural
    • Dairy farming
    • Sheep & beef farming
    • Horticulture
    • Animal health
    • Rural business
    • Rural life
    • Rural technology
  • Sport

Locations

  • Coromandel & Hauraki
  • Katikati
  • Tauranga
  • Mount Maunganui
  • Pāpāmoa
  • Te Puke
  • Whakatāne
  • Rotorua

Media

  • Video
  • Photo galleries
  • Today's Paper - E-Editions
  • Photo sales
  • Classifieds

Weather

  • Thames
  • Tauranga
  • Whakatāne
  • Rotorua

NZME Network

  • Advertise with NZME
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • BusinessDesk
  • Newstalk ZB
  • Sunlive
  • ZM
  • The Hits
  • Coast
  • Radio Hauraki
  • The Alternative Commentary Collective
  • Gold
  • Flava
  • iHeart Radio
  • Hokonui
  • Radio Wanaka
  • iHeartCountry New Zealand
  • Restaurant Hub
  • NZME Events

SubscribeSign In

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Home / Bay of Plenty Times

Review: King of Pop lives on

By Tara Childs
Bay of Plenty Times·
14 Feb, 2018 09:23 AM2 mins to read

Subscribe to listen

Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.
Already a subscriber?  Sign in here

Listening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.
‌
Save

    Share this article

A musical tribute and live concert: Experience MJ's greatest hits performed by multi-talented impersonator Dantanio.

Michael Jackson HISstory show, Baycourt, Tauranga

A musical tribute and live concert experience MJ's greatest hits performed by multi-talented impersonator Dantanio

If you are a child who grew up in the seventies or eighties, you'd know there was never a day that went by without hearing a Michael Jackson song on the radio. I never got the opportunity to see this amazing icon live but thanks to 'Dantanio' and Showtime Australia, the packed audience at Baycourt, Tauranga were able to experience the next best thing on Tuesday night.

Photo / Supplied
Photo / Supplied

Celebrating the music, the magic, the dance, and all the history of one of the world's greatest artists, the 'Michael Jackson HIStory tribute show' delivered the kind of theatrical finesse you would expect from an actual MJ performance. Dantanio owned the stage with the support of a live band made up of international talent and dancers.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

From 'Blame it on the Boogie', which had the audience on their feet, to being serenaded with hits like 'Ben' and 'She's Out Of My Life', Jackson's catalogue of smash hits were all delivered with superb professionalism.

'Human Nature' was mimicked to perfection as Dantanio wore the replica costume and performed the moves as the original video played behind him. It was hard to tell the difference!

Photo / Supplied
Photo / Supplied

My highlight was 'Beat It'. Alongside his talented dancers, he reminded me of my attempts to 'moonwalk' in my youth, something I still can't do.

A childhood dream come true for Dantanio, his performance showed his passion and a lifetime's dedication to emulating his idol. He engaged with the audience, dancing in the aisles with all the young and old 'MJ wannabes'. It was hard to stay seated.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

The 'Michael Jackson HIStory tribute show' continues to tour NZ until March. A must for music lovers of all ages.

Save

    Share this article

Latest from Bay of Plenty Times

Bay of Plenty Times

Eastern BoP mayors unite against council amalgamation

Bay of Plenty Times

'Mind-blowing': Chef's two-ingredient meringue breakthrough

Bay of Plenty Times

One critical, three seriously injured: BoP crash closes road


Sponsored

Solar bat monitors uncover secrets of Auckland’s night sky

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Latest from Bay of Plenty Times

Eastern BoP mayors unite against council amalgamation
Bay of Plenty Times

Eastern BoP mayors unite against council amalgamation

They argue amalgamation ignores Eastern Bay interests and priorities.

15 Jul 10:57 PM
'Mind-blowing': Chef's two-ingredient meringue breakthrough
Bay of Plenty Times

'Mind-blowing': Chef's two-ingredient meringue breakthrough

15 Jul 09:44 PM
One critical, three seriously injured: BoP crash closes road
Bay of Plenty Times

One critical, three seriously injured: BoP crash closes road

15 Jul 09:32 PM


Solar bat monitors uncover secrets of Auckland’s night sky
Sponsored

Solar bat monitors uncover secrets of Auckland’s night sky

06 Jul 09:47 PM
NZ Herald
  • About NZ Herald
  • Meet the journalists
  • Newsletters
  • Classifieds
  • Help & support
  • Contact us
  • House rules
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use
  • Competition terms & conditions
  • Our use of AI
Subscriber Services
  • Bay of Plenty Times e-edition
  • Manage your print subscription
  • Manage your digital subscription
  • Subscribe to Herald Premium
  • Subscribe to the Bay of Plenty Times
  • Gift a subscription
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Subscription terms & conditions
  • Promotions and subscriber benefits
NZME Network
  • Bay of Plenty Times
  • The New Zealand Herald
  • The Northland Age
  • The Northern Advocate
  • Waikato Herald
  • Rotorua Daily Post
  • Hawke's Bay Today
  • Whanganui Chronicle
  • Viva
  • NZ Listener
  • Newstalk ZB
  • BusinessDesk
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • iHeart Radio
  • Restaurant Hub
NZME
  • About NZME
  • NZME careers
  • Advertise with NZME
  • Digital self-service advertising
  • Book your classified ad
  • Photo sales
  • NZME Events
  • © Copyright 2025 NZME Publishing Limited
TOP