“We are all very clear that we don’t want this to be a concert or an impersonation show,” Wheeldon said, in an earlier interview with the Tribune. “We want it to be a portrait of the artist, a man of contradictions that contained so much beauty. A life like Michael’s was so rich, dense and troubled. But there were these moments of great lightness. We are interested in celebrating Michael, and in breaking down his songs and really listening to them.”