That’s “Straight Up” gross.
Paula Abdul was seen sprinting through Midtown on Saturday evening — barefoot.
We’re told the former “American Idol” judge was running late for “MJ: The Musical.” So she whipped off her heels and hoofed it down 52nd Street in an inspiring if unsanitary bid to catch the curtain at the Neil Simon Theatre.
We’ll wait with bated breath to find out which of our most virulent homegrown communicable diseases she develops in the coming weeks.
And with polio apparently back on the menu, we really hope for her sake that the Michael Jackson jukebox musical lived up to its critical acclaim.
According to a spy, Abdul “made it into her seat seconds before the curtain went up.”
Meanwhile, we’re told that Beyoncé and Jay-Z arrived with their kids for the same performance — all wearing shoes.
In fact, the unrufflable pair showed up intentionally late so that they could be whisked into the auditorium in the dark so as not to create a scene.
We’re told all three stars leapt to their feet at the end of “Thriller,” and Abdul was heard shouting, “You killed it!” to Tony-winning star Myles Frost.
Sources say that after the performance, Bey, Jay and fam were rushed by security out to a waiting SUV, while an emotional Abdul spent time hugging and talking to each member of the cast.
The “Ain’t Never Gonna Give You Up” singer has a deep history with the King of Pop and his family.
She was discovered by the Jacksons while she was head choreographer for the Laker Girls, and they hired her to plot the moves for Janet Jackson videos.
Abdul then ran choreo for Michael’s Victory Tour in the early 1980s.
Madonna also recently went to watch the Broadway show, which tells the story of the troubled singer’s preparations for his legendary Dangerous tour in 1992.
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