MJ
Neil Simon Theatre

Opened on Broadway: February 1, 2022
Performances: 1,406 (as of 6/15/25)

Director & Choreographer: Christopher Wheeldon
Book: Lynn Nottage
Music & Lyrics: Michael Jackson
​Runtime: 2hr. 30min. (1 Intermission)

Opening Night Cast:
Myles Frost..............................................Michael Jackson
Quentin Earl Darrington........................Joe Jackson/Rob
Whitney Bashor.......................................Rachel
Gabriel Ruiz.............................................Alejandro
Antoine L. Smith......................................Berry Gordy/Nick
Joey Sorge...............................................Dave
John Edwards..........................................Jackie Jackson
Ayana George..........................................Katherine Jackson
Apollo Levine...........................................Quincy Jones/Tito Jackson
Lamont Walker II.......................................Jermaine Jackson
Zelig Williams............................................Marlon Jackson

Current Cast:
Elijah Rhea Johnson...................................Michael Jackson
Apollo Levine..............................................Joe Jackson/Rob
Whitney Bashor...........................................Rachel
Gabriel Ruiz.................................................Alejandro
Antoine L. Smith.........................................Berry Gordy/Nick
Joey Sorge..................................................Dave
John Edwards.............................................Jackie Jackson
Sasha Allen..................................................Katherine Jackson
Matthew Frederick Harris..........................Quincy Jones/Tito Jackson
Nick T. Daly..................................................Jermaine Jackson
Zachary Downer..........................................Marlon Jackson

Understudies:
For Michael: Brett Gray, Sage Lee, Matte Martinez

For Joe/Rob: Tre Frazier, Matthew Frederick Harris, David Hughey, Antonine L. Smith

For Rachel: Bre Jackson, Carole Denise Jones, Nyla Sostre

For Alejandro: Tre Frazier, Ryan Steele, Ryan VanDenBoom

For Berry/Nick: Blu Allen, John Edwards, David Hughey, Ramone Nelson

For Dave: Blu Allen, Tre Frazier, David Hughey, Ramone Nelson, Ryan VanDenBoom

For Katherine: Bre Jackson, Carole Denise Jones, Nyla Sostre
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For Quincy/Tito: Blu Allen, John Edwards, Tre Frazier, Ramone Nelson

Tour Cast:
Jordan Markus as Michael Jackson
Devin Bowles as Joe Jackson/Rob
Cecilia Petrush as Rachel
Anthony J. Garcia as Alejandro
J. Daughtry as Berry Gordy/Nick
Jed Resnick as Dave
Jay McKenzie as Jackie Jackson
Anastasia Talley as Katherine Jackson
Josh A. Dawson as Quincy Jones/Tito Jackson
Avilon Trust Tate as Jermaine Jackson
​Brion Marquis Watson as Marlon Jackson

West End Cast: 
Jamaal Fields Green as Michael Jackson
Matt Mills as Joe Jackson/Rob
Philippa Stefani as Rachel
Matt Gonsalves as Alejandro
Joshua C. Jackson as Berry Gordy/Nick
Michael Conley as Dave
Tavio Wright as Jackie Jackson
Koko Alexandra as Katherine Jackson
Rohan Pinnock-Hamilton as Quincy Jones/Tito Jackson
Wilson Kiiru as Jermaine Jackson
Buna McCreery-Njie as Marlon Jackson
Synopsis:
MJ is the electrifying new Broadway musical that takes audiences inside the creative process of one of the greatest entertainers in history. Featuring over 25 of Michael Jackson’s biggest hits, MJ allows us to rediscover the man in the mirror – with an explosion of music and theatricality as unforgettable as the artist himself.