MJ |
Neil Simon Theatre
Opened on Broadway: February 1, 2022 Performances: 917 (as of 4/14/24) 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: Blu Allen, Ilario Grant, Matte Martinez For Joe/Rob: Blu Allen, Michael Harmon, David Hughie, D. Jerome, Brandon Whitmore For Rachel: Dasia Amos, Bre Jackson, Carole Denise Jones, Sarah Sigman For Alejandro: Blu Allen, Michael Harmon, David Hughie, D. Jerome, Brandon Whitmore For Berry/Nick: Blu Allen, Michael Harmon, David Hughie, D. Jerome, Brandon Whitmore For Dave: Blu Allen, Michael Harmon, David Hughie, D. Jerome, Brandon Whitmore For Katherine: Dasia Amos, Bre Jackson, Carole Denise Jones, Sarah Sigman For Quincy/Tito: Blu Allen, Michael Harmon, David Hughie, D. Jerome, Brandon Whitmore Tour Cast: Roman Banks as Michael Jackson Devin Bowles as Joe Jackson/Rob Mary Kate Moore as Rachel Da'von T. Moody as Alejandro J. Daughtry as Berry Gordy/Nick Matt Loehr as Dave Jay McKenzie as Jackie Jackson Anastasia Talley as Katherine Jackson Josh A. Dawson as Quincy Jones/Tito Jackson Jacobi Kai as Jermaine Jackson Bryce A. Holmes 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.
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.