MJ
Neil Simon Theatre

Opened on Broadway: February 1, 2022
Performances: 1,630 (as of 12/28/25)

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:
Matte Martinez.............................................Michael Jackson (Roman Banks is Michael on Friday & Saturday Evenings until 2/15/26)
Apollo Levine..............................................Joe Jackson/Rob
Bailey McCall...............................................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, Deaundre' Woods

For Joe/Rob: Tre Frazier, Matthew Frederick Harris, Tyrone Reese, Antoine L. Smith

For Rachel: Dasia Amos, Carole Denise Jones, Nyla Sostre

For Alejandro: Nick T. Daly, Ryan Steele, Ryan VanDenBoom

For Berry/Nick: Blu Allen, John Edwards, Tre Frazier, Tyrone Reese

For Dave: Blu Allen, Nick T. Daly, Tyrone Reese, Ryan VanDenBoom

For Katherine: Dasia Amos, Carole Denise Jones, Nyla Sostre
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For Quincy/Tito: Blu Allen, Nick T. Daly, John Edwards, Tre Frazier, Sheldon Henry, Tyrone Reese

Tour Cast:
Jordan Markus as Michael Jackson
Devin Bowles as Joe Jackson/Rob
Cecilia Petrush as Rachel
Kevin Cruz as Alejandro
J. Daughtry as Berry Gordy/Nick
Jed Resnick as Dave
Treston J. Henderson as Jackie Jackson
Rajane Katurah as Katherine Jackson
Michael Nero 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.