MJ |
Neil Simon Theatre
Opened on Broadway: February 1, 2022 Performances: 1,205 (as of 12/22/24) 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 Ayana Jackson...............Katherine Jackson Matthew Frederick Harris...Quincy Jones/Tito Jackson Nick T. Daly....................Jermaine Jackson Zachary Downer............Marlon Jackson Understudies: For Michael: Ilario Grant, 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 For Quincy/Tito: Blu Allen, John Edwards, Tre Frazier, Ramone Nelson Tour Cast: Jamaal Fields-Green 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 |
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.