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MJ ON BROADWAY

December 8, 2021

Wanna be startin' somethin'? How about a run on Broadway.

Wanna be startin’ somethin’? How about a run on Broadway.  Previews have begun for MJ The Musical at Broadway’s Neil Simon Theatre with an opening night scheduled for 2/1. Delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, MJ was positioned to open in July 2020 and is finally lifting the curtain a year and a half later.

Myles Frost is making his Broadway debut as Jackson in the musical produced by Lia Vollack, John Branca and John McClain. Marty Bandier, Doug Morris and Sony Music are among those with investments in the production.

The show, written by Lynn Nottage and directed/choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon, centers on the creation of Jackson’s 1992 Dangerous World Tour. Jason Michael Webb and David Holcenberg handled the music.