Centered around the making of his 1992 Dangerous World Tour, and created by Tony Award®-winning Director/Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, MJ goes beyond the singular moves and signature sound of the star, offering a rare look at the creative mind and collaborative spirit that catapulted Jackson into legendary status.
Elijah Johnson who performs as MJ in MJ the Musical on Broadway says that he’s learned so much from choreographers Rich and Tone Talauega who started their careers as dancers for Michael. "I’ve been dancing for a long time, so I think I know how to do the Michael moves. And so much of the feedback has been from the [Talauega] brothers: "that’s pretty good, but you’re doing this wrong,’ or they’ll say, ‘It’s this foot, not that foot.’ But they gave me the space to nail down the moves." Tickets currently available now through January 5th, 2025 https://newyork.mjthemusical.com/
The Guardian on the MJ the Musical UK: "It’s Myles Frost, from the original show, who stands out. He has all the moves, and his feet slide along the floor as if it were slippery butter. He is scintillatingly elegant in the remastering of Billie Jean – complete with suitcase, sequined black jacket and sparkling glove – and his Thriller is thrilling, as it needs to be." Get tickets now through December 7th, 2024. #MJtheMusicalUK https://london.mjthemusical.com/tickets
MJ the Musical continues its Broadway run. Okayplayer writes that Elijah Rhea Johnson’s performance as MJ is an "unbelievable revelation. Johnson possesses an outstanding vocal range and jaw-dropping dance skills. There is a particular moment during the show when he hit a perfect Moonwalk and the crowd immediately erupted in thunderous applause. He also tore the house down with phenomenal performances of ‘They Don’t Care About Us’ and a raucous ‘Thriller’ rendition that will absolutely take your breath away." Find tickets available now through January 5, 2025. https://newyork.mjthemusical.com/
Denver Post’s theater critic on MJ the Musical’s US national touring company: "The Michaels are all that and a bag of chips. The beautiful trick that [Roman] Banks pulls off as the adult MJ is to embody, not merely mimic. Sure, the actor speaks in that soft voice, even when Michael is demanding something of his manager, his dancers, his agent. Yes, he robots and moonwalks. And still, Banks brings an aura that is his own." Find MJ the Musical in your city through August of 2025: https://tour.mjthemusical.com/schedule/ #MJtheMusicalTour
Two years on Broadway and counting! Tickets for the Tony Award winning MJ the Musical are currently available through Jan 5, 2025. Washington Post theater critic Peter Marks hailed MJ as "a riveting, adrenaline rush of a show" and "a dance musical of the first rank." Get tickets: https://newyork.mjthemusical.com/tickets/
