MusicalOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Feb 01, 2022
Closing Date
1st Preview
Dec 06, 2021
1st Preview
Dec 06, 2021
Previews
39
Performances (as of Apr 14, 2024)
917
MusicalOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Neil Simon Theatre
(Feb 01, 2022 - Present)

Setting
A Rehearsal Studio, Los Angeles. 1992.

Media
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Book by Lynn Nottage; Music orchestrated by David Holcenberg and Jason Michael Webb; Music arranged by David Holcenberg and Jason Michael Webb; Musical Director: Jason Michael Webb; Featuring songs by Michael Jackson, Dallas Austin, Bruce Swedien, René Moore, Berry Gordy, Alphonso J. Mizell, Frederick J. Perren, Deke Richards, Dave Jackson Rich, Elmar Krohn, Michael Jackson Clark, Hans Kampschroer, Thomas Meyer, Jackie Jackson, Richard Rodgers, Harold Edward Davis, Donald Eddie Fletcher, Weldon Dean Parks, Charlie Smalls, Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, Anthony Jackson, John Bettis, Steven M. Porcaro, Stevie Wonder, Susaye Greene, Willie M. Hutchinson, Bob West, Teddy Riley, Glen Ballard, Siedah Garrett, William Hart, Thomas Bell, Babatunde Olatunji, James Brown, Rod Temperton, Tom Bahler, O'Kelly Isley, Jr., Rudolph Isley, Ronald Isley, Terry Lewis, James Harris, Gary Jackson, Raynard Miner and Carl William Smith; Featuring songs with lyrics by Michael Jackson, Dallas Austin, Bruce Swedien, René Moore, Berry Gordy, Alphonso J. Mizell, Frederick J. Perren, Deke Richards, Dave Jackson Rich, Elmar Krohn, Michael Jackson Clark, Hans Kampschroer, Thomas Meyer, Jackie Jackson, Oscar Hammerstein II, Harold Edward Davis, Donald Eddie Fletcher, Weldon Dean Parks, Charlie Smalls, Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, Anthony Jackson, John Bettis, Steven M. Porcaro, Stevie Wonder, Susaye Greene, Willie M. Hutchinson, Bob West, Teddy Riley, Glen Ballard, Siedah Garrett, William Hart, Thomas Bell, Babatunde Olatunji, James Brown, Rod Temperton, Tom Bahler, O'Kelly Isley, Jr., Rudolph Isley, Ronald Isley, Terry Lewis, James Harris, Gary Jackson, Raynard Miner and Carl William Smith
Directed by Christopher Wheeldon; Choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon; Michael Jackson Movement by Rich + Tone Talauega; Associate Director: Dontee Kiehn; Associate Choreographer: Michael Balderrama; Second Associate Choreographer: Martha Nichols
Scenic Design by Derek McLane; Costume Design by Paul Tazewell; Lighting Design by Natasha Katz; Sound Design by Gareth Owen; Projection Design by Peter Nigrini; Hair and Wig Design by Charles LaPointe; Make-Up Design by Joe Dulude II; Associate Scenic Design: Erica Hemminger; Associate Costume Design: Christine Meyers; Associate Lighting Design: Craig Stelzenmuller; Associate Sound Design: Russell Godwin and Josh Liebert; Associate Projection Design: Kate Ducey; Associate Wig Design: Chia Chia Feng; Assistant Scenic Design: Matthew Buttrey, Mike Kaukl and Grace Laubaucher; Assistant Costume Design: Keanna Cherie, Sarafina Bush, Jahise LeBoeuf, Susan Makkoo and Clare Wasserman; Assistant Lighting Design: Kirk Fitzgerald; Assistant Projection Design: Brittany Bland; Assistant Wig Design: Nicholas Parrish; Assistant Make-Up Design: Kim Weber; Moving Light Programmer: Alex Fogel
Executive Producer: Michael David; General Manager: Bespoke Theatricals; Company Manager: Mike McLinden; Associate Gen. Mgr: Kate Egan; Associate Co. Mgr: Shayla Pierce
Production Manager: Juniper Street Productions, Inc.; Production Stage Manager: Julia Jones; Stage Manager: Matthew Lacey; Assistant Stage Mgr: Tiffany N. Robinson and Bailey Saxe
Musical Supervisor: David Holcenberg; Musical Coordinator: John Miller; Conducted by Jason Michael Webb; Associate Conductor: Michael O. Mitchell; Assistant Conductor: Sean Mayes; Keyboards: Jason Michael Webb and Michael O. Mitchell; Guitars: Alex Nolan and Jeffrey Lee Campbell; Bass: Chelton Grey; Drums: Andrew Atkinson; Percussion: Wilson Torres; Reeds: Brandon Wright and Jason Curry; Trumpets/Flugelhorns: Tony Kadleck and Brian Pareschi; Trombone: Danny Hall; Music Copying: Matt Meckes; Electronic Music Design: Strange Cranium, Billy Jay Stein and Hiro Iida; Additional Synth and Drum Programming: Fuso Murase
Casting: The Telsey Office and Rachel Hoffman, CSA; Press Representative: DKC/O&M; Advertising & Marketing: SpotCo; Digital Marketing: Situation Interactive; Dance Captain: Raymond Baynard and Kamille Upshaw; Fight Captain: Ryan VanDenBoom; Dialect Coach: Kate Wilson; Physical Movement Coordinator: Lorenzo Pisoni; Intimacy Coordinator: Teniece Divya Johnson; Multicultural Marketing/Outreach: REALEMN Productions LLC. and Walk Tall Girl Productions; Marketing Consultant: Antonio Marion; Production Video: Asher Robinson; Associate Production Video: Chelsea Zalikowski; Photographer: Matthew Murphy
Myles Frost
Broadway debut
MJ
Dec 06, 2021 - Apr 02, 2023
Rachel
Dec 06, 2021 - Jul 09, 2023
Rob/Joseph Jackson
Dec 06, 2021 - Dec 04, 2022
Tavon Olds-Sample
Broadway debut
Tour Singer
Dec 06, 2021 - May 07, 2023
 
Michael
Dec 06, 2021 - May 07, 2023
 
Isley Brother (dancer)
Dec 06, 2021 - May 07, 2023
Gabriel Ruiz
Broadway debut
Alejandro
Little Michael
Dec 06, 2021 - Jun 26, 2022
Alternate
Christian Wilson
Broadway debut
Little Michael
Dec 06, 2021 - Sep 03, 2023
Alternate
Tour Dancer
Dec 06, 2021 - Dec 11, 2022
 
Randy Jackson
Dec 06, 2021 - Dec 11, 2022
 
Jackie Wilson (dancer)
Dec 06, 2021 - Dec 11, 2022
Little Marlon
Dec 06, 2021 - Jul 10, 2022
Tour Singer
? - Feb 11, 2024
 
Jackie Jackson
? - Feb 11, 2024
 
James Brown (vocal)
? - Feb 11, 2024
Ayana George
Broadway debut
Kate
 
Katherine Jackson
Tour Dancer
 
Soul Train Dancer
Apollo Levine
Broadway debut
Tour Singer
Dec 06, 2021 - Dec 04, 2022
 
Tito Jackson
Dec 06, 2021 - Dec 04, 2022
 
Quincy Jones
Dec 06, 2021 - Dec 04, 2022
 
Jackie Wilson (vocal)
Dec 06, 2021 - Dec 04, 2022
Carina-Kay Louchiey
Broadway debut
Tour Dancer
 
Suzanne de Passe
 
Isley Brother (dancer)
Tour Dancer
 
Isley Brother (dancer)
 
Nicholas Brother
Kyle Robinson
Broadway debut
Tour Dancer
 
Fred Astaire
 
Berry Gordy
 
Don Cornelius
 
Doctor
Dave
Tour Dancer
 
Bob Fosse
 
Newscaster
Lamont Walker II
Broadway debut
Keith
Dec 06, 2021 - Jan 15, 2023
 
Jermaine Jackson
Dec 06, 2021 - Jan 15, 2023
 
Isley Brother (vocal)
Dec 06, 2021 - Jan 15, 2023
Tour Dancer
 
Marlon Jackson
 
James Brown (dancer)
 
Nicholas Brother
Understudies: Devin Trey Campbell (Little Michael), John Edwards (Nick, Berry Gordy), Wonza Johnson (Rob/Joseph Jackson, Alejandro, Nick, Berry Gordy, Dave), Oyoyo Joi (Rachel), Apollo Levine (Rob/Joseph Jackson, Nick, Berry Gordy), Renni Anthony Magee (Little Marlon), Ramone Nelson (Nick, Berry Gordy, Dave), Aramie Payton (MJ, Michael), Kyle Robinson (Alejandro, Dave), Walter Russell III (Little Marlon), Antoine L. Smith (Rob/Joseph Jackson), Kamille Upshaw (Rachel), Ryan VanDenBoom (Alejandro), Lamont Walker II (MJ, Michael), Zelig Williams (Michael, Little Marlon), Christian Wilson (Little Marlon) and Darius Wright (MJ)
Elijah Rhea Johnson
Broadway debut
MJ
Apr 04, 2023 - ?
Rachel
Jan 03, 2024 - ?
Little Marlon
Sep 05, 2023 - ?
Little Michael
Sep 06, 2023 - ?
Alternate
Jackson Hayes
Broadway debut
Little Michael
Dec 01, 2023 - ?
Alternate
Rob/Joseph Jackson
Dec 06, 2022 - ?
Tour Singer
Jun 13, 2023 - ?
 
Michael
Jun 13, 2023 - ?
 
Isley Brother (dancer)
Jun 13, 2023 - ?
Gabriel Ruiz
Broadway debut
Alejandro
Kate
Jan 03, 2024 - ?
 
Katherine Jackson
Jan 03, 2024 - ?
Tour Dancer
Dec 13, 2022 - ?
 
Randy Jackson
Dec 13, 2022 - ?
 
Jackie Wilson (dancer)
Dec 13, 2022 - ?
Nick T. Daly
Broadway debut
Keith
Sep 26, 2023 - ?
 
Jermaine Jackson
Sep 26, 2023 - ?
 
Isley Brother (vocal)
Sep 26, 2023 - ?
Tour Dancer
Jan 09, 2024 - ?
 
Marlon Jackson
Jan 09, 2024 - ?
 
James Brown (dancer)
Jan 09, 2024 - ?
 
Nicholas Brother
Jan 09, 2024 - ?
Tour Singer
 
Jackie Jackson
 
James Brown (vocal)
Tour Dancer
 
Soul Train Dancer
Tour Singer
Dec 13, 2022 - ?
 
Tito Jackson
Dec 13, 2022 - ?
 
Quincy Jones
Dec 13, 2022 - ?
 
Jackie Wilson (vocal)
Dec 13, 2022 - ?
Carina-Kay Louchiey
Broadway debut
Tour Dancer
 
Suzanne de Passe
 
Isley Brother (dancer)
Tour Dancer
 
Isley Brother (dancer)
 
Nicholas Brother
Kyle Robinson
Broadway debut
Tour Dancer
 
Fred Astaire
 
Berry Gordy
 
Don Cornelius
 
Doctor
Dave
Tour Dancer
 
Bob Fosse
 
Newscaster
Standby: Ilario Grant (MJ, Michael) and Matte Martinez (MJ, Michael)
Understudies: Blu Allen (Tito Jackson, Quincy Jones, Nick, Berry Gordy, Dave), Jace Bently (Little Michael), Max Chambers (Little Marlon), Tré Frazier (Rob/Joseph Jackson, Tito Jackson, Quincy Jones, Alejandro, Nick, Berry Gordy, Dave), Ilario Grant (Michael), Matthew Frederick Harris (Rob/Joseph Jackson), Jackson Hayes (Little Marlon), David Hughey (Nick, Berry Gordy, Dave, Rob/Joseph Jackson), Bre Jackson (Rachel, Kate, Katherine Jackson), Carole Denise Jones (Rachel, Kate, Katherine Jackson), Carina-Kay Louchiey (Kate, Katherine Jackson), Matte Martinez (Michael), Kyle Robinson (Alejandro, Dave), Antoine L. Smith (Rob/Joseph Jackson), Ryan VanDenBoom (Alejandro, Dave) and Brandon Whitmore (Little Marlon)

Neil Simon Theatre (Feb 01, 2022 - Present)

Global Associate Director: Dontee Kiehn; Global Associate Choreographer: Michael Balderrama; Assistant Director: Victoria Davidjohn
Associate Make-Up Design: Suki Tsujimoto (Jun 13, 2023 - ?)
Associate Co. Mgr: Elizabeth Rublein (Jun 21, 2022 - ?) and Joshua Grace (Sep 06, 2022 - Oct 02, 2022); Company Manager: Carol M. Oune; Assistant Co. Mgr: Joshua Grace (Oct 04, 2022 - Sep 10, 2023) and Joshua Grace (Sep 12, 2023 - ?); General Manager: Kate Egan; Associate Gen. Mgr: Lisa Jaeger
Production Stage Manager: Thomas Recktenwald (Apr 18, 2023 - ?) and Gregory T. Livoti (Feb 2024 - ?); Stage Manager: Mary MacLeod (Sep 13, 2022 - ?) and Libby Unsworth (Feb 2024 - ?); Assistant Stage Mgr: Ayisha Hunt (Jun 13, 2023 - ?), Stormy Weather Lambert and Sheryl Polancos (Jan 2024 - ?)
Bass Synth Programming: Chelton Grey; Associate Musical Supervisor: Rick Hip-Flores
Dance Captain: Kali May Grinder (Dec 06, 2022 - ?); Assistant Dance Captain: Kali May Grinder (Mar 15, 2022 - Dec 04, 2022) and Michael Harmon; Fight direction by Apollo Levine (Aug 23, 2022 - Dec 30, 2022); Casting: Lindsay Levine, CSA; Intimacy Director: Teniece Divya Johnson

Cast

Elijah Rhea Johnson
Broadway debut
MJ
Apr 04, 2023 - ?
Rachel
Jan 03, 2024 - ?
Little Marlon
Sep 05, 2023 - ?
Little Michael
Sep 06, 2023 - ?
Alternate
Little Michael
Jan 31, 2023 - Nov 2023
Alternate
Tour Singer
May 09, 2023 - Jun 11, 2023
 
Michael
May 09, 2023 - Jun 11, 2023
 
Isley Brother (dancer)
May 09, 2023 - Jun 11, 2023
Jackson Hayes
Broadway debut
Little Michael
Dec 01, 2023 - ?
Alternate
Little Michael
Jun 28, 2022 - Jan 29, 2023
Alternate
Rob/Joseph Jackson
Dec 06, 2022 - ?
Rachel
Jul 11, 2023 - Dec 30, 2023
Tour Singer
Jun 13, 2023 - ?
 
Michael
Jun 13, 2023 - ?
 
Isley Brother (dancer)
Jun 13, 2023 - ?
Little Marlon
Jul 12, 2022 - Sep 03, 2023
Kate
Jan 03, 2024 - ?
 
Katherine Jackson
Jan 03, 2024 - ?
Tour Dancer
Dec 13, 2022 - ?
 
Randy Jackson
Dec 13, 2022 - ?
 
Jackie Wilson (dancer)
Dec 13, 2022 - ?
Nick T. Daly
Broadway debut
Keith
Sep 26, 2023 - ?
 
Jermaine Jackson
Sep 26, 2023 - ?
 
Isley Brother (vocal)
Sep 26, 2023 - ?
Tour Dancer
Jan 09, 2024 - ?
 
Marlon Jackson
Jan 09, 2024 - ?
 
James Brown (dancer)
Jan 09, 2024 - ?
 
Nicholas Brother
Jan 09, 2024 - ?
Tour Singer
 
Jackie Jackson
 
James Brown (vocal)
Tour Singer
Dec 13, 2022 - ?
 
Tito Jackson
Dec 13, 2022 - ?
 
Quincy Jones
Dec 13, 2022 - ?
 
Jackie Wilson (vocal)
Dec 13, 2022 - ?
Kate
? - Dec 30, 2023
 
Katherine Jackson
? - Dec 30, 2023
Bryson Jacobi Jackson
Broadway debut
Keith
Jan 16, 2023 - Mar 26, 2023
 
Jermaine Jackson
Jan 16, 2023 - Mar 26, 2023
 
Isley Brother (vocal)
Jan 16, 2023 - Mar 26, 2023
Isley Brother (dancer)
Aug 16, 2022 - Nov 27, 2022
 
Suzanne de Passe
Aug 16, 2022 - Nov 27, 2022
 
Tour Dancer
Aug 16, 2022 - Nov 27, 2022
Jermaine Jackson
Mar 28, 2023 - Sep 24, 2023
 
Keith
Mar 28, 2023 - Sep 24, 2023
 
Isley Brother (vocal)
Mar 28, 2023 - Sep 24, 2023
Standby: Jamaal Fields-Green (MJ, Michael), Ilario Grant (MJ, Michael), Matte Martinez (MJ, Michael) and Aramie Payton (MJ, Michael)
Understudies: Blu Allen (Tito Jackson, Quincy Jones, Nick, Berry Gordy, Dave), Jace Bently (Little Michael), Max Chambers (Little Marlon), John Edwards (Tito Jackson, Quincy Jones), Jamaal Fields-Green (Michael), Tré Frazier (Rob/Joseph Jackson, Tito Jackson, Quincy Jones, Alejandro, Nick, Berry Gordy, Dave), Ilario Grant (Michael), Bane Griffith (Little Marlon), Matthew Frederick Harris (Rob/Joseph Jackson), Jackson Hayes (Little Marlon), David Hughey (Nick, Berry Gordy, Dave, Rob/Joseph Jackson), Bre Jackson (Rachel, Kate, Katherine Jackson), Wonza Johnson (Tito Jackson, Quincy Jones), Oyoyo Joi (Kate, Katherine Jackson), Carole Denise Jones (Rachel, Kate, Katherine Jackson), Carina-Kay Louchiey (Kate, Katherine Jackson), Matte Martinez (Michael), Harris Matthew (Tito Jackson, Quincy Jones), Janayé McAlpine (Kate, Katherine Jackson), Ramone Nelson (Tito Jackson, Quincy Jones, Tito Jackson, Quincy Jones, Nick, Berry Gordy, Dave), Walter Russell III (Little Michael), Ryan VanDenBoom (Dave), Lamont Walker II (Michael) and Brandon Whitmore (Little Marlon)
Bad
(music by Michael Jackson; lyrics by Michael Jackson)
Beat It
(music by Michael Jackson; lyrics by Michael Jackson)
Billie Jean
(music by Michael Jackson; lyrics by Michael Jackson)
Black or White
(music by Michael Jackson; lyrics by Michael Jackson)
Can You Feel It
(music by Michael Jackson and Jackie Jackson; lyrics by Michael Jackson and Jackie Jackson)
Climb Ev'ry Mountain
(music by Richard Rodgers; lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II)
Don't Stop Til You Get Enough
(music by Michael Jackson; lyrics by Michael Jackson)
Earth Song
(music by Michael Jackson; lyrics by Michael Jackson)
Ease on Down the Road
(music by Charlie Smalls; lyrics by Charlie Smalls)
For the Love of Money
(music by Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff and Anthony Jackson; lyrics by Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff and Anthony Jackson)
Human Nature
(music by John Bettis and Steven M. Porcaro; lyrics by John Bettis and Steven M. Porcaro)
I Can't Help It
(music by Susaye Greene and Stevie Wonder; lyrics by Susaye Greene and Stevie Wonder)
LA LA Means I Love You
(music by Thomas Bell and William Hart; lyrics by Thomas Bell and William Hart)
Man in the Mirror
(music by Glen Ballard and Siedah Garrett; lyrics by Glen Ballard and Siedah Garrett)
Money
(music by Michael Jackson; lyrics by Michael Jackson)
Oyin Momo Ado
(music by Babatunde Olatunji; lyrics by Babatunde Olatunji)
Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
(music by James Brown; lyrics by James Brown)
Price of Fame
(music by Michael Jackson; lyrics by Michael Jackson)
Rock With You
(music by Rod Temperton; lyrics by Rod Temperton)
She's Out of My Life
(music by Tom Bahler; lyrics by Tom Bahler)
Smooth Criminal
(music by Michael Jackson; lyrics by Michael Jackson)
Stranger in Moscow
(music by Michael Jackson; lyrics by Michael Jackson)
Tabloid Junkie
(music by James Harris, Michael Jackson and Terry Lewis; lyrics by James Harris, Michael Jackson and Terry Lewis)
The Sound of Philadelphia Soul Train Theme Song
(music by Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff and Anthony Jackson; lyrics by Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff and Anthony Jackson)
The Way You Make Me Feel
(music by Michael Jackson; lyrics by Michael Jackson)
They Don't Care About Us
(music by Michael Jackson; lyrics by Michael Jackson)
Thriller
(music by Rod Temperton; lyrics by Rod Temperton)
Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
(music by Michael Jackson; lyrics by Michael Jackson)
Workin' Day and Night
(music by Michael Jackson; lyrics by Michael Jackson)
You Can't Win
(music by Charlie Smalls; lyrics by Charlie Smalls)
Your Love Has Lifted Me (Higher & Higher)
(music by Gary Jackson, Raynard Miner and Carl William Smith; lyrics by Gary Jackson, Raynard Miner and Carl William Smith)

Tony Award®

 
 

Best Book of a Musical

2022 Nominee
Book by Lynn Nottage

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

2022 Winner
Myles Frost

Best Choreography

2022 Winner
Choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon
 

Best Direction of a Musical

2022 Nominee
Directed by Christopher Wheeldon
 

Best Orchestrations

2022 Nominee
Music orchestrated by David Holcenberg and Jason Michael Webb
 

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

2022 Nominee
Scenic Design by Derek McLane
Projection Design by Peter Nigrini
 

Best Costume Design of a Musical

2022 Nominee
Costume Design by Paul Tazewell

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

2022 Winner
Lighting Design by Natasha Katz

Best Sound Design of a Musical

2022 Winner
Sound Design by Gareth Owen

Drama Desk Award

 

Outstanding Actor in a Musical

2022 Nominee
Myles Frost
 

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical

2022 Nominee
Tavon Olds-Sample
 

Outstanding Choreography

2022 Nominee
Choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon , Rich + Tone Talauega and Michael Balderrama

Outstanding Orchestrations

2022 Winner
Music orchestrated by David Holcenberg and Jason Michael Webb

Outstanding Sound Design for a Musical

2022 Winner
Sound Design by Gareth Owen
 

Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical

2022 Nominee
Lighting Design by Natasha Katz
 

Outstanding Wig and Hair Design

2022 Nominee
Hair and Wig Design by Charles LaPointe

Theatre World

Award

2022 Recipient
Myles Frost
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