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MJ
Aug12

Back by overwhelming demand, the multiple Tony Award®-winning musical MJ is making a victorious return to Chicago. Created by Tony Award-winning Director/Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, MJ goes beyond Michael Jackson’s singular moves and signature sound, offering a rare glimpse at the making of the 1992 Dangerous World Tour. Don’t miss your chance to experience the show that’s electrifying sold-out crowds on Broadway; in cities across North America; London’s West End; Hamburg, Germany; and Sydney, Australia once again at the James M. Nederlander Theatre in August 2025.

The MJ creative team features Scenic Design by two-time Tony and Emmy Award winner Derek McLane, Lighting Design by seven-time Tony Award winner Natasha Katz, Costume Design by Tony and Emmy Award winner Paul Tazewell, Sound Design by Tony Award winner Gareth Owen, Projection Design by two-time Tony Award nominee Peter Nigrini, Hair & Wig Design by two-time Emmy Award nominee Charles G. LaPointe and Makeup Design by Emmy nominee Joe Dulude II. The creative team also features Musical Supervision by Tony Award nominee David Holcenberg, Orchestrations and Arrangements by David Holcenberg and Tony Award winner Jason Michael Webb, and Music Direction by Nathanael Wilkerson and Jason Yarcho. Casting by The Telsey Office / Rachel Hoffman, CSA, Lindsay Levine, CSA

THE FOUR-TIME TONY AWARD-WINNING HIT!
“A RIVETING ADRENALINE RUSH!” – THE WASHINGTON POST
“MJ DELIVERS THE THRILLS” – THE NEW YORK TIMES
“UTTERLY ELECTRIC!” – CHICAGO TRIBUNE
“A JAW-DROPPING SPECTACLE!” – CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
“MJ IS A RUNAWAY HIT!” – THE WASHINGTON POST
“ELEGANT, POIGNANT AND JAW-DROPPING. MJ WOWS!” – THE DENVER POST


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