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Go Backstage at Broadway's MJ the Musical in These Exclusive Photos
Elijah Rhea Johnson currently stars in the title role at the Neil Simon Theatre.
Elijah Rhea Johnson backstage at MJ the Musical
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Detroit native Elijah Rhea Johnson stepped into the leading role of Michael Jackson in MJ the Musical April 4 at the Neil Simon Theatre , marking his Broadway debut.
Johnson, who helped develop the role of Middle Michael throughout the workshop process of MJ ,
succeeded Myles Frost , who played his final performance April 2. (Frost
made history last year, becoming the youngest individual actor to win a
Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical.)
Go backstage of the hit musical with Johnson and other MJ company members in the exclusive photos below:
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Elijah Rhea Johnson backstage at MJ the Musical
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Elijah Rhea Johnson backstage at MJ the Musical
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Elijah Rhea Johnson backstage at MJ the Musical
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Elijah Rhea Johnson backstage at MJ the Musical
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Elijah Rhea Johnson backstage at MJ the Musical
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Elijah Rhea Johnson backstage at MJ the Musical
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Tavon Olds-Sample backstage at MJ the Musical
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Apollo Levine backstage at MJ the Musical
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Christian Wilson backstage at MJ the Musical
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Kamille Upshaw backstage at MJ the Musical
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Company backstage at MJ the Musical
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Whitney Bashor and Joey Sorge backstage at MJ the Musical
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Sarah Sigman and Brandon Whitmore backstage at MJ the Musical
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Joey Sorge backstage at MJ the Musical
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Wonza Johnson backstage at MJ the Musical
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Gabriel Ruiz backstage at MJ the Musical
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Carole Denise Jones backstage at MJ the Musical
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Whitney Bashor backstage at MJ the Musical
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Michelle Mercedes backstage at MJ the Musical
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Ayana Jackson backstage at MJ the Musical
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Elijah Rhea Johnson backstage at MJ the Musical
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Elijah Rhea Johnson backstage at MJ the Musical
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Elijah Rhea Johnson backstage at MJ the Musical
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Elijah Rhea Johnson backstage at MJ the Musical
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Tavon Olds-Sample backstage at MJ the Musical
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Bane Griffith and Walter Russell III backstage at MJ the Musical
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Joey Sorge backstage at MJ the Musical
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Kali May Grinder backstage at MJ the Musical
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Antoine Smith backstage at MJ the Musical
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Kyle R. Robinson backstage at MJ the Musical
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Apollo Levine backstage at MJ the Musical
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Company backstage at MJ the Musical
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Matthew Frederick Harris backstage at MJ the Musical
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Ayana Jackson and Walter Russell III backstage at MJ the Musical
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MJ , which began previews December 6, 2021, prior to an official opening February 1, 2022, features a book by two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn
Nottage and a score made up of some of the most popular songs in
recording history. Tony Award winner Christopher Wheeldon directs and choreographs.
The musical also has sets by Derek McLane , lighting by Natasha Katz ,
costumes by Paul Tazewell , sound design by Gareth Owen , projection
design by Peter Nigrini , hair and wig design by Charles LaPointe, music
direction by Jason Michael Webb , musical supervision by David
Holcenberg, and orchestrations by Holcenberg and Webb. Casting is by
Rachel Hoffman of The Telsey Office .
The show took home four 2022 Tony Awards in total, including Best
Choreography, Best Lighting Design in a Musical, and Best Sound Design
in a Musical.
Read more about the hit musical in the Playbill Vault .