When “MJ: The Musical” meets “The Producers” … you get slightly one thing like this.
John Branca — one of many guys behind Broadway’s greatest spectacle proper now — went backstage Friday night time to fulfill the present’s lead star … Myles Frost, who performs Michael. That they had a cool little photo-op second collectively — flashing smiles and searching sharp.
‘MJ’ has been taking part in since earlier this February — after numerous delays, because of COVID — and to date … it is a smash hit. Not solely has it been commercially profitable, but it surely has sat nicely with critics too … even snagging a handful of Tonys this 12 months, together with for Frost.
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He received Greatest Actor in a Musical — and ‘MJ’ has received some technical Tonys too, similar to Greatest Choreography, Greatest Lighting Design and Greatest Sound Design. It is about Mike’s real-life 1992 Harmful tour, and the present provides a BTS glimpse at a few of his imagined rehearsals.
After all, it additionally covers a ton of MJ hits alongside the best way … along with his signature dance numbers in addition. There was controversy round this at first, however most of that appears to have fallen by the wayside, particularly this many months into an extended and constant run.
MJ’s children even got here to see it when it first debuted. Is smart — Branca is fairly tight with Michael’s property, so it is all within the household right here.
