PNC Broadway’s ‘MJ The Musical’ Continues at the Benedum (Sun., 11/24/24)

MJ THE MUSICAL (jukebox musical) created by director and choreographer Christopher Wheeldon with a book by Lynn Nottage. PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh. November 19 – December 1.

From Gary, Indiana, to Berry Gordy, from “ABC” to “I’ll Be There,” from the imposing Joseph Jackson to the immortal Jackson 5, and from “Bad” to “Billie Jean,” little is left lacking in this lyrical look into the legendary life of Michael Jackson. Now, more or less direct from Broadway, in its first national tour, MJ The Musical arrives at Benedum Center in time for Thanksgiving. The production features at least three actors playing Michael at various stages in his life, but, so demanding is the title role, the cast lists as many as seven actors able to fill it on any given night. At least twenty more performer-actors are ready to take the stage as dancers in as many as 25 different pop numbers promised in the playbill. Jukebox musicals don’t get much bigger than this, but then, MJ, the King of Pop, was no one-hit wonder. Beat it to the Cultural Trust box office for what few tickets may remain. 1 and 6:30 p.m. Benedum Center, 237 7th St., Cultural District. (C.P.O.)

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