MJ (Original Broadway Cast Recording) is the cast album to the 2021 musical MJ. The musical tells the story of American singer, songwriter, and dancer Michael Jackson with book written by Lynn Nottage. The music and lyrics are mostly by Michael Jackson. The recording stars Myles Frost, Ayana George, Christian Wilson, Tavon Olds-Sample, Antoine L. Smith, Apollo Levine, Quentin Earl Darrington, Whitney Bashor, Trey Campbell, Lamont Walker II. It also features Raymond Baynard and Zelig Williams.[1][2]

MJ (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
Cast recording by
the original Broadway cast of MJ the Musical
ReleasedJuly 15, 2022 (2022-07-15)
RecordedFebruary 7–8, 2022
Studio
  • Power Station at Berklee, NYC
Genre
Length59:39
LabelSony
Producer

Recording for the original Broadway cast album took place on February 7 and 8, 2022.[3] The original Broadway cast recording was released on July 15, 2022.[4] A snippet of Billie Jean was shared on May 19 by The New York Times in anticipation of the album.[5] The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, losing to Into the Woods.[6]

Track listing

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Act One
No.TitleWriter(s)Performer(s)Length
1."Beat It"Michael Jackson
  • Myles Frost
  • John Edwards
  • Ayana George
  • Apollo Levine
  • Tavon Olds-Sample
  • Lamont Walker II
2:45
2."Jackson 5 Medley (The Love You Save / I Want You Back / ABC)"The Corporation
  • Christian Wilson
  • Devin Trey Campbell
  • Edwards
  • Levine
  • Walker
3:28
3."I'll Be There"
  • Ayana George
  • Wilson
  • Frost
3:32
4."Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough / Blame It on the Boogie / Dancing Machine"
  • Frost
  • Olds-Sample
  • Original Broadway Cast of MJ
5:32
5."Stranger in Moscow"Jackson
  • Frost
  • Edwards
  • Ayana George
  • Levine
  • Olds-Sample
  • Walker
2:17
6."You Can't Win"Charlie Smalls
  • Antoine L. Smith
  • Olds-Sample
  • Cast
1:59
7."I Can't Help It"
  • Olds-Sample
  • Frost
2:28
8."Keep the Faith"
  • Levine
  • Olds-Sample
  • Edwards
  • George
  • Walker
1:31
9."Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"Jackson
  • Olds-Sample
  • Frost
  • Cast
2:33
10."Earth Song / They Don't Care About Us"Jackson
  • Frost
  • Cast
3:36
Total length:29:41
Act Two
No.TitleWriter(s)Performer(s)Length
1."Billie Jean"Jackson
  • Myles Frost
  • Edwards
  • George
  • Apollo Levine
  • Tavon Olds-Sample
  • Lamont Walker II
3:27
2."Smooth Criminal"Jackson
  • Frost
  • Edwards
  • George
  • Levine
  • Olds-Sample
  • Walker
2:31
3."Victory Tour (For the Love Of Money / Can You Feel It)"
3:06
4."Keep the Faith (Reprise)"
  • Jackson
  • Ballard
  • Garrett
  • Frost
  • Darrington
  • Cast
1:49
5."She's Out of My Life"Tom Bahler
  • Frost
  • Olds-Sample
2:58
6."Human Nature"
  • Frost
  • Whitney Bashor
  • Cast
2:34
7."Bad / 2 Bad"
  • Frost
  • Cast
1:30
8."Thriller"Rod Temperton
  • Frost
  • Christian Wilson
  • Darrington
  • Edwards
  • George
  • Levine
  • Olds-Sample
  • Walker
4:01
9."Man in the Mirror"Glen Ballard, Siedah GarrettCast4:07
10."Finale (Jam / Black or White / Wanna Be Startin' Somethin')"
Cast3:55
Total length:29:58

Personnel

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Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2022) Peak
position
US Cast Albums (Billboard)[7] 1
UK[8] 88

Awards

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Year Award type Categories Results Ref.
2023 Grammy Awards Best Musical Theater Album Nominated [6]

References

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  1. ^ "Sony Music Set to Release 'MJ the Musical - Original Broadway Cast Recording' on Friday, July 15". Legacy Recordings. June 10, 2022. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  2. ^ "'MJ the Musical' to release cast album in July". TheGrio. June 10, 2022. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "MJ The Musical: The Original Broadway Cast Recording". MJVibe.com. February 8, 2022.
  4. ^ Wild, Stephi (June 10, 2022). "Preorder MJ THE MUSICAL Original Cast Recording Today". Broadwayworld.
  5. ^ Allah, Sha Be (June 10, 2022). "The Source |Sony Music Set To Release "MJ the Musical - Original Broadway Cast Recording" On July 15". The Source. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Grammy Awards 2023: The Full List of Nominees". The New York Times. November 15, 2022.
  7. ^ "Cast Albums". Billboard.
  8. ^ https://www.officialcharts.com/albums/original-broadway-cast-mj-the-musical/
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