MJ (Original Broadway Cast Recording) is the cast album for the 2021 musical MJ, based on the life and music of the American singer Michael Jackson. The recording features Myles Frost, Ayana George, Christian Wilson, Tavon Olds-Sample, Antoine L. Smith, Apollo Levine, Quentin Earl Darrington, Whitney Bashor, Trey Campbell, Lamont Walker II, Raymond Baynard and Zelig Williams.[1][2]

Recording took place on February 7 and 8, 2022.[3] It 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

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

Charts

Weekly charts

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

Awards

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

References

  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. 1 2 "Grammy Awards 2023: The Full List of Nominees". The New York Times. November 15, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Cast Albums". Billboard.
  8. ↑ "MJ - THE MUSICAL". Official Charts. July 28, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MJ_(album)