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Tuesday, 27 May 2025 12:10

MJ THE MUSICAL is On Sale Wednesday May 28th!

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Producers Lia Vollack, John Branca, and John McClain and Broadway In Chicago are thrilled to announce that individual tickets for the highly anticipated return engagement of the smash-hit musical, MJ, will go on sale tomorrow, Wednesday, May 28. MJ makes its Chicago return at the James M. Nederlander Theatre, August 12-31. Ticket prices start at $49 with a select number of premium seats available. Additional fees apply for online purchases. See below for more ticket information and the performance schedule.

Back by overwhelming demand, the multiple Tony Award®-winning musical MJ is making a victorious return to Chicago. Created by Tony Award-winning Director/Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn NottageMJ goes beyond Michael Jackson’s singular moves and signature sound, offering a rare glimpse at the making of the 1992 Dangerous World Tour. It’s electrifying sold-out crowds on Broadway; in cities across North America; London’s West End; Hamburg, Germany; Sydney, Australia and once again at the Nederlander Theatre in August. 

The MJ creative team features Scenic Design by two-time Tony and Emmy Award winner Derek McLane, Lighting Design by seven-time Tony Award winner Natasha Katz, Costume Design by Oscar, Tony and Emmy Award winner Paul Tazewell, Sound Design by Tony Award winner Gareth Owen, Projection Design by two-time Tony Award nominee Peter Nigrini, Hair & Wig Design by two-time Emmy Award nominee Charles G. LaPointe and Makeup Design by Emmy nominee Joe Dulude II. The creative team also features Musical Supervision by Tony Award nominee David Holcenberg, Orchestrations and Arrangements by David Holcenberg and Tony Award winner Jason Michael Webb, and Music Direction by Nathanael Wilkerson and Jason Yarcho. Casting by The Telsey Office / Rachel Hoffman, CSA, Lindsay Levine, CSA.

The MJ First National Tour is general managed by Bespoke Theatricals. The stage management team is led by Production Stage Manager Nicole Olson, Stage Manager Xavier Khan and Assistant Stage Managers Alexander Pierce, Christopher K Anaya-Gorman and Lauren Taylor Winston. The company management team is led by Company Manager Eric Armstrong and Assistant Company Manager Bianca Jean-Charles

For more information worldwide, visit: www.mjthemusical.com  ● Facebook ● Twitter ● Instagram.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
 

WEEK ONE
 

   

WEEK TWO
 

   

WEEK THREE
 

 

 
 

Tuesday
 

August   12
 

7:00 PM
 

Tuesday
 

August   19
 

7:00 PM
 

Tuesday
 

August   26
 

7:00 PM
 

Wednesday
 

August   13
 

7:00 PM
 

Wednesday
 

August   20
 

1:00 PM
 

Wednesday
 

August   27
 

1:00 PM
 

 
 

Thursday
 

August   14
 

7:00 PM
 

Wednesday
 

August   20
 

7:00 PM
 

Wednesday
 

August   27
 

7:00 PM
 

 
 

Friday
 

August   15
 

7:00 PM
 

Thursday
 

August   21
 

7:00 PM
 

Thursday
 

August   28
 

7:00 PM
 

 
 

Saturday
 

August   16
 

2:00 PM
 

Friday
 

August   22
 

7:00 PM
 

Friday
 

August   29
 

7:00 PM
 

 
 

Saturday
 

August   16
 

7:30 PM
 

Saturday
 

August   23
 

2:00 PM
 

Saturday
 

August   30
 

2:00 PM
 

 
 

Sunday
 

August   17
 

1:00 PM
 

Saturday
 

August   23
 

7:30 PM
 

Saturday
 

August   30
 

7:30 PM
 

 
 

Sunday
 

August   17
 

6:30 PM
 

Sunday
 

August   24
 

1:00 PM
 

Sunday
 

August   31
 

1:00 PM
 

 
 


TICKET INFORMATION (as of 5/28/25, based on availability and subject to change)
Individual tickets sales for MJ start tomorrow Wednesday, May 28 and range in price from $49 - $153 with a select number of premium seats available. Individual tickets may be purchased by visiting www.BroadwayInChicago.com, or any Broadway In Chicago venue box office. Tickets are available now for groups of 10 or more by calling Broadway In Chicago Group Sales at (312) 977-1710 or emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. For more information, visit www.BroadwayInChicago.com. Broadway In Chicago subscribers may add tickets to their subscription by  clicking here. Additional fees apply for online purchases.

ABOUT BROADWAY IN CHICAGO
Broadway In Chicago was created in July 2000 and over the past 25 years has grown to be one of the largest commercial touring homes in the country. A Nederlander Presentation, Broadway In Chicago lights up the Chicago Theater District entertaining up to 1.7 million people annually in five theatres. Broadway In Chicago presents a full range of
entertainment, including musicals and plays, on the stages of five of the finest theatres in Chicago’s Loop including the Cadillac Palace Theatre, CIBC Theatre, James M. Nederlander Theatre, and just off the Magnificent Mile, the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place and presenting Broadway shows at The Auditorium.

For more information, visit www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
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