MJ the Musical: Original Broadway Cast Recording

Description

Heralded as ‘a riveting adrenaline rush of a show!’ by Peter Marks in The Washington Post, ‘MJ the Musical’ opened at the Neil Simon Theatre on February 1, 2022 to rave reviews from both critics and audiences. ‘MJ delivers the thrills!’ exclaimed Jesse Green at The New York Times. Recorded at Power Station at BerkleeNYC, the album was produced by David Holcenberg and Jason Michael Webb and co-produced by Derik Lee, Lia Vollack, John Branca, and John McClain served as executive producers. MJ is currently in the running for ten Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Myles Frost), Best Book of a Musical (Lynn Nottage), Best Scenic Design of a Musical (Derek McLane and Peter Nigrini), Best Costume Design of a Musical (Paul Tazewell), Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Natasha Katz), Best Sound Design of a Musical (Gareth Owen), Best Direction of a Musical (Christopher Wheeldon), Best Choreography (Christopher Wheeldon) and Best Orchestrations (Jason Michael Webb and David Holcenberg).

Tracklisting

Disc 1
1. Beat It – Myles Frost (2.45)
2. Jackson 5 Medley: The Love You Save/I Want You Back/ABC – Christian Wilson, Devin Trey Campbell, John Edwards, Apollo Levine & Lamont Walker II (3.28)
3. I’ll Be There – Ayana George, Christian Wilson & Myles Frost (3.32)
4. Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough/Blame It On the Boogie/Dancing Machine – Myles Frost & Tavon Olds-Sample (5.32)
5. Stranger in Moscow – Myles Frost (2.17)
6. You Can’t Win – Antoine L. Smith & Tavon Olds-Sample (1.59)
7. I Can’t Help It – Tavon Olds-Sample & Myles Frost (2.28)
8. Keep the Faith – Apollo Levine & Tavon Olds-Sample (1.31)
9. Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ – Tavon Olds-Sample & Myles Frost (2.33)
10. Earth Song/They Don’t Care About Us – Myles Frost (3.36)
11. Billie Jean – Myles Frost (3.27)
12. Smooth Criminal – Myles Frost (2.31)
13. Victory Tour: For the Love of Money/Can You Feel It – Quentin Earl Darrington & Tavon Olds-Sample (3.06)
14. Keep the Faith (Reprise) – Quentin Earl Darrington (1.49)
15. She’s Out of My Life – Myles Frost & Tavon Olds-Sample (2.59)
16. Human Nature – Myles Frost & Whitney Bashor (2.34)
17. Bad/2 Bad – Myles Frost (1.30)
18. Thriller – Myles Frost, Christian Wilson & Quentin Earl Darrington (4.01)
19. Man in the Mirror – Original Broadway Cast (4.07)
20. Finale: Jam/Black Or White/Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ – Original Broadway Cast (3.55)