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MJ

Open run · 2 hrs 30 mins 1 intermission · Lottery via Broadway Direct
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Born in the City rating
4
Critics (BroadwayWorld)
6.8 / 10
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Run time
2 hrs 30 mins 1 intermission
Opened
February 1, 2022
Status
Open run
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Run time
2 hrs 30 mins 1 intermission
Opened
February 1, 2022
Status
Open run
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Starring
Matte Martinez

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Venue
Neil Simon Theatre
Address
250 W 52nd St, New York, NY 10019
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About the show

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The production frames the singer’s life through the lens of the 1992 Dangerous World Tour rehearsals. It is a smart choice. We watch the icon battle his own perfectionism while the music—from the Jackson 5 catalog to the later chart-toppers—does the heavy lifting. It avoids the typical sanitized biography tropes by focusing on the pressure of the spotlight and the exhaustion of being a global phenomenon. You get the choreography, the vocal riffs, and the inevitable spectacle. It is polished, loud, and effective. If you have any appreciation for the craft behind the hits, this is worth your time. Just leave your skepticism at the door until the curtain drops.


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4
Born in the City

Our verdict

The dancing is the draw, and on that front it delivers — Tony-winning choreography and a lead performance that nails both the moonwalk and the menace. The book tiptoes around the hard parts of Jackson's story, which critics dinged, but audiences leave thrilled. Come for the spectacle, not the biography.

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  1. Rated 4 out of 5

    Born in the City

    The dancing is the draw, and on that front it delivers — Tony-winning choreography and a lead performance that nails both the moonwalk and the menace. The book tiptoes around the hard parts of Jackson’s story, which critics dinged, but audiences leave thrilled. Come for the spectacle, not the biography.