Overview
- Tavon Olds-Sample will give his final Broadway performance as Michael on May 31 after more than 2,000 shows, with Brandon Lee Harris set to assume the role on July 7 at the Neil Simon Theatre.
- The production will field the role with its trained swings and understudies between May 31 and July 7 to keep the schedule intact without cancellations.
- Harris originated the part on the First National Tour, logged over 500 performances, and previously stepped into the Broadway company for a brief run in May 2023.
- The show is a Tony Award-winning hit that has broken box-office records at the Neil Simon Theatre and drawn more than 2 million Broadway patrons and over 6 million worldwide, with tickets now on sale through January 17, 2027.
- MJ continues a global rollout with a North American tour in Sacramento, a German production in Hamburg, an Australian run in Brisbane, and plans for tours in Asia and the United Kingdom.