“MJ” WELCOMES A NEW ‘LITTLE MICHAEL’ – TONIGHT!
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE
BROADWAY’S
“MJ”
WELCOMES A NEW ‘LITTLE MICHAEL’
BEGINNING TONIGHT!
New York, NY (May 14, 2025) – Producers Lia Vollack, John Branca and John McClain announced today that Emjay Roa will join the cast of MJ in the role of ‘Little Michael’ beginning tonight, Wednesday, May 14. Originally from New Rochelle, Emjay Roa will make his Broadway debut in the production. He replaces Austin Rankin who will be joining the MJ National Tour.
To download photos of Emjay Roa, click here.
Tickets are available at tickets.broadwaydirect.com and at the Neil Simon box office.
MJ now spans three continents between five global productions. Since beginning performances in December 2021, MJ has played to over 1.8 million patrons on Broadway and has broken the box office record at the Neil Simon Theatre 11 times. The Broadway production currently stars Elijah Rhea Johnson. The North American Tour has played to over 1.5 million patrons and is currently playing in Fort Worth, TX, at the Bass Performance Hall, starring Jordan Markus. The Olivier Award-winning West End production is currently playing at London’s Prince Edward Theatre starring Jamaal Fields-Green, the German production is currently playing at Hamburg’s Stage Theater starring Benét Monteiro, and the Australian production is currently playing at Sydney’s Lyric Theatre starring Roman Banks.
BIOGRAPHY
EMJAY ROA (Little Michael, u/s Little Marlon). Thrilled to make my Broadway debut! Regional: South Pacific (Jerome, Goodspeed), The Bodyguard (Fletcher, Theatre By The Sea). Reading: Big Fish (Young Will) Animation: “Dora the Explorer,” “Alma’s Way.” Special thanks to John Mara Jr, David Doan at CESD, Random Farms, Dance Mollinari, StarCatchers Studio, Alyson Isbrandtsen, Nattalyee Randall, Tristian Wyant and the Telsey Office for this amazing opportunity! @emjayroa
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