Matte Martinez may make stepping into Michael Jackson's shoes look easy, but embodying the King of Pop in MJ on Broadway is no moonwalk in the park. The rising star made his Broadway debut with the show at the Neil Simon Theatre in October 2023, serving as the standby for MJ and Michael. We're relying on him to perform MJ six times a week, which is a tall order," he added. A huge part of what keeps audiences coming back to see the show is the universality of the music. I think at any point in your life, you remember hearing Michael Jackson's songs for the first time," Martinez said.