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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE

TONY AWARD-WINNING SMASH-HIT MUSICAL
“MJ”
TO HOST SPECIAL POST-SHOW TALKBACK
IN CELEBRATION OF
BLACK HISTORY MONTH

HOSTED BY RADIO PERSONALITY AND INFLUENCER
SCOTTIE BEAM

 FOLLOWING THE PERFORMANCE
ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27 

New York, NY (February 25, 2026) – Producers Lia Vollack, John Branca and John McClain announced today that MJ will celebrate Black History Month with a special post-show talkback following the performance on Friday, February 27, moderated by Bronx-born podcast and radio host Scottie Beam. The talkback will be titled, “Joy Through Legacy,” following how Black artists build something that outlives them — and how we carry it forward.

Scottie Beam (born Deanii Andrea Scott) is a Bronx-born media personality and cultural commentator known for her sharp, community-rooted voice across radio, television, and podcasting. She spent a decade at New York’s “Hot 97,” including work as a digital producer for “Ebro in the Morning,” before expanding her platform as a co-host on REVOLT’s “State of the Culture.” She has also hosted Netflix’s “Rhythm + Flow: The Aftershow” and continues to build conversation-forward spaces in audio, including co-hosting the Netflix and Strong Black Lead-backed podcast Okay, Now Listen and The Scottie & Sylvia Show (with journalist Sylvia Obell). Scottie is also the co-creator and former co-host of Black Girl Podcast and is the daughter of veteran radio personality Shaila Scott (WBLS).

The Tony Award-winning production has broken the box office record at the Neil Simon Theatre 11 times, where the production is currently starring Matte Martinez. Since beginning performances in December 2021, MJ has played to over 2 million patrons on Broadway and more than 6 million patrons globally. The North American Tour is currently playing in Atlanta, Georgia at the Fox Theatre 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 Melbourne’s Her Majesty’s Theatre starring Ilario Grant. MJ will soon embark on international Asian and UK tours.

Tickets for the Broadway production of MJ are now on sale through January 17, 2027. Tickets are available at tickets.broadwaydirect.com and at the Neil Simon box office.

Directed and choreographed by two-time Tony Award winner Christopher Wheeldon, with a book written by two-time Pulitzer Prize^® winner Lynn Nottage, MJ is the winner of four 2022 Tony Awards, including Best Choreography (Wheeldon).

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