Myles Frost vs. Aramie Payton as MJ- Page 2

[JBroadway]

Posted: 7/22/22 at 10:23am

Someone I knew had an extra ticket last minute, so I ended up going to see this. 

Payton was on, and I was curious to hear what people felt about his characterization/mannerisms during the book scenes, compared to Frost. It struck me that Payton played Jackson as pretty down-to-earth, surprisingly normal, kind of chill and even-tempered when dealing with the people around him.

This surprised me, because I was expecting him to be played as more eccentric, more of a "force of nature that commands the room." With kind of a hypnotic inscrutability.  Maybe that's just my expectation, but it also seemed like that's how some of the other characters talk about him. 

Was this a deliberate choice from the director to make Jackson a bit more humanized (if so, there's textual evidence to support that read as well), or was it just Payton's acting style?

How does Frost play it? 

Updated On: 7/22/22 at 10:23 AM

[Dave13]

Posted: 7/22/22 at 2:59pm

I have seen the show twice.  Once with Myles and once with Aramie.  Myles is the better dancer. When he moves, it is much smoother than Aramie. Myles looks like he has broken ankles on some of his moves. 
 

Aramie looks more like MJ. So he is more believable. Both are incredible actors.  You cant go wrong with either. The show is just as good with either actor. 

Updated On: 7/24/22 at 02:59 PM