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Catching up with 'MJ The Musical' star Myles Frost
FOX 5's Marissa Mitchell catches up with 'MJ The Musical' star Myles Frost!
Bowie, MD. - A Bowie State University (BSU) student won a Tony Award Sunday for his role in the celebrated Broadway play "MJ: The Musical."
Junior Myles Frost, who stars as Michael Jackson, was awarded the Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical.
Faculty, administrators and Frost's classmates at Bowie State are celebrating his history-making accomplishment.
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"We are absolutely thrilled that Myles Frost has won a Tony Award for his portrayal of music icon Michael Jackson in Broadway’s MJ: The Musical," said Dr. Aminta Breaux, President of Bowie State University in a statement.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 12: Myles Frost (R) accepts the award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for "MJ" from Adrienne Warren and Aaron Tveit onstage during the 75th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June …
"Myles is the youngest HBCU student to win a Tony. I believe the best is yet to come," she said.
Frost is also the youngest actor to win a Tony Award solo in his category, according to the school.
Catching up with 'MJ The Musical' star Myles Frost
Before moonwalking on Broadway, Frost was a budding music technology major at Bowie State.
He was selected in 2021 to portray Michael Jackson in the musical after producers saw a high school YouTube video of him performing Jackson’s hit "Billie Jean".
"Words can’t express how proud the entire Bowie State University family is to know that Myles has won a Tony Award," said Breaux. "He exemplifies excellence which is one of the university’s core values, and he’ll be a role model for other Bowie State students for generations. There seems to be no limits to his artistic talent, and BSU looks forward to supporting him throughout his career."