2 Teens Have a Ball Playing Michael Jackson on Broadway

Raymond Luke Jr. and Jibreel Mawry are taking turns portraying a preteen Michael Jackson, a young Motown founder Berry Gordy and an adolescent Stevie Wonder in “Motown: The Musical.”

Actors Jibreel Mawry, left, and Raymond Luke Jr. pose outside the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York, where their show "Motown: The Musical," is playing. The two 12-year-olds are alternating taking on the roles of young Michael Jackson, young Stevie Wonder and a young Berry Gordy. AP Photo/Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—If making your Broadway debut at age 12 doesn’t sound scary enough, imagine doing it in an iconic role. Now triple it.

That’s what Raymond Luke Jr. and Jibreel Mawry are facing. They’re taking turns portraying a preteen Michael Jackson, a young Motown founder Berry Gordy and an adolescent Stevie Wonder in “Motown: The Musical.”