
'Back to the Future' review — 1.21 gigawatts of fun, heart, and spectacle
Read our four-star review of Back to the Future on Broadway, the award-winning musical adaptation of the classic film playing at the Winter Garden Theatre.
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Fire up your DeLorean and travel Back to the Future. The musical adaptation of the cult classic 1985 movie transfers to Broadway in 2023 following a hit London run. Get Back to the Future tickets on New York Theatre Guide.
Like the film, the Back to the Future musical follows teenager Marty McFly and his friend Doc, a scientist who makes a time machine from a DeLorean. The pair end up accidentally using it to travel back to 1955. Besides being the year Doc came up with time travel, that's also when Marty's parents were in high school. When Marty accidentally disrupts their first meeting, he has to figure out how to get them back together again so he doesn't mess up the future — and his life.
Bob Gale, who co-wrote the film with Robert Zemeckis, adapts his screenplay for the stage. With the help of special effects, lots of fan-favorite movie moments, like the flying DeLorean and Marty's gradual disappearance during the Enchantment Under the Sea dance, are recreated for the stage, too.
The film starred Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd, both of whom have since seen the Back to the Future musical in London's West End (Fox virtually). That production opened in 2021 and later won the 2022 Olivier Award for Best New Musical, along with two additional Oliviers out of seven nominations. Prior, the musical made its world premiere in 2020 in Manchester, England.
The original Back to the Future Broadway cast features Roger Bart and Hugh Coles reprising their West End roles as Doc Brown and George McFly, respectively.
The Back to the Future musical features an original score by Alan Silvestri and Glen Ballard, but there are a few hits from the movie featured as well, including "The Power of Love" and "Johnny B. Goode."
Back to the Future runs 2 hours and 40 minutes, including an intermission.
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June 30th, 2023
Musicals, Broadway
June 30th, 2023
Winter Garden Theatre
6+. Children under the age of 4 will not be admitted into the theatre.
By: Bob Gale, from the screenplay by Robert Zemeckis and Gale
Songs by: Alan Silvestri and Glen Ballard
Director: John Rando
Choreography: Chris Bailey
Cast list: Roger Bart (as Doc Brown), Hugh Coles (as George McFly), Casey Likes (as Marty McFly), Liana Hunt (as Lorraine Baines), Jelani Remy (as Goldie Wilson/Marvin Berry), Nathaniel Hackmann (as Biff Tannen)
Design: Tim Hatley
Costumes: Tim Hatley
Lighting: Tim Lutkin and Hugh Vanstone
Sound: Gareth Owen
Other info: Video design by Finn Ross, illusion design by Chris Fisher, musical supervision and arrangements by Nick Finlow, orchestrations by Ethan Popp and Bryan Crook, dance arrangements by David Chase, music direction by Ted Arthur
Read our four-star review of Back to the Future on Broadway, the award-winning musical adaptation of the classic film playing at the Winter Garden Theatre.
The Broadway adaptation of the cult classic 1985 film is heavy with references to the different decades' pop culture, fashion, music, technology, and more.
The stage adaptation of the hit 1985 movie features the onscreen hits alongside more than 20 new tunes co-written by the film's composer, Alan Silvestri.
The award-winning musical adaptation of the film, which transfers to New York from London, begins performances on June 30 at the Winter Garden Theatre.
The cult classic sci-fi film is now an award-winning Broadway musical with 1.21 gigawatts of stage magic, theatrical star power, and '80s charm powering it.
Find out who is joining Casey Likes, Roger Bart, and Hugh Coles in the New York premiere of this musical based on the cult classic 1985 sci-fi comedy film.
Likes will play Marty McFly in the musical adaptation of the classic sci-fi comedy film, which begins performances at the Winter Garden Theatre in June.
The show will play the Winter Garden Theatre.