Grab your skateboard. Stock up on plutonium. And turn the ignition on your DeLorean because Back to the Future The Musical is landing in the West End. Based on the iconic 1985 film starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd, Back to the Future The Musical is bringing the beloved movie to the stage for the first time.
The story follows high schooler Marty McFly, who just wants to ride around town on his skateboard. When his friend and experimental scientist Dr. Emmett Brown reveals his latest invention, a time-travelling DeLorean, Marty finds himself caught in a high-speed chase that accidentally lands him back in 1955. Once he’s there, he meets his high school-aged parents, but his meddling with time begins to threaten his own existence. Marty finds Doc Brown and together, they bend the rules of time to save each other.
The film’s screenwriters Bob Gale and Robert Zemeckis, who also directed the trilogy, co-created the musical, and Gale contributed the show’s book alongside Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestri, who wrote original music and lyrics. The musical’s score also features hits from the film including “The Power of Love" and “Johnny B. Goode.” John Rando directs the production, with choreography by Chris Bailey.
Back to the Future The Musical had its world premiere at the Manchester Opera House in February 2020, but its initial run was cut short due to the Covid-19 theatrical shutdowns. The show received early positive buzz from fans of the film franchise.
Back to the Future The Musical is scheduled to open at the Adelphi Theatre in the West End in August 2021. Book your tickets to Back to the Future The Musical today. No flux capacitor required.
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Back to the Future: The Musical Synopsis
Welcome to Hill Valley as the 1985 movie phenomenon is finally transported to the stage by the film’s original creative team Bob Gale and Robert Zemeckis. This is heavy!
Take an electrifying ride back in time with Doc Brown and Marty McFly in this groundbreaking new musical production.
Featuring all the characters and songs you love alongside a brand new score and a few added surprises, Back to the Future: The Musical is the hilarious, high-voltage story you know...but with added plutonium.
The adventure wouldn’t be complete without a Delorean, because if you’re gonna build a film into a musical...why not do it with some style?
Time circuits on. Flux capacitor fluxing. Now strap yourself in, because when this show hits 88miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious…entertainment!
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Back to the Future: The Musical Performance Information
20th August 2021
13th September 2021
20th August 2021
3rd April 2022
Back to the Future: The Musical Performance Schedule
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Back to the Future: The Musical Cast and Creative
By:
Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale
Producer:
Colin Ingram
Director:
John Rando
Songs by:
Alan Silvestri and Glen Ballard
Lighting:
Tim Lutkin and Hugh Vanstone (consultant)
Sound:
Gareth Owen
Design:
Tim Hatley
Choreography:
Chris Bailey
Costume:
Tim Hatley
Cast list:
Roger Bart (Dr. Emmett Brown), Olly Dobson (Marty McFly), Hugh Coles (George McFly), Rosanna Hyland (Lorraine Baines), Cedric Neal (Goldie Wilson), Aidan Cutler (Biff Tannen), Courtney-Mae Briggs (Jennifer Parker), Will Haswell (Dave McFly), Emma Lloyd (Linda McFly), Mark Oxtoby (Strickland), Rhianne Alleyne, Amy Barker, Matt Barrow, Joshua Clemetson, Jamal Crawford, Bessy Ewa, Ryan Heenan, Cameron McAllister, Alessia McDermott, Laura Mullowney, Nic Myers, Shane O’Riordan, Katharine Pearson, Oliver Tester and Justin Thomas.
Other info:
Video design by Finn Ross; Musical supervision and arrangements by Nick Finlow; Illusions by Chris Fisher; Orchestrations by Ethan Popp and Bryan Cook; Dance arrangements by David Chase; Casting by David Grindrod Associates.
Adelphi Theatre Venue Information
Address:
Adelphi Theatre, 409-412 Strand, London, WC2R 0NS
Nearest tube:
Charing Cross
Seating Plan:
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Latest Back to the Future: The Musical News & Features
Tuesday, 14 September, 2021, 12:30
“This is dedicated to all the dreamers out there!” cries Doc Brown as he finally succeeds in his grand experiment: time travel. That sentiment was echoed last night in the curtain call speeches by Colin Ingram, producer of Back to the Future: The Musical, and by Bob Gale — the co-creator of both the 1985 film and this new theatrical incarnation — at a dramatic opening.
Finally bringing this tale to the London stage, following decades of development and an extra...
Monday, 13 September, 2021, 16:36
If any show might be expected to engage in a spot of dramatic time-hopping, it’s Back to the Future: The Musical. The production is having its highly anticipated West End opening tonight, but with a change of personnel: leading man Roger Bart will have to wait a bit longer to give us his Doc Brown after testing positive for Covid.
Fear not, though. The show will go on, with understudy Mark Oxtoby stepping into the role of the eccentric scientist for the first time this...
Wednesday, 17 March, 2021, 17:40
Olly Dobson is one of Back to the Future’s biggest fans, so it’s been a dream come true to step into the shoes (and onto the skateboard) of the time-travelling teenager Marty McFly in the new stage adaptation, which is set to open at the Adelphi Theatre in the West End in August.
But to make this iconic character really sing, both literally and figuratively, onstage, Dobson has to take things up a notch.
“The ante has to be up,” Dobson says of translating the beloved...
Tuesday, 16 March, 2021, 10:14
The West End premiere of Back To The Future: The Musical will now open later in the year, it has been announced. Back To The Future: The Musical will now begin performances at the Adelphi Theatre on 20 August, with further casting also named today.
Based on the 1980s sci-fi films, Back To The Future sees Marty McFly travelling through time in a modified DeLorean with his friend, Dr Emmett Brown. To save himself and return to the present day, Marty has to make sure his...
Wednesday, 21 October, 2020, 09:00
On what’s considered to be Back To The Future Day, a cast recording of the musical adaptation of Back to the Future has been announced. The original cast recording will be released next year, along with the West End premiere of Back to the Future at the Adelphi Theatre.
Ahead of the premiere, you can listen to “Back In Time” sung by Olly Dobson today. Back to the Future features new music by Alan Silvestri and lyrics by Glen Ballard, as well as songs from the...
Thursday, 10 September, 2020, 08:05
Bob Gale has been dreaming about Back to the Future. The acclaimed screenwriter of the celebrated film franchise penned the book for the new musical adaptation of the classic movie, but when the out-of-town tryout had to close early due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Gale found his subconscious taking him back to Hill Valley.
“For the first six weeks I was back in the States after we had to close, I was dreaming about this show every single night,” he said. “Now that we're...
Thursday, 10 September, 2020, 08:00
Many actors would shudder at the idea of recreating one of the most-beloved film roles of all time onstage. The kind of role that has become so synonymous with the actor who originated it, that it seems impossible to separate the two.
Well, the was the challenge Roger Bart faced when he took on the role of Dr. Emmett Brown in Back to the Future The Musical, a character made so memorable by Christopher Lloyd in the film trilogy.
“How does one fill the shoes of the...
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