Gok Wan to make cameo appearance in 'Back to the Future the Musical'

Back to the Future Day is celebrated by fans of the franchise each year on 21 October, marking the date that Marty McFly travels to the future in Back to the Future II.

Summary

• Gok Wan will make a special performance in Back to the Future the Musical to celebrate Back to the Future Day
• He joins Brian Conley and Maddie Grace Jepson in the production
• Back to the Future Day is celebrated on 21 October

Presenter, stylist and actor Gok Wan will make a cameo appearance in Back to the Future the Musical to celebrate Back to the Future Day on 20 October.

The day, celebrated by fans of the franchise each year on 21 October, marks the date that Marty McFly travels to the future in Back to the Future II.

Gok Wan said, “I’m thrilled to be joining the cast of Back to the Future the Musical for one night only to celebrate Back to the Future Day! Returning to the stage alongside my good friend Brian Conley is such a treat - he’s a true showman and I can’t wait to swap laughs, lines and a little bit of Hill Valley chaos with him. Great Scott, it’s going to be fabulous!”

The production currently stars Caden Brauch as Marty McFly, Brian Conley as Doctor Emmett Brown (appearing for a strictly limited 12-week run), Maddie Grace Jepson as Lorraine Baines, Orlando Gibbs as George McFly, C.J. Borger as Goldie Wilson and Marvin Berry, Alex Runicles as Biff Tannen, Talia Palamathanan as Jennifer Parker, Lee Ormsby as Alternate Doctor Emmett Brown and Strickland, Gracie Caine as Linda McFly, and Liam McHugh as Dave McFly.

The cast is completed by Ryan Appiah-Sarpong, Jed Berry, Billie Bowman, Jabari Braham, Charlotte Coggin, Sia Dauda, Lauren Dawes, Alexander Day, Talia Duff, Helen Gulston, Oliver Halford, Thomas Inge, Stephen Lewis-Johnston, Adam Margilewski, Anna Murray, Samuel Nicholas, Brian Ó’Muirí, Phoebe Roberts, Issie Wilman and Alexandra Wright.

At select performances Oliver Halford will play the role of Marty McFly. Cory English will return to the role of Doctor Emmett Brown on 6 November 2025.

The musical follows teenager Marty McFly, who is accidentally transported back to 1955 in a time-travelling DeLorean invented by his friend, Dr Emmett Brown. But to guarantee his future existence, he must make sure his high school-aged parents fall in love before he returns to the present.

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Photo credit: Gok Wan. (Courtesy of production)