The show, now in London, has a creative team that combines veterans of the particular film with some Broadway stalwarts. Performances will begin on June 30.
Filmdom’s most famous DeLorean is getting ready to park itself on Broadway.
A musical adaptation of the hit 1985 film “Back to the Future” is planning to open upon Broadway next summer, its producers announced Friday. (Look at your calendar: Friday is Oct. 21, which is when devoted fans celebrate “ Back to the Future Day . ”)
The particular musical, along with an innovative team that will combines experienced of the film with some Broadway stalwarts, has already had a life in Britain.
It had an ill-timed opening at the Manchester Opera House on March 11, 2020; that production closed a few days later because of the coronavirus pandemic. The show then transferred to London last fall, where it offers had much better luck: It won this year’s Olivier Award for best new musical , and it is still running at the particular Adelphi Theater.
The beloved science-fiction movie, about a teenager who travels back in time within a DeLorean and disrupts the lives of his future parents, spawned sequels and a variety of spinoff ventures, and also contributed in order to the fame of the star, Michael J. Fox.
“ Returning to the Future: The Musical ” features a book by Bob Gale, the screenwriter who co-wrote and co-produced all three films, and songs simply by Alan Silvestri, who composed the film’s score, as well as Glen Ballard, a record producer plus songwriter. The particular musical furthermore includes pop songs featured in the film, including “The Power of Love. ”
The director is John Rando, who in 2002 won the Tony Honor for “Urinetown. ”
Two members associated with the London cast have signed on to reprise their roles about Broadway: Roger Bart as the inventor Doc Brown, and Hugh Coles as George McFly, the particular protagonist’s father. Casting for the main role, of the teenager Marty McFly, provides not yet been announced.
The musical is scheduled to start performances 06 30 plus to open Aug. 3 at the particular Winter Garden Theater, which usually is right now home to a starry revival of “The Music Man” that is intending to close Jan. 1 .
The musical, along with Colin Ingram as its lead producer, will be being capitalized for $23. 5 million, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Gale, who has been working on projects related to “Back to the Future” for more than four decades and is the de facto guardian of the franchise, said he is delighted in order to finally be working on Broadway, more than 15 years after Leslie Zemeckis, the wife of the particular film’s director Robert Zemeckis, saw “The Producers” and suggested “Back towards the Future” could also be musicalized. “Broadway is usually the gold standard — musical theater was really invented there — plus I’m delighted that we are finally going to get our shot upon the Great White Way, ” Gale said.
Gale said the creative team has already been making tweaks to the script and the set as it prepares for a Broadway run, incorporating lessons from the productions in England. They are small changes, he said, “but little things add up. ”
“One thing people appreciate about the movie: the more they watch, the particular more details they see, ” this individual said.
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