Welcome to Hill Valley!Set your destination time, New York and get ready to go back in time with Marty McFly. Since its Broadway debut in August 2023, Back to the Future: The Musical has brought nostalgic charm, jaw-dropping effects, and electrifying energy. to the Winter Garden Theatre. Based on the beloved 1985 film, this musical adaptation is a time-traveling thrill ride that combines humor, heart, and unforgettable songs into a high-voltage theatrical experience.
What’s the show about? Teenager Marty McFly finds himself accidentally sent back to 1955 in a time machine built by the eccentric Doc Brown. Stranded in the past, Marty must make sure his parents fall in love or risk erasing his own future—while finding a way to return to 1985. Packed with humor, adventure, and just the right amount of sci-fi, Back to the Future stays true to the spirit of the original movie while adding new twists for the stage.
The musical features a high-energy score that combines fan-favorite hits from the film, like “The Power of Love” and “Johnny B. Goode,” with new songs by Emmy and Grammy winners Alan Silvestri and Glen Ballard. Directed by Tony Award winner John Rando, the production is a visual and technical treat, boasting spectacular special effects—including a flying DeLorean—that leave audiences awestruck.
After its initial success in London’s West End, where it won the Olivier Award for Best New Musical, Back to the Future arrived on Broadway, led by Casey Likes as Marty McFly and Tony winner Roger Bart as Doc Brown. Beyond Broadway, Back to the Future is quickly becoming a global sensation, with international productions and a North American tour in development.
Now’s your chance to hop into the time machine and experience Back to the Future: The Musical live on stage. Whether you’re an ’80s movie buff or just looking for an unforgettable night of theater, this show will leave you saying, “Great Scott!” Don’t wait—get your tickets before they disappear into the past!
The new musical import from London is built around the spectacle of that flying DeLorean; or at least, I imagine the show would be just another mediocre effort without the spectacular flying machine. The prop car, built by a company called Twins FX, turbocharges the audience at least four times, and deserves the waves of applause it garners. Which leads us, inevitably, to items of lesser importance like book, music, lyrics, et al. Gale, who wrote the screenplay with Robert Zemeckis (director of the original film and one of numerous coproducers of the musical), has done a respectable job of adapting it to the stage. All the film highlights seem to be here, which is to the good. As for the score by Alan Silvestri (composer of the film) and Glen Ballard (composer/lyricist of that excessively bland Ghost musical that visited the Lunt in 2012), let’s just say that it gets by; this is one of those shows with the music so brutally amplified as to make the words often impossible to comprehend.
Alas, the musical constantly makes easier, cheaper choices, dropping its own aesthetic rules if it serves a joke in the moment. Bubbles appear in the house for no reason. The fourth wall is dropped and rebuilt every other scene. Nothing ever pauses for reflection, for vulnerability, for hope. Even the ballads in Alan Silvestri and Glen Ballard's serviceable score feel rushed and unwilling ever to go below the surface. This thing just never breathes. At times, the wackiness is sufficiently wacky that it appeals, such as a truly bizarre dance number from Bailey that opens the second act featuring Bart and a bunch of weirdly clad dancers doing god knows what.
Rush Tickets:
Price: $40
Where: Rush tickets will be available every day when the Winter Garden Theatre box office opens, on a first-come, first-served basis.
Limit: Two per customer.
Restrictions: Seat locations and the number of tickets available are subject to availability and determined at the discretion of the box office.
Digital Lottery:
Price: $45
Where: https://rush.telecharge.com/
When: The digital lottery opens at 12AM ET one day before the performance and winners are drawn at 10AM ET and 3PM ET that same day.
Limit: Two per customer
Information: Tickets are non-transferable and subject to availability.
2021 | West End |
West End Premiere West End |
2021 | West End |
West End |
2023 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
2024 | US Tour |
North American Tour US Tour |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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2024 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Musical | Roger Bart |
2024 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Musical | Casey Likes |
2024 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Lighting Design (Broadway or Off-Broadway) | Tim Lutkin |
2024 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Sound Design (Broadway or Off-Broadway) | Gareth Owen |
2024 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Video/Projections (Broadway or Off-Broadway) | Finn Ross |
2024 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Roger Bart |
2024 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design of a Musical | Tim Hatley |
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