Thoughts on Back to the Future The Musical?- Page 2

[OlBlueEyes]

Posted: 10/16/19 at 12:24am

I thought that this was a great idea the moment I heard that Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd were going to be recast in their original roles. Oh, you say that I understood wrong. Lloyd looks spry at 81 and just married for the fifth time in 2016. Michael J. could get some humor out of his Parkinsons. 

I thought that this was doomed from the first I heard of it because the success of the film and its extension into two sequels was dependent on the chemistry between the leading characters. Lloyd in particular created a really unique character. 

I kind of compare this to the original Star Trek series. It had a lot of silly plots and cheesy sets, but the chemistry between the three leads was huge. 

It's not my money behind it so I'm happy to see them give it a shot, but all will depend on the casting.

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 10/16/19 at 12:30am

Is there a specific reason why this is being developed in England? I feel like Back to the Future is such an American staple. I can’t imagine it being as famous over there as it is here.

[LightsOut90]

Posted: 10/16/19 at 2:43am

cheaper development costs?

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 10/16/19 at 10:13am

Flying car musicals have had more success in the West End.

[AADA81]

Posted: 10/16/19 at 2:51pm

Sorry, but the show was horrible and it closed after only a few months.  Ugh, what a disaster.  The score was forgettable, the acting was sub-par and the technical difficulties getting that car to work were enormously time consuming.  I ought to know.  I saw the show on May 11, 2020.

[OlBlueEyes]

Posted: 10/16/19 at 7:34pm

Nice. 😎

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 2/5/20 at 11:08pm

This is just.... not good.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 2/6/20 at 1:19am

OH MY GOD THATS AWFUL I CANT WAIT TO SEE THIS NEXT MONTH

[hork]

Posted: 2/6/20 at 2:15am

I hate this so much.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 2/6/20 at 2:20am

That song doesn’t work.

Posted: 2/6/20 at 11:07am

This...has to be a joke. 

[AEA AGMA SM]

Posted: 2/6/20 at 5:08pm

Well, in a non-crazy world we wouldn't have to worry about seeing this in a Broadway theatre, but in this day and age sanity seems to be in short supply.

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 2/6/20 at 5:26pm

Call_me_jorge said: "This is just.... not good."

Reminds me of “Great Big Stuff” from DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS.   Yikes!  

[AEA AGMA SM]

Posted: 2/6/20 at 5:46pm

BrodyFosse123 said: "Call_me_jorge said: "This is just.... not good."

Reminds me of “Great Big Stuff” from DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS. Yikes!"

I was waiting for those girls to break into "Greased Lightning"

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 2/6/20 at 7:00pm

I will be there during its first week and will report back. That clip is not promising though, so I'm sure it will be a big hit.

[Alex M]

Posted: 2/7/20 at 12:32am

That song was pretty rough but the version of “Back in Time” by Huey Lewis and the news Is actually quite nice... maybe there’s hope!  

https://youtu.be/fo4aLiXMteU

Updated On: 2/7/20 at 12:32 AM

[LesMiz24601]

Posted: 2/20/20 at 10:07am

Is anyone going to the first preview tonight? Hoping for a report from the future!

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 2/20/20 at 11:00am

BrodyFosse123 said: "Call_me_jorge said: "This is just.... not good."

Reminds me of “Great Big Stuff” from DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS. Yikes!"

...You mean the song they performed on the Tony Awards to showcase Norbert Leo Butz's Tony-winning performance?  The BTTF song wishes it was anywhere near that good.

[ggersten]

Posted: 2/20/20 at 6:12pm

First (and so far only) response to the first performance on TheatreBoard. 

 

Just out of first preview.... WOW. The visual spectacle is my biggest takeaway and the integration or practical effects with projection (+ lighting/sound etc) was phenomenal. One stop for a minute or two before going back to the future... but that was it. There’s a lot I could spoil.... but just go an experience it. Some great songs and superb casting too. Wild audience!


 

[Luminaire2]

Posted: 2/20/20 at 6:16pm

Someone I follow attended so this shows you before show, intermission, and after show:

 

https://twitter.com/krismeetsworld/status/1230571232900403201?s=20

https://twitter.com/krismeetsworld/status/1230598543364231168?s=20

https://twitter.com/krismeetsworld/status/1230627997645856768?s=20

[Menken Fan]

Posted: 2/20/20 at 7:56pm

Reading all the first performance thoughts at BTTF Musical Twitter

Lots of raving and not a single pan that I can see.

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 2/20/20 at 7:59pm

I'm going in a few nights, quite a few of my friends went tonight and they loved it.

[LesMiz24601]

Posted: 2/20/20 at 8:02pm

Menken Fan said: "Reading all the first performance thoughts at BTTF Musical Twitter

Lots of raving and not a single pan that I can see."

I noticed the same thing! Seems like a really promising start. I found a news segment that has some new show clips:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPoRc22vjsY

 

[LesMiz24601]

Posted: 2/20/20 at 8:07pm

Here's the show curtain that an audience member posted to Twitter:

[Alex Kulak2]

Posted: 2/21/20 at 12:31am

These tweets are making me cautiously optimistic for a show I had absolutely no faith in working. Is this gonna be another King Kong, where people only see it for the spectacle? They took down the Doc Brown song, so I didn't get to hear it, but I wasn't a big fan of Marty's song that was uploaded last year.

I don't know about the original film composer writing a musical theatre score. They're two entirely different skill sets. The only person I've really seen do both well is Marc Shaiman.