Great Scott! The Broadway hit and winner of the 2022 Olivier Award for Best New Musical in London, “Back to the Future: The Musical,” proves that you don’t need a flux capacitor to relive the magic. Premiering in southwest Florida, this National Touring Broadway show is a part of the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall at FSW’s 2025-2026 Fifth Third Bank Broadway Series, opening on Feb. 17 and running through Feb. 22.
Originally stemming from the 1985 blockbuster movie that became a trilogy featuring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd as the unlikely friend duo, the award-winning musical blends nostalgia, new music and jaw-dropping theatrical effects, complete with a flying DeLorean. The production stays grounded in the friendship between time-traveling and iconic scientist Doc Brown and skateboard-loving teen Marty McFly.
“When Marty McFly finds himself transported back to 1955 in a time machine built by the eccentric scientist Doc Brown, he accidentally changes the course of history,” as stated in collateral from the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall at FSW. “Now he’s in a race against time to fix the present, escape the past, and send himself… back to the future. When Back to the Future hits 88mph, it’ll change musical theatre history forever.”
“Back to the Future” is adapted for the stage by the iconic film’s creators Bob Gale (Back to the Future trilogy) and Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump) and directed by the Tony Award®-winner John Rando with original music by multi-Grammy® winners Alan Silvestri and Glen Ballard, alongside hit songs from the movie including “The Power of Love,” “Johnny B. Goode,” “Earth Angel,” and “Back in Time.”…