A creative flat tire sends Broadway’s ‘Back to the Future’ skidding off-course
inspiration imitation from the 1985 film Back to the Future starring Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly and Christopher Lloyd as Dr.
Emmett Brown. The eccentric inventor’s DeLorean DMC-12 time machine transports the high schooler 30 years into the past to save Doc from plutonium poisoning, facilitate his parents’ marriage, and ultimately, preserve his very existence.The original film grossed more than $383 million worldwide and spawned two sequels.
It has remained a Gen X favorite over the years, creating a potentially prime audience for theatergoers looking for family-friendly entertainment.Much like Rocky, its 2014 predecessor at the Winter Garden Theatre, Back to the Future gambles on name recognition and nostalgia but forgoes the basic mechanics of a successful musical: a coherent book and catchy score.
Based on a 2010 concept album by David Byrne and Fatboy Slim, the immersive show co-stars ‘Fire Island’ hottie Conrad Ricamora.Writer Bob Gale, who co-wrote the original film script with Robert Zemeckis, returns to adapt Back to the Future to the stage.
