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After a successful run on both Broadway and the West End, Back To The Future is opening in Japan in 2025. The musical that is based off of the 1985 film will be showcasing performances at the JR East Shiki Theatre in Takeshiba, Japan as of April, 2025. Tickets for performances will be available to the public later this year in December.
Back To The Future: The Musical originally opened in early 2020 at the Manchester Opera House. Even after the pandemic, the musical returned and opened on London’s West End later in 2021. Not long after receiving several great reviews from critics, the musical transferred to Broadway in New York in the late summer of 2023. Since then, the musical has continued to have great reviews both on the West End and Broadway so for it to be going global is not surprising.
Back To The Future: The Musical features songs from the original movie including ‘Back In Time’, ‘Johnny B. Goode’, and of course ‘The Power of Love’. The musical has an original score written by Glen Ballard, the composer for Ghost, and Alan Silvestri, the movie’s original composer himself. The script for the show was originally written by Bob Gale, the co-writer for the film version with the Director Robert Zemeckis.
“And the time machine “DeLorean” galloping right in front of your eyes. The car body has been precisely reproduced down to the smallest detail, making it look like it just jumped out of a movie! The powerful time travel scenes, which combine stage equipment, video, lighting, and sound, will give you an unprecedented sense of speed and immersion, just like an attraction .”
The original cast included Cory English as Doctor Emmett Brown, Ben Joyce as Marty McFly, Oliver Nicholas as George McFly, Sophie Naglik as Jennifer Parker, Sarah Goggin as Lorraine Baines. With Jay Perry as Goldie Wilson, Jordan Pearson as Biff Tannen, Lee Ormsby as Strickland, Rhodri Watkins as Dave McFly, and Patricia Wilkins as Linda McFly the cast had outstanding performances.
“Marty dances! Doc sings!! The DeLorean is running fast!!! A surprising and exciting musical will give you the courage to move forward into the future!”
Back To The Future: The Musical in Tokyo is currently booking from April until December of 2025. The original confirming of the Tokyo destination for the musical was 24 January of this year. The announcement came from the Director John Rand, Lead Producer Colin Ingram, and of course the theatre company itself. Although an official cast has yet to be announced, it is likely casting will be confirmed within the next few months and rehearsals in Japan to begin shortly after. Back To The Future: The Musical in London was originally only taking bookings for July of this year but since the announcement of the show also going to Tokyo, the West End version has extended their run and is currently taking bookings until late December of this year.
Janine has always been a part of music and performing. The first show that inspired her to go into theatre was the Velveteen Rabbit which she saw as a child, and Drew works to keep that magic alive in her work. When Drew was accepted into an internship program for audio engineering at a recording studio, she jumped at the opportunity. That was at the start of 2020, and so much has happened since then, both in her career and in the world. Since then, Drew has taken several opportunities to work at recording studios, concerts, festivals, and even large theatres while spending some time on tour. Drew's favorite by far though, has been the chance to work on Broadways and West End shows, as this was a dream come true. Drew is honoured to get to share these experiences from being inside the entertainment industry.
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