Olivier Award-winning production ‘Back To The Future: The Musical’ will celebrate its Australian premiere in September 2025, when it opens to Sydney audiences.
Based on the iconic film, ‘Back To The Future: The Musical’ has a book by Bob Gale, new music and lyrics from Alan Silvestri and six-time GRAMMY Award-winner Glen Ballard, plus additional songs form the film like ‘The Power Of Love’ and ‘Johnny B. Goode’.
The musical is based on the first film – where rock ’n’ roll teenager Marty McFly is accidentally transported back to 1955 in a time-travelling DeLorean, invented by his friend Dr. Emmett Brown.
Before he returns to 1985, Marty must make sure his high-school-age parents fall in love, in order to save his own existence.
“To paraphrase Marty McFly, you guys are ready for this, and your kids are gonna love it (too)! If Bob Zemeckis and I time traveled back to 1980 and told our younger selves that the script they were struggling to write would become a West End and Broadway musical now making its way to Sydney, Australia 45 years later, they'd kick us out of their office and call us crazy,” Bob Gale says.
“Well, sometimes, crazy ideas give birth to great entertainment, and now Bob and I are eager to share our musical vision with Sydney audiences. This musical production has exceeded our original expectations on every level. Regardless of whether you've seen the original film, ‘Back To The Future: The Musical’, with its incredible stagecraft, will delight and enthrall you, your kids, your parents, and everyone you know!”
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The show is directed by Tony Award-winner John Rando, featuring a design team including Tim Hatley, Tim Lutkin, Hugh Vanstone, Gareth Owen, Finn Ross, Chris Bailey, Nick Finlow, Chris Fisher, Ethan Popp, Bryan Crook, and David Chase.
“I am thrilled to be bringing ‘Back To The Future: The Musical’ to Australia, premiering at the Sydney Lyric in September 2025. Australian audiences are going to be blown away to see how this iconic story has been recreated for the stage,” Australian Producer John Frost for Crossroads Live Australia says.
“Whether a fan of the movies or not, this is a show for everyone, and I can guarantee that you will leave the theatre on an absolute high! We are excited to be partnering with Colin Ingram on the production, and for the support of Destination New South Wales and the NSW Government, who have again guaranteed that Sydney has access to world class musical theatre.”
“After playing for four years in London and winning the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical, opening the production on Broadway, and rolling out the US tour, we are thrilled to be bringing ‘Back To The Future: The Musical’ to Australia,” Worldwide Producer Colin Ingram adds. “Marty, Doc and everyone in Hill Valley will be living in Sydney for its premiere Australian season at the Sydney Lyric, and we look forward to entertaining and thrilling audiences with this moving and spectacular musical version of the much beloved film.”
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‘Back To The Future: The Musical’ plays Sydney Lyric from September 2025.
