‘Back To The Future The Musical’: Worldwide Success To Debut In Sydney

After its success on Broadway and the West End, the award-winning stage adaptation of Back to the Future is making its way to Australia.

Back to the Future: The Musical premiered at Manchester Opera House on March 11, 2020, and has since been seen by nearly 3 million people.

On Monday, producers John Frost and Colin Ingram and original creators Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale announced that the production will make its Australian debut at Sydney Lyric Theatre in September 2025.

Based on the original film, the musical sees rock ‘n’ roll teenager Marty McFly transported back to 1955 in a time-travelling DeLorean. Before he can return to 1985, he must make sure his teenage parents fall in love in order to save his own existence.

Award winning production team

The production is accompanied by a new book by Bob Gale, co-writer of the original film. It will feature music by Emmy and Grammy award winning Alan Silvestri and six-time Grammy award winning Glen Ballard.

Behind the scenes is a talented and multi award winning design team, including Tim Hatley (set and costume design), Tim Lutkin and Hugh Vanstone (lighting), Gareth Owen (sound), and Finn Ross (video).

It features choreography by Chris Bailey, musical supervision and arrangements by Nick Finlow, illusions by Chris Fisher, orchestrations by Ethan Popp and Bryan Crook, and dance arrangements by David Chase.

Despite being met with mixed reception – with critic Andrzej Lukowski describing it as “bombastic”, “arch”, and over the top – the production has had significant success, breaking Adelphi Theatre box office records when it opened.

In 2022 it was awarded the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical. It has received numerous WhatsOnStage Awards and a Broadway World Award for Best New Musical.

Aussie audiences will be blown away

Australian producer John Frost is “thrilled” to be bringing Back to the Future: The Musical to Sydney.

“Australian audiences are going to be blown away to see how this iconic story has been recreated for the stage,” he said. “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!”

Worldwide producer Colin Ingram said, “we look forward to entertaining and thrilling audiences with this moving and spectacular musical version of the much beloved film.”

Bob Gale said, “Regardless of whether you’ve seen the original film, Back to the Future: The Musical, with its incredible stagecraft, will delight and enthral you, your kids, your parents, and everyone you know!”

The production will be supported by the NSW government through its tourist and major events agency Destination NSW.

Ticket waitlists are already open and can be joined here.