Research Catalog

Title

Creating Back to the future, the musical / written by Michael Klastorin ; foreword by Roger Bart ; introduction by Bob Gale ; afterword by Robert Zemeckis.

Author

Klastorin, Michael, 1957-

Publication

• New York : Abrams, [2023]
• ©2023

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Details

Additional Authors

• Bart, Roger
• Gale, Bob, 1951-
• Zemeckis, Robert, 1952-

Description

239 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 29 x 24 cm

Summary

Welcome to Hill Valley! Creating Back to the Future The Musical offers fans of the film franchise and lovers of musical theater an engrossing, comprehensive, and entertaining look at the birth of a new theatrical classic as the timeless 1985 film was adapted for the stage. With unprecedented access to cast and crew, author Michael Klastorin shares exclusive, in-depth interviews and previously unpublished photography. His account details the yearslong process, and the creative ingenuity and technical innovation, that went into the show's Manchester tryout and West End premiere. This essential companion to the musical will bring back fond memories for those who've seen it, and prepare those who haven't for the greatest musical of all time! Premiering at the Manchester Opera House in February 2020 to rave reviews--including a notice from the Guardian that the show set "a new standard of spectacle"--Back to the Future The Musical opened at London's historic Adelphi Theatre on August 20, 2021, to universal acclaim and blockbuster ticket sales. Featuring music and lyrics by celebrated composers Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future trilogy, Avengers: Endgame) and Glen Ballard (Jagged Little Pill) and a book by Bob Gale (Back to the Future trilogy), the musical is adapted from the original screenplay by Gale and Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump). Directed by Tony Award winner John Rando (Urinetown), the show introduced Tony Award winner Roger Bart as Doc Brown and Olly Dobson as Marty McFly. Since its opening, the show has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the prestigious Olivier Award for "Best New Musical." Previews for the Broadway production begin on June 30, 2023 at the Winter Garden Theatre, with Bart returning to the Broadway stage to reprise his role as Doc. Hugh Coles, who originated the role of George McFly in the UK will mark his Broadway debut.

Subject

• Silvestri, Alan
• Back to the future (Motion picture)
• 2000-2099
• Musicals > 21st century > History and criticism
• Musicals

Genre/Form

• Illustrated works.
• Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Contents

Foreword / by Roger Bart -- Introduction / by Bob Gale -- Prologue : fourteen years later -- Act one : we can do it! -- Act two : forward to the future! -- Intermission : life in the time of COVID -- Act three : a triumphal return -- The music of the night -- CODA -- Afterword / by Robert Zemeckis.

Call Number

JMF 23-308

ISBN

• 9781419756528
• 1419756524

LCCN

2021946828

OCLC

1373759609

Author

Klastorin, Michael, 1957- author.

Title

Creating Back to the future, the musical / written by Michael Klastorin ; foreword by Roger Bart ; introduction by Bob Gale ; afterword by Robert Zemeckis.

Publisher

New York : Abrams, [2023]

Copyright Date

©2023

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Chronological Term

2000-2099

Added Author

Bart, Roger, writer of foreword.

Gale, Bob, 1951- writer of introduction.

Zemeckis, Robert, 1952- writer of afterword.

Research Call Number

JMF 23-308