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First revealed to be in production in 2012, ''Back to the Future: The Musical'' was initially intended to be released in 2015 during the 30th anniversary of the ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture'' franchise, but it slipped into DevelopmentHell. It finally premiered at the Manchester Opera House in early 2020 but only ran for a few weeks until it was forced to shut down there due to a government issue concerning the spread of [[UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic COVID-19]]. It reopened on 13 September, 2021 at Adelphi Theatre in London's West End. It also began previews in the Winter Garden Theatre on Broadway in New York City on June 30, 2023, before opening on August 3, 2023.
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First revealed to be in production in 2012, ''Back to the Future: The Musical'' was initially intended to be released in 2015 during the 30th anniversary of the ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture'' franchise, but it slipped into DevelopmentHell. It finally premiered at the Manchester Opera House in early 2020 but only ran for a few weeks until it was forced to shut down there due to a government issue concerning the spread of [[UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic COVID-19]]. It reopened on 13 September, 2021 at Adelphi Theatre in London's West End. It also began previews in at the Winter Garden Theatre on Broadway in New York City on June 30, 2023, before opening on August 3, 2023.
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First revealed to be in production in 2012, ''Back to the Future: The Musical'' was initially intended to be released in 2015 during the 30th anniversary of the ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture'' franchise, but it slipped into DevelopmentHell. It finally premiered in the Manchester Opera House in early 2020 but only ran for a few weeks until it was forced to shut down there due to a government issue concerning the spread of [[UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic COVID-19]]. It reopened on 13 September, 2021 in Adelphi Theatre in London's West End. It also began previews in the Winter Garden Theatre on Broadway in New York City on June 30, 2023, before opening on August 3, 2023.
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First revealed to be in production in 2012, ''Back to the Future: The Musical'' was initially intended to be released in 2015 during the 30th anniversary of the ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture'' franchise, but it slipped into DevelopmentHell. It finally premiered in at the Manchester Opera House in early 2020 but only ran for a few weeks until it was forced to shut down there due to a government issue concerning the spread of [[UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic COVID-19]]. It reopened on 13 September, 2021 in at Adelphi Theatre in London's West End. It also began previews in the Winter Garden Theatre on Broadway in New York City on June 30, 2023, before opening on August 3, 2023.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Marty enters Doc's lab, there is a news voiceover from a radio reporting of a case of plutonium stolen from a warehouse which also states that plutonium is highly radioactive and can cause death by radiation poisoning. Sure enough, [[spoiler:a combination of inadequate protection and prolonged exposure to plutonium slowly kills Doc.]]
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Marty enters Doc's lab, there is a radio news voiceover from a radio reporting of a stolen case of plutonium stolen from a warehouse which also states that plutonium is highly radioactive and can cause death by radiation poisoning. Sure enough, [[spoiler:a combination of inadequate protection and prolonged exposure to plutonium slowly kills Doc.]]
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** The first visuals for the musical show a time display that begins in the present time of the musical's current showing in Adelphi Theatre in London's West End or the Winter Garden Theatre in New York, before going back in time to October 25, 1985, Hill Valley, California, meaning the audience goes "back in time". [[spoiler:The time is also set as the destination time for the [=DeLorean=] in the ending. When the [=DeLorean=] flies, it goes towards and over the audience.]]
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** The first visuals for the musical show a time display that begins in the present time and date of the musical's current showing at the theatre it is playing in (such as the Adelphi Theatre in London's West End or the Winter Garden Theatre in New York, End), before going back in time to October 25, 1985, Hill Valley, California, meaning the audience goes "back in time". [[spoiler:The time is also set as the destination time for the [=DeLorean=] in the ending. When the [=DeLorean=] flies, it goes towards and over the audience.]]
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: The first visuals for the musical show a time display that begins in the present time of the musical's current showing in Adelphi Theatre in London's West End or the Winter Garden Theatre in New York, before going back in time to October 25, 1985, Hill Valley, California, meaning the audience goes "back in time". [[spoiler:The former date is also the date that is set as the destination time for the [=DeLorean=] in the ending. When the [=DeLorean=] flies, it goes towards and over the audience.]]
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: BreakingTheFourthWall:
** The first visuals for the musical show a time display that begins in the present time of the musical's current showing in Adelphi Theatre in London's West End or the Winter Garden Theatre in New York, before going back in time to October 25, 1985, Hill Valley, California, meaning the audience goes "back in time". [[spoiler:Theformer date time is also the date that is set as the destination time for the [=DeLorean=] in the ending. When the [=DeLorean=] flies, it goes towards and over the audience.]]]]
** Marty namedrops the trope in the musical number "It's Only a Matter of Time".
** In "It Works", Marty addresses the ChorusGirls that appear out of nowhere.
** The first visuals for the musical show a time display that begins in the present time of the musical's current showing in Adelphi Theatre in London's West End or the Winter Garden Theatre in New York, before going back in time to October 25, 1985, Hill Valley, California, meaning the audience goes "back in time". [[spoiler:The
** Marty namedrops the trope in the musical number "It's Only a Matter of Time".
** In "It Works", Marty addresses the ChorusGirls that appear out of nowhere.
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* DoubleMeaning: In "It's Only a Matter of Time", one of the lyrics Marty sings is "I'm breaking through the fourth wall". Not only does Marty directly address the dreamlike chorus of girl dancers in "It Works", but time is also considered the fourth dimension and when he travels back in time, he does so by breaking the fourth dimensional wall.
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* FlyingCar: [[spoiler:The [=DeLorean=] during the show's finale, having been upgraded by Doc in the future with [[HubcapHovercraft hover hubcaps]]. It even goes over the audience and spins over them!]]
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* FlyingCar: [[spoiler:The [=DeLorean=] during the show's finale, having been upgraded by Doc in the future with [[HubcapHovercraft hover hubcaps]]. It even goes over the audience and spins performs an aileron roll over them!]]
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** "21st Century" has the background window look like something from ''Franchise/StarTrek''. Doc even compares the [=DeLorean=] to "Captain Kirk's" in "It Works".
** The background window in "21st Century" also briefly shows [[Series/DoctorWho the TARDIS]] passing by.
** The background window in "21st Century" also briefly shows [[Series/DoctorWho the TARDIS]] passing by.
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** "21st Century" has the background window look like something from ''Franchise/StarTrek''. Doc even compares the [=DeLorean=] to "Captain Kirk's" in "It Works". \n** The background window in "21st Century" also briefly shows [[Series/DoctorWho the TARDIS]] passing by.
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** The Libyans are nowhere to be found in the musical. As such, the main plot kicks off when Marty accidentally time travels in the [=DeLorean=] while trying to seek medical help to save Doc from dying from radiation poisoning.
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** The Libyans are nowhere to be found in the musical.musical due to how impractical a second vehicle is on stage. As such, the main plot kicks off when Marty accidentally time travels in the [=DeLorean=] while trying to seek medical help to save Doc from dying from radiation poisoning.
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** Situationally, the Clocktower sequence is streamlined, with Doc only having to connect the first set of cables near the Clock Tower, and not the second pair near the tree.
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** Situationally, the Clocktower sequence is streamlined, with Doc only having to connect the first set of cables near the Clock Tower, and not the second pair near the tree.tree as its impossible to incorporate a zip line in a theatre with the setup of the clocktower set piece.
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* VerbalTic: Doc Brown often accentuates the word Lightning with a MetalScream.
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* VerbalTic: Doc Brown often accentuates the word Lightning "Lightning" with a MetalScream.
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* MythologyGag: The marquee for Marty McFly and the Pinheads is styled after one of the cover designs for the single release of "The Power of Love", with the typeface even being directly lifted from ''Music/HueyLewisAndTheNews''.
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* MythologyGag: The marquee for Marty McFly [=McFly=] and the Pinheads is styled after one of the cover designs for the single release of "The Power of Love", with the typeface even being directly lifted from ''Music/HueyLewisAndTheNews''.
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* MythologyGag: The marquee for Marty McFly and the Pinheads is styled after one of the cover designs for the single release of "The Power of Love", with the typeface even being directly lifted from ''Music/HueyLewisAndTheNews''.
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First revealed to be in production in 2012, ''Back to the Future: The Musical'' was initially intended to be released in 2015 during the 30th anniversary of the ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture'' franchise, but it slipped into DevelopmentHell. It finally premiered in the Manchester Opera House in early 2020 but only ran for a few weeks until it was forced to shut down there due to a government issue concerning the spread of COVID-19. It reopened on 13 September, 2021 in Adelphi Theatre in London's West End. It also began previews in the Winter Garden Theatre on Broadway in New York City on June 30, 2023, before opening on August 3, 2023.
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First revealed to be in production in 2012, ''Back to the Future: The Musical'' was initially intended to be released in 2015 during the 30th anniversary of the ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture'' franchise, but it slipped into DevelopmentHell. It finally premiered in the Manchester Opera House in early 2020 but only ran for a few weeks until it was forced to shut down there due to a government issue concerning the spread of COVID-19.[[UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic COVID-19]]. It reopened on 13 September, 2021 in Adelphi Theatre in London's West End. It also began previews in the Winter Garden Theatre on Broadway in New York City on June 30, 2023, before opening on August 3, 2023.
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** Einstein and Copernicus, Doc's pet dogs in 1985 and 1955 respectively, are absent in the musical, owing to it holding lots of special effects. This causes Doc to become the world's first time traveller.
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** Einstein and Copernicus, Doc's pet dogs in 1985 and 1955 respectively, are absent in the musical, owing to it holding lots of special effects.effects, and how difficult it is to have pets live on stage. This causes Doc to become the world's first time traveller.
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* VerbalTic: Doc.Brown often accentuates the word Lightning with a MetalScream.
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: The first visuals for the musical show a time display that begins in the present time of the musical's current showing in Adelphi Theatre in London's West End or the Winter Garden Theatre in New York, before going back in time to October 25, 1985, Hill Valley, California, meaning the audience goes "back in time". [[spoiler:The former date is also the date that is set as the destination time for the [=DeLorean=]. When the [=DeLorean=] flies, it goes towards and over the audience.]]
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: The first visuals for the musical show a time display that begins in the present time of the musical's current showing in Adelphi Theatre in London's West End or the Winter Garden Theatre in New York, before going back in time to October 25, 1985, Hill Valley, California, meaning the audience goes "back in time". [[spoiler:The former date is also the date that is set as the destination time for the [=DeLorean=].[=DeLorean=] in the ending. When the [=DeLorean=] flies, it goes towards and over the audience.]]
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: The first visuals for the musical show a time display that begins in the present time of the musical's current showing in Adelphi Theatre in London's West End or the Winter Garden Theatre in New York, before going back in time to October 25, 1985, Hill Valley, California, meaning the audience goes "back in time". [[spoiler:When the [=DeLorean=] flies, it goes towards and over the audience.]]
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: The first visuals for the musical show a time display that begins in the present time of the musical's current showing in Adelphi Theatre in London's West End or the Winter Garden Theatre in New York, before going back in time to October 25, 1985, Hill Valley, California, meaning the audience goes "back in time". [[spoiler:When [[spoiler:The former date is also the date that is set as the destination time for the [=DeLorean=]. When the [=DeLorean=] flies, it goes towards and over the audience.]]
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* AllMusicalsAreAdaptations: This musical is adapted from the original ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' film from 1985.
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* AllMusicalsAreAdaptations: This musical is adapted from the original ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' ''Film/BackToTheFuture1'' film from 1985.
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First revealed to be in production in 2012, ''Back to the Future: The Musical'' was initially intended to be released in 2015 during the 30th anniversary of the ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture'' franchise, but it slipped into DevelopmentHell. It finally premiered in the Manchester Opera House in early 2020 but only ran for a few weeks until it was forced to shut down there due to a government issue concerning the spread of COVID-19. It reopened on 13 September, 2021 in Adelphi Theatre in London's West End. It also began previews in the Winter Garden Theatre in Broadway, New York on June 30, 2023, before opening on August 3, 2023.
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First revealed to be in production in 2012, ''Back to the Future: The Musical'' was initially intended to be released in 2015 during the 30th anniversary of the ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture'' franchise, but it slipped into DevelopmentHell. It finally premiered in the Manchester Opera House in early 2020 but only ran for a few weeks until it was forced to shut down there due to a government issue concerning the spread of COVID-19. It reopened on 13 September, 2021 in Adelphi Theatre in London's West End. It also began previews in the Winter Garden Theatre on Broadway in Broadway, New York City on June 30, 2023, before opening on August 3, 2023.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Marty enters Doc's lab, there is a news voiceover from a radio reporting of a case of plutonium stolen from a warehouse which also states that plutonium is highly radioactive and can cause death by radiation poisoning. Sure enough, [[spoiler:a combination of inadequate protection and exposure to plutonium slowly kills Doc.]]
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Marty enters Doc's lab, there is a news voiceover from a radio reporting of a case of plutonium stolen from a warehouse which also states that plutonium is highly radioactive and can cause death by radiation poisoning. Sure enough, [[spoiler:a combination of inadequate protection and prolonged exposure to plutonium slowly kills Doc.]]
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* BilingualBonus: During "Something About That Boy", the set continuously changes to display different parts of the highschool. One of them is a classroom where a French course is taking place. The sentences written on the blackboard are all translations of famous lines of the show, including [[spoiler:the final one ("Roads? Where we go, we don't need roads")]].
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* BilingualBonus: During "Something About That Boy", the set continuously changes to display different parts of the highschool. One of them is a classroom where Lorraine and her friends are attending a French course is taking place.course. The sentences written on the blackboard are all translations of famous lines of the show, including [[spoiler:the final one ("Roads? Where we go, we don't need roads")]].
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* BilingualBonus: During "Something About That Boy", the set continuously changes to display different parts of the highschool. One of them is a classroom where a French course is taking place. The sentences written on the blackboard are all translations of famous lines of the show, including [[spoiler:the final one ("Roads? Where we go, we don't need roads")]].
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First revealed to be in production in 2012, ''Back to the Future: The Musical'' was initially intended to be released in 2015 during the 30th anniversary of the ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture'' franchise, but it slipped into DevelopmentHell. It finally premiered in the Manchester Opera House in early 2020 but only ran for a few weeks until it was forced to shut down there due to a government issue concerning the spread of COVID-19. It reopened on 13 September, 2021 in Adelphi Theatre in London's West End. It also began showing previews in the Winter Garden Theatre in Broadway, New York on June 30, 2023, before opening on August 3, 2023.
* AdaptationDistillation:
** The show condenses and combines the scenes from the film in the school cafeteria and the later sequence where Marty gets into a confrontation with Biff in the diner; the later scene takes place entirely in the school, where Marty improvises a skateboard instead from a cleaning lady's cart.
** A unique examples combines an existing scene from the movie with one that was deleted. In the film, after Biff returns the [=McFly=]'s totaled car, George is suckered into buying several boxes of peanut brittle from a young girl. In the musical, the car wreckage is cut and Biff is instead the one to sell George the peanut brittle.
** The show condenses and combines the scenes from the film in the school cafeteria and the later sequence where Marty gets into a confrontation with Biff in the diner; the later scene takes place entirely in the school, where Marty improvises a skateboard instead from a cleaning lady's cart.
** A unique examples combines an existing scene from the movie with one that was deleted. In the film, after Biff returns the [=McFly=]'s totaled car, George is suckered into buying several boxes of peanut brittle from a young girl. In the musical, the car wreckage is cut and Biff is instead the one to sell George the peanut brittle.
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* AdaptationDistillation: The show condenses and combines the scenes from the film in the school cafeteria and the later sequence where Marty gets into a confrontation with Biff in the diner; the later scene takes place entirely in the school, where Marty improvises a skateboard instead from a cleaning lady's cart.
** Loraine's siblings, including "Jailbird" Joey, are not present, though her mother is shown as visibly pregnant.
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** Loraine's siblings, including "Jailbird" Joey, are not present, though her mother is shown as visibly pregnant.
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A musical based on the first ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' film with music and lyrics by Glen Ballard and Music/AlanSilvestri.
Marty [=McFly=], a skateboarder and aspiring rock artist in 1985, accidentally travels 30 years into the past in a TimeMachine built by his eccentric scientist friend, Doctor Emmett "Doc" Brown. When he accidentally changes his parents' meeting, Marty must race against the clock to hook his future parents together and find a way to get back to the future.
First revealed to be in production in 2012, ''Back to the Future: The Musical'' was initially intended to be released in 2015 during the 30th anniversary of the ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture'' franchise, but it slipped into DevelopmentLimbo. It was finally premiered in the Manchester Opera House in 2020 but only ran for a few weeks until it was forced to shut down there due to a government issue concerning COVID-19. It reopened on September 2021 in Adelphi Theatre London's West End.
Marty [=McFly=], a skateboarder and aspiring rock artist in 1985, accidentally travels 30 years into the past in a TimeMachine built by his eccentric scientist friend, Doctor Emmett "Doc" Brown. When he accidentally changes his parents' meeting, Marty must race against the clock to hook his future parents together and find a way to get back to the future.
First revealed to be in production in 2012, ''Back to the Future: The Musical'' was initially intended to be released in 2015 during the 30th anniversary of the ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture'' franchise, but it slipped into DevelopmentLimbo. It was finally premiered in the Manchester Opera House in 2020 but only ran for a few weeks until it was forced to shut down there due to a government issue concerning COVID-19. It reopened on September 2021 in Adelphi Theatre London's West End.
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Buckle up without a care; now you can take it anywhere!\\
Write my future for Simon and for Schuster:\\
The "Tale of How I Came to Be" a RockNRoll biography... yeaaaaaaah!!!''
-->--'''Marty [=McFly=]''', "It's Only a Matter of Time"
''Back to the Future: TheMusical'' is a ScreenToStageAdaptation of the first
Marty [=McFly=], a high schooler, skateboarder and aspiring rock artist
First revealed to be in production in 2012, ''Back to the Future: The Musical'' was initially intended to be released in 2015 during the 30th anniversary of the ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture'' franchise, but it slipped into
Although most of the songs are original compositions by Silvestri and Ballard, four of the songs that were featured in the original film -- "Earth Angel", "Johnny B. Goode", "The Power of Love", and "Back in Time" -- all appear in this adaptation as well. It wouldn't be ''Back to the Future'' without them.
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* AdaptedOut: The Libyans are nowhere to be found in the musical. As such, the main plot kicks off when Marty accidentally time travels in the [=DeLorean=] while trying to seek medical help to save Doc from dying from radiation poisoning.
* CoolCar: As expected, the [=DeLorean=] TimeMachine, being capable of TimeTravel and all of its nifty gadgets and gizmos aplenty decked out all on it. Oh, and it's voice activated though it only recognises Doc's voice.
* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: The original film had Doc being gunned down by the Libyan terrorists he swindled the plutonium from. This musical does not have any Libyans, so Doc ends up dying from radiation poisoning, which causes Marty to jump in the car and accidentally time travel to 1955.
* CoolCar: As expected, the [=DeLorean=] TimeMachine, being capable of TimeTravel and all of its nifty gadgets and gizmos aplenty decked out all on it. Oh, and it's voice activated though it only recognises Doc's voice.
* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: The original film had Doc being gunned down by the Libyan terrorists he swindled the plutonium from. This musical does not have any Libyans, so Doc ends up dying from radiation poisoning, which causes Marty to jump in the car and accidentally time travel to 1955.
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* AdaptationalBadass: ''The [=DeLorean=]'' of all things, for a car that's also its own character. The car only responds to Doc Brown's voice whenever he states a date to travel to, meaning that no one can steal it and time travel. It also doesn't stall on the driver throughout the musical, only doing so after Marty returns to October 26, 1985.
* AdaptationalJerkass: Principal Strickland was already caustic in the original film, but here, he chews over Marty's audition, saying it was "crap" and outright telling the lad he got no future.
* AdaptedOut: There are some characters in this musical that don't show up like they did in the original film...
** The Libyans are nowhere to be found in the musical. As such, the main plot kicks off when Marty accidentally time travels in the [=DeLorean=] while trying to seek medical help to save Doc from dying from radiation poisoning.
** Einstein and Copernicus, Doc's pet dogs in 1985 and 1955 respectively, are absent in the musical, owing to it holding lots of special effects. This causes Doc to become the world's first time traveller.
** Mr Peabody is referenced by Doc in 1985, but does not appear in 1955, and the [=DeLorean=] is left undisturbed in the barn where it crashed until Doc and Marty come to retrieve it.
** Match and Skinhead, two members of Biff's GangOfBullies in 1955, are not present in the musical with a new guy named Slick taking over. However, in the 2023 Broadway production, Match and Skinhead are reinstated.
** Situationally, the Clocktower sequence is streamlined, with Doc only having to connect the first set of cables near the Clock Tower, and not the second pair near the tree.
* AllMusicalsAreAdaptations: This musical is adapted from the original ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' film from 1985.
* AndTheAdventureContinues: Marty is back in 1985, his family is more well-off with an annual celebration honoring George [=McFly=] and Marty reunites with Jennifer... And then Doc Brown suddenly returns to pick up Marty and show him the future.
-->'''Doc Brown:''' I'll have you back in 30 seconds; after all, it's a time machine! Come on!\\
'''Marty:''' You're the doc, Doc.\\
'''[=DeLorean=] system:''' '''T[-IME-] C[-IRCUITS-]: O[-N-]. D[-ESTINATION TIME-]: ''[current date and time of the musical's showing]''.'''
* ArcWords: "Put your mind to it".
* AsideGlance: Several, the most prominent of which coming after "21st Century", when Doc mentions that his vision of the year 2020 included a world with [[UsefulNotes/Covid19Pandemic no disease.]]
* BreakingTheFourthWall: The first visuals for the musical show a time display that begins in the present time of the musical's current showing in Adelphi Theatre in London's West End or the Winter Garden Theatre in New York, before going back in time to October 25, 1985, Hill Valley, California, meaning the audience goes "back in time". [[spoiler:When the [=DeLorean=] flies, it goes towards and over the audience.]]
* {{Bookends}}: The musical begins with visuals on a time display showing the present time and date of the musical's showing before it goes back in time to Hill Valley on October 25, 1985. [[spoiler:When Marty and Doc go off in their flying [=DeLorean=] to see the future, Doc sets the car to travel to the exact time and date of the musical's showing.]]
* CallForward: Some of the objects that show up on the view screen during "21st Century" include a [[Film/BackToTheFuturePartII hoverboard]] and the [[Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII Time Train]].
* CarSong: "It Works" has Doc Brown singing about his magnum opus, the [=DeLorean=] time machine, and the one invention installed into its systems that makes it capable of time travel.
* ChorusGirls: "It Works" features six girls in silver race track suits with flames and high heel boots appearing out of nowhere to accompany Doc in his song about the [=DeLorean=] time machine.
-->'''Marty:''' Hey Doc, who are the girls?\\
'''Doc Brown:''' I don't know; [[LampshadeHanging they just show up every time I start singing!]]
* ClockTower: As from the original film, the clock at the top of Hill Valley's courthouse which gets struck by lightning on November 12, 1955 at 10:04PM. We're able to see it visibly thanks to a larger set piece resembling it as Doc braves the high heights to reconnect the wires there.
* CoolCar: As expected, the [=DeLorean=] TimeMachine, being capable of TimeTravel and all of its nifty gadgets and gizmos aplenty decked out all on it. Oh, and it has lights lining the body and it's voice activated though it only recognises Doc's voice.
* DarkReprise: "It's Only a Matter of Time" has two gloomier editions to a hopeful, upbeat song...
** "Audition/Got No Future", specifically the latter section, uses the hook from the song in a sadder tone as Marty laments having his dreams never coming true despite his best efforts.
** "The Letter/Only a Matter of Time (Reprise)" has Marty reflects on his only chance to return to 1985 using the song's verses. It also borrows some lyrics from "Wherever We're Going", a duet by Marty and Jennifer originally meant to highlight the two's romance, to note Marty's desire to return to his girlfriend.
--->'''Marty:''' ''Will I be on my way...\\
Or will I have to stay?\\
But it's always a matter of time...''
* DeadpanSnarker: ''The [=DeLorean=]'' of all things. Owing to the fact that it doesn't recognise Marty's voice, he keeps struggling to get it to understand and it says it doesn't recognise Marty in a ComputerVoice that comes off as hilarious.
-->'''Marty:''' ''[imitating Doc]'' GREAT SCOTT! Destination time change to 1:20AM!\\
'''[=DeLorean=] system:''' '''Y[-OU ARE NOT-] D[-OCTOR-] E[-MMETT-] B[-ROWN-].'''
** This crops up even earlier, with Doc setting up the time circuits:
-->'''Doc:''' This is incredible machinery!\\
'''[=DeLorean=] system:''' '''I K[-NOW-].'''
* DeliberateValuesDissonance: "Cake", which plays when Marty arrives in 1955 Hill Valley, includes people praising asbestos as the best possible material for insulation or cigarettes as being good for health.
* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: The original film had Doc being gunned down by the angry Libyan terrorists he swindled the plutonium from. This musical does not have any Libyans, so Doc ends up dying from radiationpoisoning, poisoning from the plutonium he stole from a warehouse, which causes Marty to jump in the car to seek medical help and accidentally time travel to 1955.1955.
-->'''Doc Brown:''' I've been irradiated, so stay back, stay way back! Or you will be too!
* DistinctionWithoutADifference: When 1955 Doc decides to climb the clock tower, there's this brief exchange:
--> '''Marty:''' I thought you were scared of heights!\\
'''1955 Doc Brown:''' No, Marty, I'm ''terrified'' of them.
* DreamIntro: Or specifically, Dream Song at the beginning of the second act. "21st Century" is 1955!Doc's dreams of the political, social, technological and economic advances of the future.
-->'''1955 Doc Brown:''' ''It's like the new kingdom come\\
And it's nothin' but fun!\\
The new millennium!''
* FaceYourFears: Doc in this musical has a fear of heights as explained as he approaches Marty before he heads to the school dance. During the climax, the wires at the top of Hill Valley's clock tower disconnect due to high winds, forcing him to climb up to reconnect them. Doc braves the high heights and the storm to get them connected, being determined to get Marty back to 1985.
* FlyingCar: [[spoiler:The [=DeLorean=] during the show's finale, having been upgraded by Doc in the future with [[HubcapHovercraft hover hubcaps]]. It even goes over the audience and spins over them!]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Marty enters Doc's lab, there is a news voiceover from a radio reporting of a case of plutonium stolen from a warehouse which also states that plutonium is highly radioactive and can cause death by radiation poisoning. Sure enough, [[spoiler:a combination of inadequate protection and exposure to plutonium slowly kills Doc.]]
* FreezeFrameBonus: During "Something About That Boy", as the set continually changes to represent different parts of the high-school while Biff chases Marty across it, a blackboard on which French sentences are written is briefly visible. The sentences are actually [[BilingualBonus translations of famous lines of the show]], including the very last one ([[spoiler:"''La route ? Là où on va, on n'a pas besoin, de route.''"]])
* IAmSong:
** "Hello, Is Anybody Home?" reveals the personalities of Marty's family: George doesn't have a metaphorical backbone, Loraine is out-of-touch and complacent, Linda wants to date and Dave is satisfied with this less than ideal life working at a fast food restaurant.
** "My Myopia" reveals 1955 George [=McFly's=] timid personality getting the better of him, despite the lad wanting more from life.
* ItWillNeverCatchOn: 1955 Doc is introduced talking on the phone to a "Mr [=McDonald=]" and refusing to invest in his ridiculous enterprise of selling hamburgers, as "there is no money to make there".
* LargeHam:
** As always, Doctor Emmett Brown goes crazy in all of his actions such as when he unveils his magnum opus, the [[CoolCar DeLorean time machine]]. It helps that he's played by the energetic Creator/RogerBart.
** Biff Howard Tannen is far more louder and wilder than his film's depiction such as picking on George [=McFly=] in 1955 and plotting to defeat Marty with a VillainSong of his own.
* LampshadeHanging: Marty explains that he was late arriving to the clock tower because he was "getting changed for no good reason".
* {{Leitmotif}}: Bits of ''Back to the Future'''s iconic theme along with a few scrambled notes taken from the first film's tunes, including those from Doc Brown's theme, are sprinkled throughout the musical.
* MusicalInterruptus: The songs are all left uninterrupted in the album, but the same cannot be said for some of them in the musical proper.
** "Future Boy" has an extended finish which Marty attempts to continue with a TruckDriversGearChange to B major, only for 1955 Doc Brown to interrupt him and cause all of the backup dancers who show up every time he sings to hurry off the stage as the musical abruptly stops.
** During "The Power of Love", the whole town joins in Marty and the Pinheads' cover of it, but as the song reaches its end, Doc Brown suddenly returns in the upgraded [=DeLorean=], causing the singing and the music to stop.
** This was also true of "Cake"[[note]]originally titled "Cake and Eat It Too"[[/note]] in the original Manchester run, where the song ringing of the bell up in Hill Valley's clocktower interrupted the climax of the song and the townsfolk to resume their normal activities. When the show moved to London, the song was revised to end uninterrupted.
* PepTalkSong:
** "Gotta Start Somewhere". Then malt-shop employee Goldie Wilson, having been inspired to become mayor of Hill Valley, tries to encourage then-teenaged George [=McFly=] to boost his self-esteem and do his best in whatever he does.
** "Put Your Mind to It" shows Marty trying to encourage George and boost his self-confidence and dancing abilities by using Doc's famous quote.
* ThePowerOfRock: Marty's cover of "[[Music/ChuckBerry Johnny B. Goode]]" is a fun piece for the party goers to jam to like the original film until Marty gets carried away. Surprisingly, Chuck Berry isn't called or mentioned at all. [[note]]although the phonecall to him was present in early previews, and he's sometimes namedropped at the start of "Deep Divin'".[[/note]]
* PsychoStrings: Just like the film, the music becomes more shrill as Marty begins to fade from existence.
* RaceAgainstTheClock: Just like the first film, Doc and Marty face multiple difficulties to get Marty back to 1985 using a lightning bolt that will strike Hill Valley's clock at 10:04PM and accelerate the [=DeLorean=] to 88 miles per hour.
* ShoutOut:
** The [[CoolCar DeLorean]] can talk with a robotic female voice. Now, [[Series/KnightRider where have we seen this before?]]
** While in the midst of freaking out about the 1.21 Gigawatts, Doc picks up Farmer Peabody’s scarecrow and laments "[[Film/TheWizardOfOz If you only had a brain.]]"
** During his second brawl with Biff, Marty takes a light fixture and uses it like a [[Franchise/StarWars lightsaber]]. He even quotes Darth Vader's [[LukeIAmYourFather infamous line]] from ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack''.
** "21st Century" has the background window look like something from ''Franchise/StarTrek''. Doc even compares the [=DeLorean=] to "Captain Kirk's" in "It Works".
** The background window in "21st Century" also briefly shows [[Series/DoctorWho the TARDIS]] passing by.
* ThatsAllFolks: After the final bows and as the full cast breaks into dance, the curtain falls with the text "Make like a tree and get outta here" shown on it to get the audience to leave the theatre.
* TheEnd: Unlike many musicals which SmashToBlack, the final display of the musical proper is a projection of this text set against a time warp to ensure there will be no sequels to this musical.
* TriumphantReprise: "For the Dreamers" was initially Doc's melancholic tribute to all people who wanted their big break by realising their dreams even if they fail despite their best efforts. It gets a more epic rendition as he braves his fear of heights to reconnect the disconnected wires at the top of the clocktower to send Marty back home with the lightning.
* VillainSong:
** "Good at Being Bad", which only featured in the Manchester edition, explains Biff's personality and knacks at being a bully.
** Biff's part in "Something About That Boy" has Biff and his gang discussing their dislike of "Calvin Klein" and plot to defeat him.
** "Teach Him a Lesson" where Biff and his gang plot to defeat Marty at the school dance.
--->'''Biff:''' SATURDAY NIGHT!!! ''(EvilLaugh)''
* WorldOfHam: It's not to the extent where it's utterly dramatic, but everyone will have a reason to dance and celebrate whether it be praising Hill Valley in 1955 or rocking out [[spoiler:at the George [=McFly=] Day celebration.]]
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-->''But it's only a matter of time\\
(Only a matter of time)\\
Yes, it's only a matter of--\\
Only a matter of time...\\
Aaah-aaah-aaah-aaaaaaaaaaah...\\
'''TIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIME!!!!!'''''
-->--'''Full Company''', "Doc Returns[=/=]Finale"
* AdaptationalJerkass: Principal Strickland was already caustic in the original film, but here, he chews over Marty's audition, saying it was "crap" and outright telling the lad he got no future.
* AdaptedOut: There are some characters in this musical that don't show up like they did in the original film...
** The Libyans are nowhere to be found in the musical. As such, the main plot kicks off when Marty accidentally time travels in the [=DeLorean=] while trying to seek medical help to save Doc from dying from radiation poisoning.
** Einstein and Copernicus, Doc's pet dogs in 1985 and 1955 respectively, are absent in the musical, owing to it holding lots of special effects. This causes Doc to become the world's first time traveller.
** Mr Peabody is referenced by Doc in 1985, but does not appear in 1955, and the [=DeLorean=] is left undisturbed in the barn where it crashed until Doc and Marty come to retrieve it.
** Match and Skinhead, two members of Biff's GangOfBullies in 1955, are not present in the musical with a new guy named Slick taking over. However, in the 2023 Broadway production, Match and Skinhead are reinstated.
** Situationally, the Clocktower sequence is streamlined, with Doc only having to connect the first set of cables near the Clock Tower, and not the second pair near the tree.
* AllMusicalsAreAdaptations: This musical is adapted from the original ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' film from 1985.
* AndTheAdventureContinues: Marty is back in 1985, his family is more well-off with an annual celebration honoring George [=McFly=] and Marty reunites with Jennifer... And then Doc Brown suddenly returns to pick up Marty and show him the future.
-->'''Doc Brown:''' I'll have you back in 30 seconds; after all, it's a time machine! Come on!\\
'''Marty:''' You're the doc, Doc.\\
'''[=DeLorean=] system:''' '''T[-IME-] C[-IRCUITS-]: O[-N-]. D[-ESTINATION TIME-]: ''[current date and time of the musical's showing]''.'''
* ArcWords: "Put your mind to it".
* AsideGlance: Several, the most prominent of which coming after "21st Century", when Doc mentions that his vision of the year 2020 included a world with [[UsefulNotes/Covid19Pandemic no disease.]]
* BreakingTheFourthWall: The first visuals for the musical show a time display that begins in the present time of the musical's current showing in Adelphi Theatre in London's West End or the Winter Garden Theatre in New York, before going back in time to October 25, 1985, Hill Valley, California, meaning the audience goes "back in time". [[spoiler:When the [=DeLorean=] flies, it goes towards and over the audience.]]
* {{Bookends}}: The musical begins with visuals on a time display showing the present time and date of the musical's showing before it goes back in time to Hill Valley on October 25, 1985. [[spoiler:When Marty and Doc go off in their flying [=DeLorean=] to see the future, Doc sets the car to travel to the exact time and date of the musical's showing.]]
* CallForward: Some of the objects that show up on the view screen during "21st Century" include a [[Film/BackToTheFuturePartII hoverboard]] and the [[Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII Time Train]].
* CarSong: "It Works" has Doc Brown singing about his magnum opus, the [=DeLorean=] time machine, and the one invention installed into its systems that makes it capable of time travel.
* ChorusGirls: "It Works" features six girls in silver race track suits with flames and high heel boots appearing out of nowhere to accompany Doc in his song about the [=DeLorean=] time machine.
-->'''Marty:''' Hey Doc, who are the girls?\\
'''Doc Brown:''' I don't know; [[LampshadeHanging they just show up every time I start singing!]]
* ClockTower: As from the original film, the clock at the top of Hill Valley's courthouse which gets struck by lightning on November 12, 1955 at 10:04PM. We're able to see it visibly thanks to a larger set piece resembling it as Doc braves the high heights to reconnect the wires there.
* CoolCar: As expected, the [=DeLorean=] TimeMachine, being capable of TimeTravel and all of its nifty gadgets and gizmos aplenty decked out all on it. Oh, and it has lights lining the body and it's voice activated though it only recognises Doc's voice.
* DarkReprise: "It's Only a Matter of Time" has two gloomier editions to a hopeful, upbeat song...
** "Audition/Got No Future", specifically the latter section, uses the hook from the song in a sadder tone as Marty laments having his dreams never coming true despite his best efforts.
** "The Letter/Only a Matter of Time (Reprise)" has Marty reflects on his only chance to return to 1985 using the song's verses. It also borrows some lyrics from "Wherever We're Going", a duet by Marty and Jennifer originally meant to highlight the two's romance, to note Marty's desire to return to his girlfriend.
--->'''Marty:''' ''Will I be on my way...\\
Or will I have to stay?\\
But it's always a matter of time...''
* DeadpanSnarker: ''The [=DeLorean=]'' of all things. Owing to the fact that it doesn't recognise Marty's voice, he keeps struggling to get it to understand and it says it doesn't recognise Marty in a ComputerVoice that comes off as hilarious.
-->'''Marty:''' ''[imitating Doc]'' GREAT SCOTT! Destination time change to 1:20AM!\\
'''[=DeLorean=] system:''' '''Y[-OU ARE NOT-] D[-OCTOR-] E[-MMETT-] B[-ROWN-].'''
** This crops up even earlier, with Doc setting up the time circuits:
-->'''Doc:''' This is incredible machinery!\\
'''[=DeLorean=] system:''' '''I K[-NOW-].'''
* DeliberateValuesDissonance: "Cake", which plays when Marty arrives in 1955 Hill Valley, includes people praising asbestos as the best possible material for insulation or cigarettes as being good for health.
* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: The original film had Doc being gunned down by the angry Libyan terrorists he swindled the plutonium from. This musical does not have any Libyans, so Doc ends up dying from radiation
-->'''Doc Brown:''' I've been irradiated, so stay back, stay way back! Or you will be too!
* DistinctionWithoutADifference: When 1955 Doc decides to climb the clock tower, there's this brief exchange:
--> '''Marty:''' I thought you were scared of heights!\\
'''1955 Doc Brown:''' No, Marty, I'm ''terrified'' of them.
* DreamIntro: Or specifically, Dream Song at the beginning of the second act. "21st Century" is 1955!Doc's dreams of the political, social, technological and economic advances of the future.
-->'''1955 Doc Brown:''' ''It's like the new kingdom come\\
And it's nothin' but fun!\\
The new millennium!''
* FaceYourFears: Doc in this musical has a fear of heights as explained as he approaches Marty before he heads to the school dance. During the climax, the wires at the top of Hill Valley's clock tower disconnect due to high winds, forcing him to climb up to reconnect them. Doc braves the high heights and the storm to get them connected, being determined to get Marty back to 1985.
* FlyingCar: [[spoiler:The [=DeLorean=] during the show's finale, having been upgraded by Doc in the future with [[HubcapHovercraft hover hubcaps]]. It even goes over the audience and spins over them!]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Marty enters Doc's lab, there is a news voiceover from a radio reporting of a case of plutonium stolen from a warehouse which also states that plutonium is highly radioactive and can cause death by radiation poisoning. Sure enough, [[spoiler:a combination of inadequate protection and exposure to plutonium slowly kills Doc.]]
* FreezeFrameBonus: During "Something About That Boy", as the set continually changes to represent different parts of the high-school while Biff chases Marty across it, a blackboard on which French sentences are written is briefly visible. The sentences are actually [[BilingualBonus translations of famous lines of the show]], including the very last one ([[spoiler:"''La route ? Là où on va, on n'a pas besoin, de route.''"]])
* IAmSong:
** "Hello, Is Anybody Home?" reveals the personalities of Marty's family: George doesn't have a metaphorical backbone, Loraine is out-of-touch and complacent, Linda wants to date and Dave is satisfied with this less than ideal life working at a fast food restaurant.
** "My Myopia" reveals 1955 George [=McFly's=] timid personality getting the better of him, despite the lad wanting more from life.
* ItWillNeverCatchOn: 1955 Doc is introduced talking on the phone to a "Mr [=McDonald=]" and refusing to invest in his ridiculous enterprise of selling hamburgers, as "there is no money to make there".
* LargeHam:
** As always, Doctor Emmett Brown goes crazy in all of his actions such as when he unveils his magnum opus, the [[CoolCar DeLorean time machine]]. It helps that he's played by the energetic Creator/RogerBart.
** Biff Howard Tannen is far more louder and wilder than his film's depiction such as picking on George [=McFly=] in 1955 and plotting to defeat Marty with a VillainSong of his own.
* LampshadeHanging: Marty explains that he was late arriving to the clock tower because he was "getting changed for no good reason".
* {{Leitmotif}}: Bits of ''Back to the Future'''s iconic theme along with a few scrambled notes taken from the first film's tunes, including those from Doc Brown's theme, are sprinkled throughout the musical.
* MusicalInterruptus: The songs are all left uninterrupted in the album, but the same cannot be said for some of them in the musical proper.
** "Future Boy" has an extended finish which Marty attempts to continue with a TruckDriversGearChange to B major, only for 1955 Doc Brown to interrupt him and cause all of the backup dancers who show up every time he sings to hurry off the stage as the musical abruptly stops.
** During "The Power of Love", the whole town joins in Marty and the Pinheads' cover of it, but as the song reaches its end, Doc Brown suddenly returns in the upgraded [=DeLorean=], causing the singing and the music to stop.
** This was also true of "Cake"[[note]]originally titled "Cake and Eat It Too"[[/note]] in the original Manchester run, where the song ringing of the bell up in Hill Valley's clocktower interrupted the climax of the song and the townsfolk to resume their normal activities. When the show moved to London, the song was revised to end uninterrupted.
* PepTalkSong:
** "Gotta Start Somewhere". Then malt-shop employee Goldie Wilson, having been inspired to become mayor of Hill Valley, tries to encourage then-teenaged George [=McFly=] to boost his self-esteem and do his best in whatever he does.
** "Put Your Mind to It" shows Marty trying to encourage George and boost his self-confidence and dancing abilities by using Doc's famous quote.
* ThePowerOfRock: Marty's cover of "[[Music/ChuckBerry Johnny B. Goode]]" is a fun piece for the party goers to jam to like the original film until Marty gets carried away. Surprisingly, Chuck Berry isn't called or mentioned at all. [[note]]although the phonecall to him was present in early previews, and he's sometimes namedropped at the start of "Deep Divin'".[[/note]]
* PsychoStrings: Just like the film, the music becomes more shrill as Marty begins to fade from existence.
* RaceAgainstTheClock: Just like the first film, Doc and Marty face multiple difficulties to get Marty back to 1985 using a lightning bolt that will strike Hill Valley's clock at 10:04PM and accelerate the [=DeLorean=] to 88 miles per hour.
* ShoutOut:
** The [[CoolCar DeLorean]] can talk with a robotic female voice. Now, [[Series/KnightRider where have we seen this before?]]
** While in the midst of freaking out about the 1.21 Gigawatts, Doc picks up Farmer Peabody’s scarecrow and laments "[[Film/TheWizardOfOz If you only had a brain.]]"
** During his second brawl with Biff, Marty takes a light fixture and uses it like a [[Franchise/StarWars lightsaber]]. He even quotes Darth Vader's [[LukeIAmYourFather infamous line]] from ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack''.
** "21st Century" has the background window look like something from ''Franchise/StarTrek''. Doc even compares the [=DeLorean=] to "Captain Kirk's" in "It Works".
** The background window in "21st Century" also briefly shows [[Series/DoctorWho the TARDIS]] passing by.
* ThatsAllFolks: After the final bows and as the full cast breaks into dance, the curtain falls with the text "Make like a tree and get outta here" shown on it to get the audience to leave the theatre.
* TheEnd: Unlike many musicals which SmashToBlack, the final display of the musical proper is a projection of this text set against a time warp to ensure there will be no sequels to this musical.
* TriumphantReprise: "For the Dreamers" was initially Doc's melancholic tribute to all people who wanted their big break by realising their dreams even if they fail despite their best efforts. It gets a more epic rendition as he braves his fear of heights to reconnect the disconnected wires at the top of the clocktower to send Marty back home with the lightning.
* VillainSong:
** "Good at Being Bad", which only featured in the Manchester edition, explains Biff's personality and knacks at being a bully.
** Biff's part in "Something About That Boy" has Biff and his gang discussing their dislike of "Calvin Klein" and plot to defeat him.
** "Teach Him a Lesson" where Biff and his gang plot to defeat Marty at the school dance.
--->'''Biff:''' SATURDAY NIGHT!!! ''(EvilLaugh)''
* WorldOfHam: It's not to the extent where it's utterly dramatic, but everyone will have a reason to dance and celebrate whether it be praising Hill Valley in 1955 or rocking out [[spoiler:at the George [=McFly=] Day celebration.]]
----
-->''But it's only a matter of time\\
(Only a matter of time)\\
Yes, it's only a matter of--\\
Only a matter of time...\\
Aaah-aaah-aaah-aaaaaaaaaaah...\\
'''TIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIME!!!!!'''''
-->--'''Full Company''', "Doc Returns[=/=]Finale"
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A musical based on the first ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' film with music and lyrics by Glen Ballard and Creator/AlanSilvestri.
Marty [=McFly=], a skateboarder and aspiring rock artist in 1985, accidentally travels 30 years into the past in a TimeMachine built by his eccentric scientist friend, Doctor Emmett "Doc" Brown. When he accidentally changes his parents' meeting, Marty must race against the clock to hook his future parents together and find a way to get back to the future.
First revealed to be in production in 2012, this musical was initially intended to be released in 2015 during the 30th anniversary of the ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture'' franchise, but it slipped into DevelopmentLimbo. It was finally premiered in the Manchester Opera House in 2020 but only ran for a few weeks until it was forced to shut down there due to a government issue concerning COVID-19. It reopened on September 2021 in Adelphi Theatre London's West End.
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* AdaptedOut: The Libyans are nowhere to be found in the musical. As such, the main plot kicks off when Marty accidentally time travels in the [=DeLorean=] while trying to seek medical help to save Doc from dying from radiation poisoning.
* CoolCar: As expected, the [=DeLorean=] TimeMachine, being capable of TimeTravel and all of its nifty gadgets and gizmos aplenty decked out all on it. Oh, and it's voice activated though it only recognises Doc's voice.
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Marty [=McFly=], a skateboarder and aspiring rock artist in 1985, accidentally travels 30 years into the past in a TimeMachine built by his eccentric scientist friend, Doctor Emmett "Doc" Brown. When he accidentally changes his parents' meeting, Marty must race against the clock to hook his future parents together and find a way to get back to the future.
First revealed to be in production in 2012, this musical was initially intended to be released in 2015 during the 30th anniversary of the ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture'' franchise, but it slipped into DevelopmentLimbo. It was finally premiered in the Manchester Opera House in 2020 but only ran for a few weeks until it was forced to shut down there due to a government issue concerning COVID-19. It reopened on September 2021 in Adelphi Theatre London's West End.
!!Tropes
* AdaptedOut: The Libyans are nowhere to be found in the musical. As such, the main plot kicks off when Marty accidentally time travels in the [=DeLorean=] while trying to seek medical help to save Doc from dying from radiation poisoning.
* CoolCar: As expected, the [=DeLorean=] TimeMachine, being capable of TimeTravel and all of its nifty gadgets and gizmos aplenty decked out all on it. Oh, and it's voice activated though it only recognises Doc's voice.
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