Initial casting announced for first ever UK tour of BACK TO THE FUTURE THE MUSICAL
Initial casting has been announced for the first ever UK tour of the multi award-winning BACK TO THE FUTURE The Musical, with Tony Award-winning stage and screen star Roger Bart returning as Doc Brown, and Australian rising star Axel Duffy as Marty McFly.
Roger Bart is scheduled to open the tour at the Bristol Hippodrome (8 October – 21 November) as well as playing the Edinburgh Playhouse (2 December 2026 – 2 January 2027). Further casting for the role of Doc Brown, and the remaining company, is to be announced.
Producer Colin Ingram said: “We’re thrilled to welcome back stage and screen star Roger Bart to the Delorean in Bristol and Edinburgh after creating the role of Doc Brown in the West End production and playing it in Sydney and on Broadway where he was nominated for a Tony Award for his performance; Roger has a gift of musical comedy acting that is up there with Nathan Lane and Martin Short. At the same time, we can’t wait to introduce Axel Duffy who wowed audiences playing Marty McFly in Sydney. Back to the Future is one of the most technically ambitious productions to ever tour the UK and Ireland, combining groundbreaking stagecraft, spectacular effects and beloved storytelling on a scale rarely seen on the road. Finding performers who can not only meet those demands but also capture the spirit of these legendary characters is essential – the audiences are in for something special!”
Based on the Universal Pictures/Amblin Entertainment film, BACK TO THE FUTURE The Musical has a book by Bob Gale and new music and lyrics by Emmy and Grammy Award-winning Alan Silvestri and six-time Grammy Award-winning Glen Ballard, with additional songs from the film including ‘The Power of Love’ and ‘Johnny B. Goode’.
BACK TO THE FUTURE The Musical is directed by Tony Award-winning director John Rando, alongside the multi Tony and Olivier Award-winning design team of Tim Hatley (set and costume design), Chris Bailey (choreography), Chris Fisher (Illusions), Tim Lutkin and Hugh Vanstone (lighting), Gareth Owen (sound) and Finn Ross (video), with musical supervision and arrangements by Nick Finlow, orchestrations by Ethan Popp and Bryan Crook, dance arrangements by David Chase, and casting by David Grindrod CDG for Grindrod Burton Casting.
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