Back to the Future: The Musical (Broadway) NYC Reviews and Tickets
Member Reviews (640)
See it if you love Back to the Future. This play does it proud.
Don't see it if you dont like Back to theFuture and dont like big over the top special effects.
See it if you love the movie. and it is nostalgic. the tech is amazing
Don't see it if you dont like the movie and want a well written play. and not the same as a movie
See it if very cool stage design! especially that car lol
Don't see it if you are looking for a song that you can remember
See it if you like the movie and want a show with an amazing set and an extremely talented cast
Don't see it if you don't like the movie and or don't want to have a fun time at the theatre
See it if you are a fan of the movie.
Don't see it if you don't like the movie.
See it if Must See if the like the movie or never saw the movie non stop fun. The stage is great and great fun.
Don't see it if I see no reason not to see this.
See it if you love the movie or want to be entertained non stop for 2.5 hours. This show is Awesome!! Acting is amazing across the board (esp George).
Don't see it if there is no reason not to see this show. So much fun! Sit back and just have fun.
See it if If you like the movie you'll love this. The special effects are the best I've ever seen and the music & subtle plot differences make it gr8
Don't see it if Unless you just hated the movie (but really who hated the movie?!) go see it!
Critic Reviews (30)
“...I have to admit that the car alone might be worth a ticket. It fills a deep Broadway longing for large objects performing audience flyovers — and, like the dear departed arthritic chandelier, may be doing so for the foreseeable future.”
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“What makes ’Back to the Future’ so confusing, aside from the general ineptness, is how little it seems to understand its own relationship to the material it is trying to exploit...A similar fate befalls too many shows that try to cash in on cinematic IP, and the Broadway musical, as an art form, can’t keep getting lost on these roads. If this is the future, please send it back.”
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“ ‘Back to the Future’ simply tries to hold up its plutonium-weight source material.”
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“What gets everyone the most excited.. is the car — the souped-up, scientifically enhanced time- traveling DeLorean that figured so prominently in the film’s plot. Needless to say, the vehicle gets the biggest ovation of the evening when it shows up onstage, and the show’s finale, in which it takes flight over the audience, sends the crowd out on a massive high.”
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“ ‘Back to the Future’ should always be fun, and Bart came to have exactly that...Unfortunately, unlike the DeLorean, ‘Back to the Future: The Musical’ itself never quite hits 88 miles an hour. But while the rest of the production is content to play it safe and steady, give Bart credit for always putting the pedal to the metal.”
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“...with the frequent breaking of the fourth wall and the milking of some meta moments, you wonder what exactly the show’s aiming to be: a self-aware joke for fans or a thrill ride with sincerity.”
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“The musical has been staged in lavish style...And the DeLorean, with its glowing neon trim, has been glamorized effectively...But the musical as a whole never achieves liftoff, or even the stage equivalent of 88 miles an hour. It cruises along in a low gear for almost three hours.”
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“...a gifted cast with thankless roles, a hokey book that takes no chances, and an abysmal score that drags everything down. All that’s left is spectacle. And let’s be honest; the car is the star.”
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