Back to the Future musical to debut on film’s 30th anniversary

A musical adaptation of ROBERT ZEMECKIS’s Back To The Future will debut in London’s West End on the 30th anniversary of the film’s release. The sci-fi adventure comedy, starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd, was a smash hit back in 1985, and now director Zemeckis is hoping to find the same luck with a stage show, set to open in 2015.
He has re-teamed with Back to the Future co-writer Bob Gale to pen the book, while the film’s composer Alan Silvestri will team up with Grammy-winning producer Glen Ballard will create the music and lyrics.
The musical will also feature familiar songs, including The Power of Love, Johnny B. Goode, Earth Angel and Mr. Sandman, all of which were part of the original movie.
The film spawned two sequels, Back to the Future Part II in 1989 and 1990’s Back to the Future Part III.