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Back to the Future is running on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theatre.

By: Jul. 26, 2023
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Last night marked Back to the Future: The Musical’s Gala Performance, celebrating its arrival on Broadway, and benefitting the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. Special guests included original film cast & creative team members Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Huey Lewis, Steven Spielberg, Robert Zemeckis and more.

Following the performance, the production hosted a Gala, which included an auction, with all proceeds going directly to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.

Back to the Future officially opens on Thursday, August 3 at Broadway’s Winter Garden Theatre.

Back to the Future: The Musical stars Tony Award winner Roger Bart (Doc Brown), Casey Likes (Marty McFly), Olivier Award nominee Hugh Coles (George McFly), Liana Hunt (Lorraine Baines), Jelani Remy (Goldie Wilson/Marvin Berry), and Nathaniel Hackmann (Biff Tannen). The ensemble includes Merritt David Janes (Strickland), Mikaela Secada (Jennifer Parker), Amber Ardolino, Will Branner, Victoria Byrd, Brendon Chan, Kevin Curtis, Nick Drake, Samuel Gerber, Marc Heitzman, Kimberly Immanuel, Joshua Kenneth Allen Johnson, Hannah Kevitt, JJ Niemann, Becca Petersen, Emma Pittman, Jonalyn Saxer, Blakely Slaybaugh, Gabi Stapula, and Daryl Tofa.

Back to the Future: The Musical is directed by Tony Award winner John Rando and features a multi-Tony and Olivier Award-winning design team that includes Tim Hatley (set and costume design), Tim Lutkin and Hugh Vanstone (lighting), Gareth Owen (sound) and Finn Ross (video), with choreography by Chris Bailey, musical supervision and arrangements by Nick Finlow, illusions by Chris Fisher, orchestrations by Ethan Popp and Bryan Crook, dance arrangements by David Chase, music direction by Ted Arthur and casting by Tara Rubin.

Photo Credit: Bruce Glikas 

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Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Michael J Fox, Casey Likes and Roger Bart

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Huey Lewis, Casey Likes and Roger Bart

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Lea Thompson and Michael J Fox

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Lea Thompson and Michael J Fox

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Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson and Michael J Fox

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Casey Likes and Roger Bart

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Casey Likes and Roger Bart

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Christopher Lloyd and Roger Bart

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Christopher Lloyd and Roger Bart

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Michael J Fox and Casey Likes

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Michael J Fox and Casey Likes

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Glen Ballard, Michael J Fox, Huey Lewis and Casey Likes

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Michael J Fox and Casey Likes

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Michael J Fox and Casey Likes

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Michael J Fox, Casey Likes, Roger Bart and Christopher Lloyd

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Michael J Fox and Roger Bart

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Lea Thompson, Michael J Fox, Casey Likes, Christopher Lloyd and Roger Bart

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Lea Thompson, Michael J Fox, Casey Likes, Christopher Lloyd and Roger Bart

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Christopher Lloyd and Roger Bart

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Christopher Lloyd and Roger Bart

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Christopher Lloyd and Roger Bart

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Michael J Fox and Casey Likes

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Steven Spielberg

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Steven Spielberg

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Steven Spielberg

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Roger Bart

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Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Michael J Fox, Casey Likes and Roger Bart

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Lea Thompson, Michael J Fox and Casey Likes

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Bob Gale, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Michael J Fox, Casey Likes, Roger Bart

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Lea Thompson, Michael J Fox and Casey Likes

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Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Michael J Fox, Casey Likes, Roger Bart, John Rando, Colin Ingram and Glen Ballard

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Alan Silvestri, Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Michael J Fox and Casey Likes

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Alan Silvestri and Robert Zemeckis

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Lea Thompson and Roger Bart

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Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Roger Bart and Huey Lewis

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Robert Zemeckis and Leslie Zemeckis

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Huey Lewis

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Michael J Fox

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Christopher Lloyd

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Christopher Lloyd and Lisa Lloyd

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Lea Thompson

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Bernadette Peters

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Bernadette Peters

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Adrienne Warren

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Adrienne Warren

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Josh Gad

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Harry Waters Jr. and Marc McClure

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Donald Fullilove

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Jason Squatriglia

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Hunter Arnold and Jason Squatriglia

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Jelani Aladdin

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Bebe Neuwirth and Chris Calkins

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Danny Burstein and Jessica Hecht

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Andrew Keenan-Bolger

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Kerry Butler

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Tony Yazbeck

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Tony Yazbeck

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James Tolkan

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Erich Bergen

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Skylar Fox and Chris Fisher

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Bruce Sussman and Robert Shuter

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David Chase and Paula Leggett Chase

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David Chase and Paula Leggett Chase

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Tim Hatley

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Schele Williams

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Schele Williams

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Thayne Jasperson

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Tom Viertel

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James Nederlander and Margo Nederlander

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Charlie McCollum and Kevin McCollum

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Tommy Bracco

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Dave Quinn and Tommy Bracco

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Judy McLane

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The Iconic DeLorean Time Machine

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