Back To The Future – Theatrical Production at Orpheum Theatre Minneapolis

Back To The Future The Musical, an adaptation that was long overdue, was conceptualized way back 20 years ago, when the wife of one of the writers, Zemeckis, was said to be excited about the idea of expanding on the legacy of the original film. It was ready to debut in 2015, as an allusion to the second part to the first movie (which was also written by the same creators), but it was delayed unintentionally and eventually opened at the Manchester Opera House, then after a year, moved to London’s Adelphi Theater after the recent pandemic.

The play, despite a few slight modifications, still features the sci-fi trip of Marty McFly as he gets transported through time to 1955, where he gets forcibly stuck. Additionally, due to the flexibility of staged plays, Back To The Future The Musical was able to build on the previous film's content that vastly enhanced the production. Both visually and audially, the film-turned-musical has excellent implementation. It utilizes the most advanced equipment available in Broadway and makes the whole set feel alive, with the stage fabrication, lighting, audio choices, and 3D effects all unifying each other exceedingly well. The DeLorean to be specific, (which is the time-traveling car that is central to the plot) by the time the device is slid out on stage, is done so perfectly that audiences have raved about.

When it comes to video editing, the musical also definitely deserves much love. Animation creator Finn Ross implements 3D animation in a skillful manner that each background video serves as an actual and real location that sets the mood of the live constructed sets seamlessly. Ross also reveals that in each video edit “It has to look like a natural part of the musical. Oftentimes the team would consider actual locales, but the producers wished to achieve this slight nostalgic feel to match the degree of energy the show exists on.”

This upcoming September’s production of Back To The Future will be hosted in Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis, on Sunday 22nd September 2024. As a consequence of being an extremely tech- heavy staging, it is reasonable to say that each run’s theater has to be able to handle the technical capacity of the show. With the best gear from lights to the sound system, as well as impeccable stage building, audiences are sure to enjoy a flawless viewing. Seats for Back To The Future The Musical are now available through the links that can be clicked above this page.