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Back to the Future: The Musical
Opera House
Great Scott! Back to the Future, the beloved, cinematic classic is now a Broadway musical with its destination set for Washington, D.C., in 2024. When Marty McFly finds himself transported back to 1955 in a time machine built by the eccentric scientist Doc Brown, he accidentally changes the course of history. Now he’s in a race against time to fix the present, escape the past, and send himself... back to the future.
Jul. 23 - Aug. 11, 2024
Genre
Theater
Price Range
$39.00 – $209.00
Runtime
2 hours and 30 minutes, with an intermission
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Great Scott! Back to the Future, the beloved, cinematic classic is now a Broadway musical with its destination set for Washington, D.C., in 2024.
Winner of the 2022 Olivier Award for Best New Musical, four WhatsOnStage Awards, including Best New Musical, and the Broadway World Award for Best New Musical, Back to the Future: The Musical is adapted for the stage by the iconic film’s creators Bob Gale (Back to the Future trilogy) and Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump) and directed by the Tony Award® winner John Rando with original music by multiple Grammy® Award winners Alan Silvestri (Avengers: Endgame) and Glen Ballard (Michael Jackson’s “Man in the Mirror”), alongside hit songs from the movie including “The Power of Love,” “Johnny B. Goode,” “Earth Angel,” and “Back in Time.”
When Marty McFly finds himself transported back to 1955 in a time machine built by the eccentric scientist Doc Brown, he accidentally changes the course of history. Now he’s in a race against time to fix the present, escape the past, and send himself... back to the future. When Back to the Future hits 88mph, it’ll change musical theater history forever.
Recommended for age 6 and up.
A limited number of $39 Rush tickets will be available for every performance at the Kennedy Center Box Office the day of the performance. Tickets are subject to availability and have no guaranteed location.
2 tickets max per person. Available to purchase in person only. Void if resold.
Pictured (L-R): Don Stephenson (Doc Brown) and Caden Brauch (Marty McFly) Photo by Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman, 2024
Caden Brauch (Marty McFly) Photo by Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman, 2024
Pictured (L-R): Zan Berube (Lorraine Baines), Burke Swanson (George McFly), Caden Brauch (Marty McFly) and the Company of Back to the Future: The Musical Photo by Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman, 2024
Don Stephenson (Doc Brown) Photo by Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman, 2024
Cartreze Tucker (Goldie Wilson) and the Company of Back to the Future: The Musical Photo by Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman, 2024
Caden Brauch (Marty McFly) and the Company of Back to the Future: The Musical Photo by Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman, 2024
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