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The Back to the Future remake has already reached a speed of 88 miles per hour!

According to Deadline, the Winter Garden Theater’s four early previews last week were completely sold out, bringing in an astonishing $1,035,256. Although its official opening night is still a few weeks ahead, Back to the Future: The Musical (2020) has finally arrived on Broadway.

This show, which has been taking place at the Adelphi Theatre in London’s West End since October 2021, has now been extended until the end of the month. It is no surprise that both versions of the performance are being enjoyed simultaneously.

The Musical adaptation of the iconic 1985 film, Back to the Future: The Musical, is an excellent adaptation with the same name. It is scored by Alan Silvestri, who is also the composer of the films, and Glen Ballard, who provides the lyrics and music.

In fact, the North American tour has been well-received, proving popular since 2024. It has even won the Best New Musical Award at the 2022 Broadway World Awards and the WhatsOnStage Awards, as well as the Laurence Olivier Award. The film, Like, has been an enormous hit with both critics and audiences.

However, does the success of the show imply that there is a possibility of Back to the Future 4 taking place?

Is a Back to the Future 4 happening?

Despite persistent rumors that Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale, the producer and writer of Back to the Future, have been discussing the possibility of a fourth film for decades, it is highly unlikely that it will ever make its way back to movie theaters. However, the story has been remarkably well adapted for the stage and continues to be successful.

Recently, Fox said that he probably won’t return, while expressing interest in reprising his role as Doc Brown. Christopher Lloyd and Michael J. Fox, who played Doc Emmett Brown and Marty McFly in the Back to the Future films, are happy to see a fourth installment.

When you look at major studio films like (2023) Destiny of Dial and Jones Indiana and (2023) Flash The, especially at the office box, it could be a massive risk to gamble on how the 4 Future will turn out.

This franchise is perhaps the best one where the big screen is concerned — it’s the least risky approach that didn’t follow the reboot of Ghostbusters. They added Lloyd and Fox as female-led follow-up, and they’d like to see a reboot of the beloved ’80s film, but they only need to look at the disastrous Ghostbusters film of 2016 to see how much of a risk it is.

Check out the trailer for “Back to the Future: The Musical” below, where Christopher Lloyd passes the torch to Bart Roger, the new Brown Doc, in the flux capacitor scene!

According to the official website, here is the summary for the show:

Great Scott! The multi-award-winning Back to the Future: The Musical is changing Broadway musical theatre history.

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.

Experience this high-voltage comedy as the iconic story is adapted for the stage by the movie’s creators Bob Gale (Back to the Future trilogy) and Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump) and is directed by the Tony Award-winning John Rando.

Back to the Future the Musical features original music by multi-Grammy 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 BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL hits 88mph, you’re gonna see some serious… entertainment.

Oliver Nicholas and Cory English in the UK have now replaced both George McFly and Doc Brown, respectively, in the West End version of the show. They will reprise the roles of Hugh Coles and Roger Bart. Marty McFly enjoys Casey’s Almost Famous and the dual roles of Marvin Berry and Goldie Wilson in Remy Jelani’s Proud Ain’t. Additionally, Berry Marvin and Wilson Goldie have dual roles in Remy Jelani’s Proud Ain’t. Biff Tannen will be played by Hackmann Nathaniel in Les Miserables, and Lorraine Baines will be played by Hunt Liana in The Devil Wears Prada. The cast for the Broadway show includes all of them.

The Musical adaptation of Back to the Future officially debuts on Broadway on August 3.

All ages.