NYTimes.com: “Back to the Future,” Robert Zemeckis’s 1985 comedy starring Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly, a teenager zapped from the 1980s back to the 1950s, is being transformed into a musical. It is expected to have its premiere in London in 2015, a spokesman for Colin Ingram, one of the show’s producers, said on Friday.
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It kind of reminds me of when some thought: "A musical about monty python's holy grail? That will never work". Spamalot is really a lovely musical, and hilarious more than anything else. Much like what i hope they try and do with Back to the Future, they imagined an entirely new show, different from the movie, and it came across very well.
Why is there a huge trend from transforming movie magic into theater madness? I understand that we now have the technological capabilities to create such a monster on-stage; and furthermore, I understand how it is easier to market stories that have effected us through movie magic. However, there are new stories to be made. New stories that can have the same, or even more, magic or wonder that movies have instilled in our generation.
I completely agree with Arica. I've noticed a large trend lately of turning hit movies and shows into musicals and I'm a little confused about it. What happened to original works? Is there a loss of creativity out there that is resulting in people pulling from existing works? Its as if they think that will help their show because it is already popular, but most of the time, in my opinion, it just hurts it because people come in with such high expectations.
This is one production that I actually believe would make a good musical. There is already a pretty cool soundtrack in the movie. Usually I'd agree more with Nick about not wanting to draw from existing work, but rather coming up with new ideas for the stage, but I think this would be a neat show. One large concern I have about it though is the fact the "Back to the Future" is a trilogy, and I have questions about how they would address this in a musical. Would they leave it as just the first movie, or would they combine all three movies into a mashed up version for the show? I'm skeptical, but curious to see how it turns out.
I'm with Arica and Nick on this one. I think that theatre and film are very different at heart, and transposing productions from one to the other can sometimes be truly wonderful, but should not be systematic. I'm not sure that this musical will add much to the story og "Back to the Future" itself, or even to the tradition of musical theatre.
I love what Arica said about new stories to be made. Productions like these take the spotlight away from any new musicals struggling to be recognized among all the giants in the Broadway and West End playing pen.
JUST BECAUSE A MOVIE IS GOOD DOES NOT MEAN THAT IT NEEDS TO BE A MUSICAL! Oh my goodness I will keep posting this comment when relevant until I die. All I have to say really is that I hope the musical stays true to the quirkiness and creativity of the movie. I like that the musical is planning on including music from the original movie. That is all about keeping the feel of the 80s style. The article states that the production is not trying to change the iconic movie, but how true is that when they want to discover a new theatrical way of telling the story. I am curious to see if this show will get good reviews or makes it to America.
Once again here is a movie that I like being turned into a musical. I had the same thought I always have when finding this out, how could they possibly turn this into a musical. I suppose its easier to see than Pan's Labyrinth the musical but I would much rather see something that I have no preconceived feelings about. Like Arica, Nick, and Camille said what happened to original work?
Back to the Future is a classic comedy film that will I'm sure be remembered for years to come. This being said, I think we should leave it that way. As Arica and Nick have said. Why are we spending so much time and money investing in movie musicals. As far as I'm concerned this has just become a way for a theatre company to invest in a show that they know that they'll make money in. If that is their intention then they are certainly making the right move. This show will surely make money. But if they want to promote young fresh works then they need to reevaluate what they are doing and maybe try to produce a new work. Whats next, Star Wars the Musical.....?
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