Musicals are all the rage at the moment: between Wicked, Hamilton and Joker 2, it feels like everywhere you look people are singing at the top of their lungs. Well, strap in, because where we’re going, we don’t need roads.
That’s right, the incredibly popular Back to the Future stage show is coming to the Sydney Lyric Theatre in September 2025, and if you’re ready to hear some ‘Johnny B. Goode’ in person, you can get on the waitlist here.
Produced by the people behind the original trilogy of movies, Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale, as well as Collin Ingram and John Frost, the show brings the story of the original Back to the Future to Australian stages for the first time after impressing internationally: having played in theatres in London, as well as on Broadway.
Gale said he and his co-writer Zemeckis wouldn’t have been able to foresee the impact Back to the Future could have had, or that they’d now be able to turn their “crazy ideas” into a musical.
“Sometimes crazy ideas give birth to great entertainment, and now Bob and I are eager to share our musical vision with Sydney audiences,” Gale said. “This musical production has exceeded our original expectations on every level.”
Australian producer John Frost said he is thrilled to bring the musical Down Under, and that fans of the seminal movies will be “blown away” by how the films have been translated into a new format.
“Whether a fan or the movies or not, this is a show for everyone, and I can guarantee that you will leave the theatre on an absolute high,” he said.
