Back to the Future Becoming West End Musical

Back to the Future is set to hit the West End stage, when a musical adaptation of the 1980s classic debuts in London next year.

Robert Zemeckis, who co-wrote and directed the 1985 film starring Michael J Fox and Christopher Lloyd, will again team up with co-writer Bob Gale to write the book for the stage version. Jamie Lloyd, who directed James McAvoy last year in a very successful production of Macbeth, will also help write the script and take on directing duties.

Composing will be handled by Alan Silvestri and Glen Ballard. Silvestri worked with Zemeckis on a number of other films including Romancing the Stone, Forrest Gump and Cast Away, while Ballard is a six-time Grammy winner whose previous theatre credits include Ghost: The Musical and who also co-wrote and produced Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill.

Back to the Future was released in 1985, and follows Marty Mcfly (Fox) as he travels back to his home town in 1955, and has to watch his parents' relationship unfold before him. The musical will be released to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the film, and a Broadway transfer is possible if the British version does well.

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