I had been preparing for this possible outcome, but I am still gutted that it is closing the day before I fly over to NY. I'm sure I'll have fun seeing other shows (we have tickets for Oh, Mary) but seeing Roger as Doc was the main reason for flying from the UK. Talk about bad timing.
SE was my first West End show back in the 90s when I was a teenager and the sheer spectacle blew my mind. I bought the album and played it a lot. These days I only hear the songs when they play during my shuffled playlists and I don't love them as much as I used to, but they're alright and they bring back fun memories. I haven't kept up with all the changes over the years and I'm sure that the new London show would feel very different if I were to see it, but
I'm 48 and I sometimes stage door with my mother who is in her 70s. If a show or a particular performer is important to you, then I think it's perfectly natural to join in with the stage door fun. We had some wonderful interactions with the BTTF cast back in January and, like quizking, we even made a friend. I don't think there should be an age limit on fun so long as we're all being respectful and dignified.
I have tickets for this. I thought Ncuti was wonderful in Doctor Who and I have never seen this play before so I am looking forward to what seems like a very fun show.
chrishuyen said: "I wonder if BTTF starting their tour early is eating into their Broadway sales."
From the moment they announced the very early starting date of the tour, I worried about this very thing. They're having an autumn sale and yet they're still playing to almost half empty houses now. The odds of me being able to use my January tickets are getting slimmer with each passing week.
I joined so I could talk about my favourite dude and my favourite show. I occasionally comment on other things, but as a Brit who only became interested in Broadway last year, my knowledge is very limited and I often feel out of my depth.
seaweedjstubbs said: "why should you care what anyone else thinks?"
For the same reason that you are commenting on what I think. There already is another BTTF thread. I have commented positively in there and the thread just disappears again.
OceansJenny said: "Literally movie to stage, no risks taken."
You know how people go to the cinema to see favourite movies that are decades old? It's that, but with live actors. That was Bob Gale's vision. Think more comfort blanket than risk taking although one could argue that it was a risk to create such an old fashioned show (albeit with cutting edge effects).
ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "I always thought BTTF interest would dry up, but it’s lasted longer than expected."
And yet it is into its third year in London. That's another odd difference. Shows that have different fates on either side of the Atlantic although I appreciate that it costs more to stage the show in NY than it does in London.
rosscoe(au) said: "The moment you take away the car effect in Back To The Future your left with very little of anything."
As much as I love that DeLorean, it isn't the car stuff that has me returning to this show over and over. I love the moments that get a big cheer and even the songs. Wild, I know!
