#1
Posted: 6/25/25 at 7:40pm
What are the differences? How are the special effects different?
How does the BACK TO THE FUTURE Tour compare to Broadway/West End?
#2
Posted: 6/25/25 at 9:18pm
The tour is quite different:
1. The courthouse is fully realized on stage and in the tour it's a digital backdrop.
2. The McFly home is fully realized on stage and only a backdrop on tour.
3. The car only moves around the stage after lifting off and in London it flies over the audience and flips upside down.
Still impressive but if you can see it in London.
#3
Posted: 6/25/25 at 9:21pm
I saw the tour this past weekend, and the Broadway show two years ago. They are very similar. The two leads in the tour cast are very talented. The differences are pretty much what you expect in a touring show. The tech elements (ie: lighting effects) that surrounded the audience at the Winter Garden are on the stage only. The DeLorean does its big trick at the end, but doesn't reach out past the edge of the stage.
#4
Posted: 6/26/25 at 5:49am
aces25 said: "What are the differences? How are the special effects different?"
I was actually quite impressed with what they were able to tour with. It’s a tech-heavy show.
As someone else mentioned, the courthouse isn’t an actual set piece but I don’t think I even realized at the time.
The McFly home both inside and out are scaled down with less physical set pieces. Same with the diner.
There are less lights accompanying the Marty and the Pinheads sign.
The speaker in the beginning doesn’t “spark” when it explodes.
All of these elements felt minor and didn’t affect the story or how I viewed the show. It still felt like a big show.
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