How does the BACK TO THE FUTURE Tour compare to Broadway/West End?

[aces25]

Posted: 6/25/25 at 7:40pm

What are the differences? How are the special effects different? 

[phantom1978]

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.

[CJRochester]

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.