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Among the stars in attendance at the musical were the original Marty McFly and Doc Brown — a.k.a.Michael J. FoxandChristopher Lloyd— plus their costarsLea Thompson(Lorraine Baines), Don Fullilove (Mayor Goldie Wilson), Harry Waters Jr. (Marvin Berry),Marc McClure(Dave McFly) and James Tolkan (… Mr. Strickland).
The film’s director and co-writerRobert Zemeckis— a co-producer of the musical — was also on hand, as was Bob Gale, who co-created and co-wrote the film trilogy and also wrote the musical’s book.
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Steven Spielberg, an executive producer on the film, attended too. And singerHuey Lewis, who made a cameo in the movie and contributed two sounds to the soundtrack (“The Power of Love” and “Back in Time,” both of which are featured in the musical), showed his support as well.
There were also a variety of big-name Broadway stars outside of theBTTFfranchise likeJosh Gad,Bernadette Peters,Kerry Butler,Tommy Bracco,Bebe Neuwirth,Jelani Alladin,Danny Bursteinand more. But the movie’s cast and creatives certainly stole the spotlight.
Lead musical producer Colin Ingram led the post-show remarks, thanking all involved in bringing the movie to Broadway before Gale took over the mic to call out the various alumni in the audience. Each received rounds of applause, with the announcement of Fox’s presence getting the crowd fully on their feet.
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Thompson and Lloyd were then brought out on stage, the latter receiving another standing ovation.
A party at the famed Ziegfeld Theatre followed. It included a special auction to benefit the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, with items including various signed movie memorabilia and even a ride in the iconic DeLorean time machine.
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Among those he spoke to and posed for photos withCasey Likes(Marty McFly in the musical),Roger Bart(Doc Brown in the musical), Gale and Broadway director John Rando.
Snapshots from the wholesome moment showed Lloyd clapping for the cast, exchanging a few hugs and smiling big in conversation with a group of people who know his work all too well.
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While speaking with PEOPLE in October 2022, Fox, 62, shared hisfeedback on the musical adaption.
“It’s an independent piece based on the same set of ideas and characters,” he added.
source: people.com
