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Casey Likes to star as Marty McFly in Broadway's BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL

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It has been announced that Casey Likes (Almost Famous: The Musical) will star as Marty McFly in the Broadway production of the 2022 Olivier Award-winning Best New Musical, BACK TO THE FUTURE: The Musical, which begins performances on 30 June at the Winter Garden Theatre.

Likes joins the previously announced Tony Award winner Roger Bart as Doc Brown and Olivier Award nominee Hugh Coles as George McFly, who are reprising their acclaimed performances from the original West End production. Additional casting will be announced at a later date.

Based on the Universal Pictures/Amblin Entertainment film, BACK TO THE FUTURE: The Musical has a book by Bob Gale, new music and lyrics by Emmy and Grammy Award-winning Alan Silvestri and six-time Grammy Award-winning Glen Ballard, with additional songs from the film including ‘The Power of Love’ and ‘Johnny B. Goode.’ Bob Gale is the co-creator and co-writer of the Back to the Future film trilogy and Alan Silvestri composed the iconic film score for the series.

BACK TO THE FUTURE: The Musical is directed by Tony Award winner John Rando and features a multi-Tony and Olivier Award-winning design team that includes Tim Hatley (set and costume design), Tim Lutkin and Hugh Vanstone (lighting), Gareth Owen (sound) and Finn Ross (video), with choreography by Chris Bailey, musical supervision and arrangements by Nick Finlow, illusions by Chris Fisher, orchestrations by Ethan Popp and Bryan Crook, dance arrangements by David Chase, music direction by Ted Arthur and casting by Tara Rubin.

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