{"product_id":"creating-back-to-the-future-the-musical-9781419756528","title":"Creating Back to the Future the Musical","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe official behind-the-scenes companion to the stage musical adaptation of \u003ci\u003eBack to the Future\u003c\/i\u003e; includes the complete lyrics to all original songs! \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This essential companion to the stage show will bring back fond memories for those who've seen it and prepare new fans who haven't for \u003ci\u003ethe greatest musical of all time\u003c\/i\u003e! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Welcome to Hill Valley! \u003ci\u003eCreating Back to the Future The Musical\u003c\/i\u003e offers fans of the film franchise and lovers of musical theater an engrossing and entertaining look at the birth of a new theatrical classic that adapts the timeless film for the stage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With unprecedented access to cast and crew, author Michael Klastorin (\u003ci\u003eBack to the Future: The Ultimate Visual History\u003c\/i\u003e) shares exclusive, in-depth interviews and previously unpublished photography. His account reveals and details the years-long process, creative ingenuity, and technical innovation that went into the show's Manchester tryout and West End premiere. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Premiering at the Manchester Opera House in February 2020 to rave reviews--including a notice from the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e that the show set \"a new standard of spectacle\"--\u003ci\u003eBack to the Future The Musical\u003c\/i\u003e opened at the historic Adelphi Theatre on August 25, 2021, to universal acclaim and blockbuster ticket sales, winning Olivier, WhatsOnStage, and Broadway World awards. Equal success followed when it opened on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theatre on August 3, 2023, and North American and international tours are planned. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Featuring music and lyrics by multi-Grammy Award winners Alan Silvestri and Glen Ballard and a book by Bob Gale, adapted from the original screenplay by Gale and Robert Zemeckis, and directed by Tony Award-winner John Rando, both the Manchester premiere and the West End debut introduced Tony Award-winner Roger Bart as Doc Brown and Olly Dobson as Marty McFly. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eForeword by Bob Gale, writer of the \u003ci\u003eBack to the Future\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy * \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction by Roger Bart, Doc Brown of \u003ci\u003eBack to the Future the Musical * \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAfterword by Robert Zemeckis, director of the \u003ci\u003eBack to the Future\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Klastorin\u003c\/b\u003e is a production publicist who has worked on more than 50 films--and is considered the official historian of \u003ci\u003eBack to the Future\u003c\/i\u003e. He spent every shooting day on the sets of \u003ci\u003eBack to the Future Part II \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eIII\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eBack to the Future: The Ultimate Visual History\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eClose Encounters of the Third Kind: The Ultimate Visual History\u003c\/i\u003e. Klastorin lives in Los Angeles.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Abrams Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50718749196562,"sku":"9781419756528","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fc30a432-d9c4-4a7d-9169-037a6c765eb1.jpg?v=1734649114","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/creating-back-to-the-future-the-musical-9781419756528","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}