Back To The Future – Theatrical Production at Kennedy Center Opera House

Bringing you back in time to the years 1955 and 1985, Back To The Future became a box office hit when it was was released in movie theaters. The film, albeit sci-fi comedy in nature, was seamlessly able to cover the differing '80s and then-past cultures but still maintaining its science fiction trope and including components of innovative technological advancements.

The way Back To The Future was written empowered the creators, Bob Gale and Robert Zemeckis, to not only build on the '85 motion picture and make two more sequels, but also significantly enlarge the reach of this beloved story to another type of fan base – contemporary theater viewers. The concept for a live version was hinted at to Zemeckis in 2005, and after extensive ideation, the original creators were eventually ready to show Back To The Future The Musical in 2020.

As one of the most technology-reliant new plays in contemporary theater, the show had the room to apply changes that could fit the current times better as well as make use of the current equipment, that in the making of the original film was unlikely. With the musical adaptation, it's much easier to get swept up in emotion and is quite emotional because of Back To The Future being more organic since everything happens in real time. With real actors, props, and live viewer reactions, the production's connection to its audience in each run is invariably the most genuine possible. The theme in the original plot is also tweaked slightly; because the stage adaptation is now in this generation, it tends to focus more on celebrating the times to come in place of remembering a time gone.

The limited run of Back To The Future's stage adaptation in District Of Columbia also inspires the constant improvement of stagecraft, having Kennedy Center Opera House in Washington as the show's picked location to hold the musical. Kennedy Center Opera House is one of the unrivaled in Washington with a huge platform and seat capacity, giving it a chance to accommodate a sizeable group of theatergoers in each and every production. Tickets to Back To The Future The Musical on Saturday 11th July 2026 are currently available for sale by buying from our ticketing partner using the links that are seen above this page.