I saw this last week and very much enjoyed it as a whole. I went into it understanding that it would closely follow the movie because that's what the audience wants, similar to a rock band having to plat their obligatory greatest hits. Despite this, it was great to see it live because of the deep love of the movie and the music. When I went, Doc Brown and Marty were played by their understudies who did such a great job that wouldn't have known they were not the lead actor's if not for the insert in the Playbill. I did think some of the songs were a little disturbing and felt out of place because so much of the play tightly followed the movie's storyline and characters. I was not bored, nor confused, and glad I saw it once. It's not a show like The Great Gatsby where I would keep going again and again.
The songs were co-written by Alan Silvestri (who scored the movies) and Glen Ballard (who wrote Man In The Mirror amongst other things and recently earned a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame). Bob Gale, who owns the rights to BTTF along with director Robert Zemeckis, is the main guy behind the musical and chose his creative associates. He wants theatre goers to be reminded of how they felt when they saw the movie for the first time and that's why everyone except Doc mirrors the movie's actors.
Thanks for the added info. I wonder why Doc is the one character that wasn't a carbon copy of the movie. Was it because they hired a Broadway star? I can't imagine Roger agreeing to reproduce someone else's performance.
@@MatthewHardyMusical I think so. Roger has decades of experience on the stage and the creatives took a lot of advice from him whilst workshopping the show.
I love how evenhanded your personality is. You have a really nice spirit, and it comes through in how you speak about work, even for work you find middling, Your ability to appreciate theatre is really cool, and you are honest (but respectful) when you are bored/confused. It's such a good tone
Thanks Jeff! This comment made my day! It's a risk for someone working in the industry to give their opinions. I try to let my love of theater lead the way. I want every show to find it's audience and succeed.
I agree! You have a great and kind energy, one that is both enthusiastic and also fair-minded. As a result, I look forward to your reviews. I see a lot of theatre both on Broadway and regionally across the US, and I deeply appreciate your effort to be both fair and supportive. Not all of it is equally good or successful, but all of it deserves a fair chance. I appreciate that you find something positive about the productions, while also being honest about what doesn't work as well. It feels like the approach more theatre critics should take. On an entirely different and unrelated note, you have possibly the most well-kept beard I've ever seen. As a fellow bearded guy, I can only look upon your impeccably manicured beard in wonder! It looks like you should be in an ad for a barbershop. I'm wildly curious as to how you keep your beard so impeccable, because I'm always trying to do better at this. The struggle is so real to keep the beard well-trimmed! But that's completely unrelated to your theatre content. You do deserve the compliment, though! Random, I know, but it merited a compliment.
@@christophercobb249 Hey buddy. You left a really great thoughtful comment on my Yellow Face Tangent Talk video that I found in my email alert but I can't find the comment on the video. I'm not sure if you deleted it or something else happened to it, but I thought you made some really good points.
When actors in H.S., college, and community theatre copy every move and inflection of OBC members I get ticked off. When professional actors do it...well, let's be kind and say it's not cool
I'm sure the director and producers bear the responsibility and not the actors. I was once in a production of a popular show and I wanted to take my character in a different direction than what was done originally and the director told me "Many people in the audience have seen the video of the original production and will expect you to do it the same way." I rolled my eyes so hard I almost gave myself an aneurysm.
@@MatthewHardyMusical I know in the original run of Chorus Line that was the case..NO deviation from what the OBC did. Some actors that played Cassie could do some variation.
@@ChristopherButler-um2ko Yeh I've found that dance heavy shows often have this mentality. As an actor it drives me crazy. I guess I'd have to play Cassie.
My vote Bored and Confused,...Also a lot of embarrassing moments for the actors. Like the fight scenes look like something out of community theater. You guys are "Broadway" actors...step it the F up!
Fight scenes are always tricky. You need a great fight choreographer as well as actors with really good timing. I once slapped a character impromptu in a play and it got a HUGE laugh. I don't recommend doing this! It was in a scene where he was ad lib freaking out andI got the urge to slap. (Partially because I thought he was over doing it. LOL). I telegraphed the slap so my scene partner saw what I was doing and was able to go with it. The director loved it and so did the other actor so we kept it in. The other actor said, "You didn't hurt me so go ahead and make contact again." Well the second night the angle and timing was a little different and I almost gave him whiplash. So we decided it best to stage it and add a 'knap" which is when one of the actors slaps someplace on his body to make the sound of being struck. The staged slap still got a laugh but nowhere as big as a laugh as that first time. So yeah, fight choreo - difficult to keep fresh and realistic night after night.
@@MatthewHardyMusical Beyond that it was just an example. This is "Broadway" your supposed to be the "Best" talent has to offer??????? Their not even embarrassed of how mid they are
I saw this last week and very much enjoyed it as a whole. I went into it understanding that it would closely follow the movie because that's what the audience wants, similar to a rock band having to plat their obligatory greatest hits. Despite this, it was great to see it live because of the deep love of the movie and the music. When I went, Doc Brown and Marty were played by their understudies who did such a great job that wouldn't have known they were not the lead actor's if not for the insert in the Playbill. I did think some of the songs were a little disturbing and felt out of place because so much of the play tightly followed the movie's storyline and characters. I was not bored, nor confused, and glad I saw it once. It's not a show like The Great Gatsby where I would keep going again and again.
Thanks for sharing your experience. Yes, I agree. I enjoyed it too, but once was enough. I'll watch the movie if I want to relive the story again.
The songs were co-written by Alan Silvestri (who scored the movies) and Glen Ballard (who wrote Man In The Mirror amongst other things and recently earned a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame). Bob Gale, who owns the rights to BTTF along with director Robert Zemeckis, is the main guy behind the musical and chose his creative associates. He wants theatre goers to be reminded of how they felt when they saw the movie for the first time and that's why everyone except Doc mirrors the movie's actors.
Thanks for the added info. I wonder why Doc is the one character that wasn't a carbon copy of the movie. Was it because they hired a Broadway star? I can't imagine Roger agreeing to reproduce someone else's performance.
@@MatthewHardyMusical I think so. Roger has decades of experience on the stage and the creatives took a lot of advice from him whilst workshopping the show.
I love how evenhanded your personality is. You have a really nice spirit, and it comes through in how you speak about work, even for work you find middling, Your ability to appreciate theatre is really cool, and you are honest (but respectful) when you are bored/confused. It's such a good tone
Thanks Jeff! This comment made my day! It's a risk for someone working in the industry to give their opinions. I try to let my love of theater lead the way. I want every show to find it's audience and succeed.
I agree! You have a great and kind energy, one that is both enthusiastic and also fair-minded. As a result, I look forward to your reviews. I see a lot of theatre both on Broadway and regionally across the US, and I deeply appreciate your effort to be both fair and supportive. Not all of it is equally good or successful, but all of it deserves a fair chance. I appreciate that you find something positive about the productions, while also being honest about what doesn't work as well. It feels like the approach more theatre critics should take.
On an entirely different and unrelated note, you have possibly the most well-kept beard I've ever seen. As a fellow bearded guy, I can only look upon your impeccably manicured beard in wonder! It looks like you should be in an ad for a barbershop. I'm wildly curious as to how you keep your beard so impeccable, because I'm always trying to do better at this. The struggle is so real to keep the beard well-trimmed! But that's completely unrelated to your theatre content. You do deserve the compliment, though! Random, I know, but it merited a compliment.
Thanks @@christophercobb249 Now YOU have made my day!
@@christophercobb249 Hey buddy. You left a really great thoughtful comment on my Yellow Face Tangent Talk video that I found in my email alert but I can't find the comment on the video. I'm not sure if you deleted it or something else happened to it, but I thought you made some really good points.
I’m so glad you reviewed this show! Are you planning on reviewing Hell’s Kitchen?
I will now! I still haven't seen it. I see Oh Mary this week!
When actors in H.S., college, and community theatre copy every move and inflection of OBC members I get ticked off. When professional actors do it...well, let's be kind and say it's not cool
I'm sure the director and producers bear the responsibility and not the actors. I was once in a production of a popular show and I wanted to take my character in a different direction than what was done originally and the director told me "Many people in the audience have seen the video of the original production and will expect you to do it the same way." I rolled my eyes so hard I almost gave myself an aneurysm.
@@MatthewHardyMusical I know in the original run of Chorus Line that was the case..NO deviation from what the OBC did. Some actors that played Cassie could do some variation.
@@ChristopherButler-um2ko Yeh I've found that dance heavy shows often have this mentality. As an actor it drives me crazy. I guess I'd have to play Cassie.
My vote Bored and Confused,...Also a lot of embarrassing moments for the actors. Like the fight scenes look like something out of community theater. You guys are "Broadway" actors...step it the F up!
Fight scenes are always tricky. You need a great fight choreographer as well as actors with really good timing. I once slapped a character impromptu in a play and it got a HUGE laugh. I don't recommend doing this! It was in a scene where he was ad lib freaking out andI got the urge to slap. (Partially because I thought he was over doing it. LOL). I telegraphed the slap so my scene partner saw what I was doing and was able to go with it. The director loved it and so did the other actor so we kept it in. The other actor said, "You didn't hurt me so go ahead and make contact again." Well the second night the angle and timing was a little different and I almost gave him whiplash. So we decided it best to stage it and add a 'knap" which is when one of the actors slaps someplace on his body to make the sound of being struck. The staged slap still got a laugh but nowhere as big as a laugh as that first time. So yeah, fight choreo - difficult to keep fresh and realistic night after night.
@@MatthewHardyMusical Beyond that it was just an example. This is "Broadway" your supposed to be the "Best" talent has to offer??????? Their not even embarrassed of how mid they are