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Doc Brown and Marty McFly take a journey to the past in Barbara B. Mann\u2019s \u201cBack to the Future: The Musical.\u201d -COURTESY POHOTO<\/p>\n
Great Scott! The Broadway hit and winner of the 2022 Olivier Award for Best New Musical in London, \u201cBack to the Future: The Musical,\u201d proves that you don\u2019t need a flux capacitor to relive the magic. Premiering in southwest Florida, this National Touring Broadway show is a part of the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall at FSW\u2019s 2025-2026 Fifth Third Bank Broadway Series, opening on Feb. 17 and running through Feb. 22.\n<\/p>\n
Originally stemming from the 1985 blockbuster movie that became a trilogy featuring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd as the unlikely friend duo, the award-winning musical blends nostalgia, new music and jaw-dropping theatrical effects, complete with a flying DeLorean. The production stays grounded in the friendship between time-traveling and iconic scientist Doc Brown and skateboard-loving teen Marty McFly.\n<\/p>\n
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Back to the Future: The Musical takes Marty McFly on a mission to return to his time. -COURTESY POHOTO<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen Marty McFly finds himself transported back to 1955 in a time machine built by the eccentric scientist Doc Brown, he accidentally changes the course of history,\u201d as stated in collateral from the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall at FSW. \u201cNow he\u2019s in a race against time to fix the present, escape the past, and send himself\u2026 back to the future. When\u00a0Back to the Future\u00a0hits 88mph, it\u2019ll change musical theatre history forever.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\u201cBack to the Future\u201d is adapted for the stage by the iconic film\u2019s creators Bob Gale (Back to the Future\u00a0trilogy) and Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump) and directed by the Tony Award\u00ae-winner John Rando with original music by multi-Grammy\u00ae winners\u00a0Alan Silvestri and Glen Ballard, alongside hit songs from the movie including\u00a0\u201cThe Power of Love,\u201d\u00a0\u201cJohnny B. Goode,\u201d\u00a0\u201cEarth Angel,\u201d\u00a0and\u00a0\u201cBack in Time.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\u201cWhether you\u2019re a fan of the 1985 film or are experiencing this story for the first time on stage, this show has an incredibly nostalgic, fun-filled energy that you can\u2019t ignore,\u201d believes Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall at FSW\u2019s communications & PR Manager, Melody Johnson. \u201cGet ready to travel back in time, Fort Myers!\n<\/p>\n
Portraying the eccentric inventor Doc Brown is David Josefsberg and the resourceful and energetic Marty McFly is Lucas Hallauer.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a 50-something-year-old man who was 15 when the movie first came out, it is a dream come true to play the wacky, energetic, awesome and very deep (yep) Doc Brown,\u201d Josefsberg reflects. \u201cI get to be a rockstar, I get to be a teacher, and I get to fly in a DeLorean! The coolest! Standing up on the clock tower while Marty is in the car, and the celestial music from the movie is playing, always almost brings a tear to my eye. It\u2019s so cool.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
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Barbara B. Mann\u2019s \u201cBack to the Future: The Musical\u201d follows Marty McFly on his journey to the past. -COURTESY POHOTO<\/p>\n
Recreating a role that embodies Christopher Lloyd\u2019s original role is challenging.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cAs far as the challenges, I think it could\u2019ve been trying to mimic Christopher Lloyd\u2019s performance from the movie. Of course, you have to give the \u2018roads, where we\u2019re going, we don\u2019t need roads!\u2019 and the \u2018great Scott!\u2019 (lines),\u201d according to Josefsberg. \u201cBut the best part of playing Doc Brown in the musical has been having the original creator Bob Gale and the awesome director John Rando allow all the actors to bring who they are to the characters. So yes, the challenge is creating a character that the audience remembers but bringing a sense of newness to him as well.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
Beyond Doc\u2019s \u201cmad scientist\u201d characterization with zany energy and wild white hair, Josefsberg provides insight into Doc\u2019s emotional depth and backstory.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of my favorite moments in the show is when he gets to sing the song \u2018For the Dreamers.\u2019 It\u2019s a song where he\u2019s explaining to Marty how we all fail and get back up and fail and get back up. We keep dreaming,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd it\u2019s my favorite moment because it shows how Doc needs Marty to believe in him before he can succeed. If he does succeed. No spoilers here.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
Doc\u2019s energy is famously larger than life. Sustaining that level of physicality and intensity over the course of a live performance is possible due to a combination of a few things.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cFirstly, it\u2019s the energy that I get from both the audience and my fellow classmates. Although it\u2019s seemingly the same every single night, the excitement comes from being in the moment and making it new each time,\u201d Josefsberg described. \u201cNow, workout, stretching, gym, PT and steaming also help!\u201d\n<\/p>\n
Beyond Doc\u2019s entertaining and chaotic nature, he is also seen as supportive, kind and loyal to his friend Marty. To build the chemistry between Doc and Marty, Josefsberg credits \u201cListening to each other, being open to being playful and just having fun. Lucas is a fantastic scene partner. He is always ready to try anything, and I really appreciate that about him,\u201d he continued. \u201cHe might say I\u2019m \u2018glazing\u2019 him, but he truly is a very talented kid who works hard and is willing to go with the flow.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
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Barbara B. Mann\u2019s \u201cBack to the Future: The Musical\u201d takes the audience on a trip back in time filled with music, action and surprises. -COURTESY POHOTO<\/p>\n
Josefsberg, who, while not acting, is a breath work instructor, teaches people to find their joy and what\u2019s important in life through breathing and positivity and hopes the audiences take away the following from the performance. \u201cI\u2019ll say that you should take away that this life is short even if you live to Doc\u2019s age,\u201d he advises. \u201cSo, dream big, follow your dreams, fail at your dreams, and don\u2019t be afraid to keep failing\u2026until you succeed! Failure is part of success, not the opposite of it!\u201d\n<\/p>\n
Johnson explains why Back to the Future was selected when curating the 2025-26 season.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen we discovered that this smash-hit title was going on the road, we were very excited. Each Season, our goal at the Hall is to offer a variety of shows that appeal to all interests,\u201d Johnson continued. \u201cThis production truly elevates our 2025-26 Series and is a perfect fit for this market.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
More than a faithful adaptation, \u201cBack to the Future\u201d taps into the thrill of possibility, the bonds that shape us and the idea that the future is still ours to write. With its blend of heart, humor, friendship and theatrical spectacle, the production invites audiences to hop in the DeLorean once more and rediscover that some journeys through time never go out of style and no matter what the era, the power to change what comes next is always in our hands.\n<\/p>\n
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