Christopher Lloyd speaks with Casey Likes.Photo:Andy Henderson
Andy Henderson
The star of the 1985 blockbuster of the same name, who played the lovable Doc Brown, met with the whole cast, shook hands and posed for a sweet group photo while he was there.
Among those Lloyd, 84, spoke with at the rehearsal, were Casey Likes (Marty McFly in the musical), Roger Bart (Doc Brown in the musical), Broadway director John Rando, and movie co-creator and musical book writer Bob Gale.
Photos from the wholesome moment show Lloyd clapping for the cast, exchanging a few hugs, and smiling big in conversation with a group of people who know his work all to well.
In an October video to tease the Broadway run, Lloyd appeared alongside Tony winner Bart — as Lloyd played a used-car salesman who sells Brown the iconic DeLorean time machine.
“I have a feeling you’ll be at the Winter Garden Theatre a long time,” he joked.
Christopher Lloyd hugs Roger Bart.Andy Henderson
As previously reported, the show comes from a creative team tied to the original movie, includingRobert Zemeckis, who directed the movie franchise and serves as co-producer. Gale, who co-created and co-wrote the film trilogy, wrote the musical’s book. Alan Silvestri, who composed the movie’s score, collaborates on the show’s music and lyrics with Grammy winner Glen Ballard.
“To paraphrase Marty McFly, you guys are ready for this, and your kids are gonna love it (too)!” Gale previously said in a statement.
“If Bob Zemeckis and I time traveled back to 1980 and told our younger selves that the script they were struggling to write would become a Broadway musical 43 years later, they’d kick us out of their office and call us crazy. Well, sometimes, crazy ideas give birth to great entertainment, and now Bob and I are eager to share our musical vision with New York audiences.”
Christopher Lloyd talks with John Rando.Andy Henderson
source: people.com
