‘Back To The Future: The Musical’ Music and Stagecraft | The Box Seat Babes Podcast

November 7, 2025 Brian Kitson Back to the Future, Comedy, Musical, Tour 2 min read

It’s a race against time to return to the future….or to see Back To The Future: The Musical at The Detroit Opera House before it’s gone! This touring production of the Broadway musical explores the classic Robert Zemeckis film through a new lens, adding song and dance to the story we all know and love. It’s the music that brings us together today for this podcast…well, that and just about everything else that comprises Back To The Future: The Musical!

In this episode of the Box Seat Babes podcast, hosts Brian Kitson and RJ Miller-Zelinko break down the Johnny B. Good(e) and bad from the music and stagecraft of Back To The Future: The Musical! From the costumes that perfectly capture both the ’80s and the ’50s, to the effects that made it feel like the time-traveling DeLorean is speeding across the stage at 88 miles per hour! What about the special effects stood out to us throughout the show? Did the music make an impact on us? Find out all of this and more, including our final verdicts and whether we would see this show again, in this exciting episode!

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