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'This is the new standard for spectacle': fans react to the Back to the Future musical

Audience members give their verdict on the musical version of the 1985 hit movie, which has premiered in Manchester ahead of a West End transfer

Fans of 1985 pop culture phenomenon Back to the Future strapped themselves in for one of the first performances of the new musical version in Manchester this week. Brought to the stage by the film’s original creative team of Bob Gale and Robert Zemeckis, and directed by Tony award-winner John Rando, the musical features a new score from combined eight-time Grammy-winning duo Alan Silvestri and Glen Ballard, alongside the movie’s original soundtrack hits.

Standing in the queue that stretched all the way up to Deansgate was Back to the Future superfan Steve Foster, 52, who said that he didn’t care how true it was to the film, he would probably cry regardless. Having grown up with the film and watched it “hundreds” of times, to the point where he knew all the words, this proud owner of Back to the Future memorabilia including lego and a holographic replica of the McFlys’ family photo could hardly contain his excitement.

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