
“It does get them excited,” the show’s lead producer, Colin Ingram, marveled. It arrived in a haze of smoke and flashing blue and white lights some 20 minutes into the first act. Fox, written by Bob Zemeckis and Bob Gale, and directed by Zemeckis, grown men - many with partners and children - gave their loudest cheers when the DeLorean made its appearance.
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At a recent matinee performance at London’s Adelphi Theatre of Back to the Future, based on the 1985 movie starring Michael J. And now, the Broadway-bound hit West End musical Back to the Future is revving up with a scene-stealing DeLorean time machine. Saigon boasted a helicopter hovering into view. Phantom of the Opera has its chandelier, while Miss. ‘Back To The Future’ Musical’s DeLorean Star Car Revs Up For Broadway Opening In 2023Įxclusive: A gleaming, stainless steel Dmc DeLorean is ready for its star turn in New York. The woke-phobic Bill Maher raged this week against critics of Helen Mirren for portraying Golda Meir, but some still rail on Mickey Rooney for Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Even Tom Hanks expresses regret for depicting a gay protagonist in 1993’s Philadelphia, and James Franco is catching it for playing Fidel Castro.

I empathize with the tensions facing actors today: They covet the opportunity to display their “range” but also understand the risks inherent in boundary crossing. At the Emmys, actors like Jennifer Coolidge and Steve Martin will likely win kudos for essentially playing themselves, with great aplomb. Lester, the Black British actor, won a Tony nomination for playing both a German Jewish banker and a female character in The Lehman Trilogy on Broadway. As actors ponder their Emmy acceptance speeches for September 12, one wonders whether some incipient Adrian Lester envy might creep into their thoughts.
