That’s quite the mixture of creatives!
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I saw Back to the Future the Musical last night. The vibe was great, all the actors nailed the characters they were playing and the technical stuff they pulled off to do the Delorean and such was amazing. I thought the original music was a bit of a let down, however. Regardless, recommend seeing it if you’re a big fan of the movies.
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I saw it a couple of years ago, I guess more as a treat for a friend. I’m not a huge musical fan, but I love BTTF. It was pretty good, with some forgettable songs (aren’t they all?), but a very good production. The money is on the stage. Even though I prefer smaller scale theatre.
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I have to disagree about the songs - I love ‘Something About the Boy’, ‘It Works’, ‘Gotta Start Somewhere’, ‘Put Your Mind to It’ and ‘Pretty Baby’. They’re all on my playlist.
The only one I remember, “My myopia is my utopia” Amazing rhyme 
So jealous. Seeing the Back To The Future Musical is the only thing I can think of that I would want to do for my 30th but it doesn’t tour until 2026/27 and the closest place to me it’s going to id Sunderland, which is about two hours away.
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One thing I don’t get when it comes to musicals is why Wicked is seen as predominantly for women and the gay community. Don’t get me wrong, I can see why it would appeal to those demographics, but I see Wicked as much broader than that.
I mean, it’s a prequel to Wizard Of Oz, it has a fairly universal story of friendship, it’s hugely topical with its social commentary on the media villifying somebody to push a narrative (in this case, Elphaba), which you see all the time these days particularly with reality television, and the songs are amazing.
I don’t think it matters either way as people should just enjoy what they want to enjoy, but I don’t think pushing those kind of narratives that a story is only ‘meant’ for certain people is particularly healthy. Yet I see it all the time consistently with the way that Wicked is marketed. Gender and sexual orientation conformity feels like it should be an outdated concept to me, as people should be able to feel free to like what they want without being judged for it, because they’re not ‘X’ or ‘Y’.
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I just saw a different show across the street from the theater that’s doing BTTFTM and when I walked out of the show I was seeing the whole crowd was on the sidewalk and there was a fire truck in front of the building. I think someone pulled the fire alarm or something, after 25 minutes or so everyone went back in.
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I love that Muppet sketch.
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One thing that’s fun is in the original Hazbin Hotel pilot, Alastor says “Smile, my dear! You’re never fully dressed without one.”, which is clearly a reference to this song.
And then when they recast all the voice actors when doing the series after the pilot, they cast Amir Talai, who is playing the part in this performance, as Alastor.
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I’ve been enjoying this over the last couple of days. Some excellent 80s-vibed songs:
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65 years ago Oliver! made it’s West End Debut
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Went and saw Ride The Cyclone today.
Absolutely brilliant show, if it wasn’t fully booked it’s definitely one I’d consider seeing a second time
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I used to be a pretty casual musicals fan, but then saw Starlight Express last November and have not stopped thinking about it since. I think part of the appeal for me, like with Doctor Who, has been going through all the different productions, songs and characters and learning as much as possible about all of them. Watched the revival 4 times so far, with 2 more trips booked in January and April!
Other than that, we’ve seen Six and The Lightning Thief Musical a few times over the last few years (thanks to them both touring). We’ve somehow ended up with quite a busy schedule for 2026 though, with Beetlejuice, The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals and Jesus Christ Superstar all coming to the UK!
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We’re off to see it tomorrow!
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Seen Ride the Cyclone now - what a brilliant show! My eldest had bigged it up and it definitely lived up to expectations. Pitch perfect cast - not a weak link amongst them; great songs; amazing choreography; great staging (love a small, intimate theatre and how inventive things can be with simple yet effective elements).
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The first live musical I saw was Man of La Mancha in late summer of 1978 when my father took me to see it at the Wang Center in Boston (MA). The star, RRichard Kiley had injured his leg and was unable to perform the acting, so his understudy performed in his stead, but when it came to sing Richard came out and sang the songs. It was unusual, but as evryone wanted to hear him sing nobody seemed to mind and he received standing ovations.
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I stumbled into Musicals through “Wicked Part 1”, which I went in with no expectations and walked out with a new obsession xD
After watching the movie, I watched the musical version of “Wicked” in London (which became my favorite musical), where I watched “Phantom of the opera” as well. I went on to watch “Moulin Rouge”, “The Lion King” and “Jekyll and Hyde” in Germany. Due to Musicals being expensive and some of them straightup not playing anymore or near me :’), I continued my journey with proshots (which include, “Hamilton”, “Heathers”, “Anastasia”, “Dear Evan Hansen”, “Elisabeth”, “Rebecca”, “Tanz der Vampire”, “Mozart” and the Youtube Version of “Epic”).
The list is still growing, but thats all I’ve seen for now (keeping an eye out for Hadestown next year in London)
I just absolutely love every one of these and the clever way they tell their stories through music. I can highly recommend them to every one of you, ‘cause it’s never to late to become a musical junkie xd
Have a great time and enjoy whatever each of you is doing at the moment 
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I 100% recommend Hadestown - one of the best musicals I’ve ever seen and I’ve seen A LOT! Went straight into my top 10.
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