2026 PNC SUMMER OF MUSICALS
JUNE & JULY, 2026
Benedum Center
Benedum Center
Great Scott! BACK TO THE FUTURE, the beloved, cinematic classic is now a Broadway musical with its destination set for Pittsburgh in 2025. When Marty McFly finds himself transported back to 1955 in a time machine built by the eccentric scientist Doc Brown, he accidentally changes the course of history. Now he’s in a race against time to fix the present, escape the past, and send himself...back to the future. Winner of the 2022 Olivier Award for Best New Musical, when BACK TO THE FUTURE hits 88mph, it’ll change musical theater history forever.
BOB GALE (Book/Co-Creator/Producer) graduated USC Cinema in 1973, where he met his longtime collaborator, Robert Zemeckis. Gale co-created, co-wrote and co-produced all three Back to the Future films and has been the gatekeeper of the franchise ever since. Along with decades of other film and television work, he’s written Batman, Daredevil and Spider-Man comic books and has been an expert witness in over 25 plagiarism lawsuits. This musical is his theatrical writing debut.
ALAN SILVESTRI (Music and Lyrics). Over his 50-year career, Alan Silvestri has composed scores for more than 140 films, earning him two Oscar nominations, two Emmy Awards and three Grammy Awards. His enduring 32-year collaboration with director Robert Zemeckis began with the 1984 film Romancing the Stone and includes the Back to the Future trilogy, Forrest Gump, The Polar Express and the upcoming Here. Silvestri has also played a pivotal role in the worldwide success of Marvel’s The Avengers films.
GLEN BALLARD (Music and Lyrics). Six-time Grammy Award-winning producer/song-writer whose records have sold more than 150 million copies. He produced and co-wrote Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill album. Theater: Ghost, Jagged Little Pill, Back to the Future (Manchester, West End). Film “Believe” for The Polar Express (Oscar and Golden Globe nominations), Charlotte’s Web, The Croods, The Mummy Returns. TV: executive producer/songwriter, Netflix’s “The Eddy.” He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2023.
JOHN RANDO (Director). London: Back to the Future. Broadway: Urinetown (Tony Award), Mr. Saturday Night, On the Town (Tony nomination), A Christmas Story, The Wedding Singer, Penn & Teller, The Dinner Party. City Center Encores!: The New Yorkers, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Damn Yankees, Face the Music, The Pajama Game. New York Philharmonic: Carousel. Off-Broadway: The Heir Apparent (SDCF Callaway Award), All in the Timing (Obie Award). China: The Secret, Spirit of Life and The Island.
TIM HATLEY (Scenic and Costume Design). Broadway/West End: Starlight Express 2024, Life of Pi, Dreamgirls, Travesties, Ghosts, Vincent in Brixton, Temple, Bodyguard, Shrek, Spamalot, Humble Boy, Private Lives, The Crucible, The Pajama Game, Carmen, Don Quixote, My Fair Lady, Singin’ in the Rain. Film credits include Closer, Notes on a Scandal, and Stage Beauty. Winner of three Tony Awards and three Olivier Awards for Best Design. timhatley.com.
TIM LUTKIN (Lighting Design). Tony and twotime Olivier Award winner. Broadway: Life of Pi. Select West End: The Crucible, Back to the Future, Fiddler on the Roof, Noises Off, Strangers on a Train, Close to You, The Full Monty, Present Laughter, Chimerica, Quiz, Lungs, A Number, Elf, Big. National Theatre: Under Milk Wood, Antony and Cleopatra, LesBlancs, Jack Absolute Flys Again.
HUGH VANSTONE (Lighting Design). Broadway credits include A Christmas Carol (2019 Tony Award), The Boys in the Band, Groundhog Day, An Act of God, I’ll Eat You Last…, Matilda (2013 Tony Award), Ghost (Tony nom.), La Bête, Mary Stuart (Tony nom.), A Steady Rain, God of Carnage, Shrek, Boeing-Boeing, Spamalot (Tony nom.), The Graduate, Blast!, Follies, The Blue Room and Art. More at hughvanstone.com.
FINN ROSS (Video Design) has won two Olivier Awards, a Tony and three Drama Desk Awards. Recent work: Tammy Faye (Almeida); Harry Potter (international); Back to the Future (West End); Frozen (international); Mean Girls (Broadway); The Tempest (RSC); The Curious Incident… (Broadway/ West End); American Psycho (Broadway and Almeida); Mahagonny (ROH); Jagged Little Pill (A.R.T. Boston); Chimerica (Almeida and West End); A Dog’s Heart, The Magic Flute (Netherlands Opera).
GARETH OWEN (Sound Design). Hell’s Kitchen, Tommy, Mj: The Musical (Tony-win), Back to the Future (Olivier nom.), & Juliet (Tony nom.), Bad Cinderella, Come From Away (Olivier win), A Bronx Tale, End of the Rainbow (Tony nom.), A Little Night Music (Tony-nom), Diana, Bat Out of Hell (Olivier nom.), Memphis (Olivier win), Summer, Top Hat (Olivier nom.), Merrily We Roll Along (Olivier win). garethowensound.com. @garethowensound.
CHRIS BAILEY (Choreographer). Back to the Future, The Entertainer with Kenneth Branagh (London, West End); Gettin’ the Band Back Together, Cyrano de Bergerac (Broadway); Jerry Springer The Opera (The New Group, Chita Rivera Award nominee); The New Yorkers, 1776 (NY City Center Encores!); Assassins (Menier Chocolate Factory); “Bigger” with Neil Patrick Harris, 2013 Tony Awards Opening number (CBS).
NICK FINLOW (Music Supervision, Vocal and Additional Arrangements). West End: The Time Traveller’s Wife, Back to the Future, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York). As musical supervisor: Dreamgirls, Memphis, Les Misérables (U.K. tour). U.K. music supervisor: Mamma Mia! Conductor: Acorn Antiques, Tonight’s the Night, Tell Me on a Sunday, Rent. U.K. music supervisor/conductor: The Book of Mormon, JerseyBoys, Avenue Q. Recordings: co-producer/supervisor The Time Traveller’s Wife, Back to the Future, Dreamgirls, Memphis.
CHRIS FISHER (Illusions) works worldwide as international illusions and magic associate for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Recent Broadway credits: Back to the Future, Company, Angels in America. London West End: Stranger Things—The First Shadow; The Time Traveller’s Wife; Back to the Future; 2:22 A Ghost Story; The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe; Company. UK: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Merlin.
ETHAN POPP (Orchestrations). Theater: Back to the Future (2022 Olivier nomination, Best Original Score or Orchestrations), Mrs. Doubtfire, Tina (2021 Tony nomination, Best Orchestrations), School of Rock, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Motown the Musical (2013 Tony nomination, Best Orchestrations and 2014 Grammy nomination, Best Musical Theater Album), Rock of Ages. Film: The Greatest Showman, Bohemian Rhapsody. Love to Vanessa and Aldrin! ethanpopp.com.
BRYAN CROOK (Orchestrations) is an award-winning orchestrator, songwriter, producer and world-class multi-instrumentalist. With Tony and Olivier nominations, his career spans Broadway, film, TV, ads and more. As a founder of Mana Music & Media, he creates and produces music worldwide. See more and say hello at bryancrook.com.
DAVID CHASE (Dance Arrangements). Over 40 Broadway productions as arranger, music director and/or music supervisor. TV includes The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Schmigadoon!, Love and Death, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, and The Sound of Music Live! Film includes Joker 2: Folie à Deux. Many arrangements and orchestrations for the Boston Pops. Choral works published by Hal Leonard. Grammy, Olivier and two Emmy nominations.
THE TRC COMPANY (Casting). Led by partners Claire Burke, Kevin Metzger-Timson, Xavier Rubiano and Peter Van Dam. Broadway: Dead Outlaw, Boop! The Musical, Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends, Buena Vista Social Club, Death Becomes Her, Left on Tenth, The Outsiders, Six, Aladdin, Back to the Future. National Tours: The Phantom of the Opera, Water for Elephants, Beauty and the Beast, The Wiz, Mamma Mia!, Les Misérables. The TRC Company is proud to continue the casting legacy of Tara Rubin Casting and Johnson-Liff Casting.
Jul 01, 2025 - Jul 06, 2025
Benedum Center
The show is approximately 2 hours and 40 minutes long, including an intermission.

Sat, Jul 5 at 2:00pm

Closed Captioning, Audio Description, and ASL Interpreted performances available by request with a 2-week notice. Please click HERE for more information.
PLEASE NOTE: The Benedum Center’s lobby elevator will be under renovation from June 23 to September 30. During this time, accessible seating and two accessible restrooms will be available on the Orchestra Level only. All other floors will require stair access.
Children under the age of 3 will not be admitted to the theater. Click here for more information.
Benedum Center
Great Scott! BACK TO THE FUTURE, the beloved, cinematic classic is now a Broadway musical with its destination set for Pittsburgh in 2025. When Marty McFly finds himself transported back to 1955 in a time machine built by the eccentric scientist Doc Brown, he accidentally changes the course of history. Now he’s in a race against time to fix the present, escape the past, and send himself...back to the future. Winner of the 2022 Olivier Award for Best New Musical, when BACK TO THE FUTURE hits 88mph, it’ll change musical theater history forever.
BOB GALE (Book/Co-Creator/Producer) graduated USC Cinema in 1973, where he met his longtime collaborator, Robert Zemeckis. Gale co-created, co-wrote and co-produced all three Back to the Future films and has been the gatekeeper of the franchise ever since. Along with decades of other film and television work, he’s written Batman, Daredevil and Spider-Man comic books and has been an expert witness in over 25 plagiarism lawsuits. This musical is his theatrical writing debut.
ALAN SILVESTRI (Music and Lyrics). Over his 50-year career, Alan Silvestri has composed scores for more than 140 films, earning him two Oscar nominations, two Emmy Awards and three Grammy Awards. His enduring 32-year collaboration with director Robert Zemeckis began with the 1984 film Romancing the Stone and includes the Back to the Future trilogy, Forrest Gump, The Polar Express and the upcoming Here. Silvestri has also played a pivotal role in the worldwide success of Marvel’s The Avengers films.
GLEN BALLARD (Music and Lyrics). Six-time Grammy Award-winning producer/song-writer whose records have sold more than 150 million copies. He produced and co-wrote Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill album. Theater: Ghost, Jagged Little Pill, Back to the Future (Manchester, West End). Film “Believe” for The Polar Express (Oscar and Golden Globe nominations), Charlotte’s Web, The Croods, The Mummy Returns. TV: executive producer/songwriter, Netflix’s “The Eddy.” He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2023.
JOHN RANDO (Director). London: Back to the Future. Broadway: Urinetown (Tony Award), Mr. Saturday Night, On the Town (Tony nomination), A Christmas Story, The Wedding Singer, Penn & Teller, The Dinner Party. City Center Encores!: The New Yorkers, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Damn Yankees, Face the Music, The Pajama Game. New York Philharmonic: Carousel. Off-Broadway: The Heir Apparent (SDCF Callaway Award), All in the Timing (Obie Award). China: The Secret, Spirit of Life and The Island.
TIM HATLEY (Scenic and Costume Design). Broadway/West End: Starlight Express 2024, Life of Pi, Dreamgirls, Travesties, Ghosts, Vincent in Brixton, Temple, Bodyguard, Shrek, Spamalot, Humble Boy, Private Lives, The Crucible, The Pajama Game, Carmen, Don Quixote, My Fair Lady, Singin’ in the Rain. Film credits include Closer, Notes on a Scandal, and Stage Beauty. Winner of three Tony Awards and three Olivier Awards for Best Design. timhatley.com.
TIM LUTKIN (Lighting Design). Tony and twotime Olivier Award winner. Broadway: Life of Pi. Select West End: The Crucible, Back to the Future, Fiddler on the Roof, Noises Off, Strangers on a Train, Close to You, The Full Monty, Present Laughter, Chimerica, Quiz, Lungs, A Number, Elf, Big. National Theatre: Under Milk Wood, Antony and Cleopatra, LesBlancs, Jack Absolute Flys Again.
HUGH VANSTONE (Lighting Design). Broadway credits include A Christmas Carol (2019 Tony Award), The Boys in the Band, Groundhog Day, An Act of God, I’ll Eat You Last…, Matilda (2013 Tony Award), Ghost (Tony nom.), La Bête, Mary Stuart (Tony nom.), A Steady Rain, God of Carnage, Shrek, Boeing-Boeing, Spamalot (Tony nom.), The Graduate, Blast!, Follies, The Blue Room and Art. More at hughvanstone.com.
FINN ROSS (Video Design) has won two Olivier Awards, a Tony and three Drama Desk Awards. Recent work: Tammy Faye (Almeida); Harry Potter (international); Back to the Future (West End); Frozen (international); Mean Girls (Broadway); The Tempest (RSC); The Curious Incident… (Broadway/ West End); American Psycho (Broadway and Almeida); Mahagonny (ROH); Jagged Little Pill (A.R.T. Boston); Chimerica (Almeida and West End); A Dog’s Heart, The Magic Flute (Netherlands Opera).
GARETH OWEN (Sound Design). Hell’s Kitchen, Tommy, Mj: The Musical (Tony-win), Back to the Future (Olivier nom.), & Juliet (Tony nom.), Bad Cinderella, Come From Away (Olivier win), A Bronx Tale, End of the Rainbow (Tony nom.), A Little Night Music (Tony-nom), Diana, Bat Out of Hell (Olivier nom.), Memphis (Olivier win), Summer, Top Hat (Olivier nom.), Merrily We Roll Along (Olivier win). garethowensound.com. @garethowensound.
CHRIS BAILEY (Choreographer). Back to the Future, The Entertainer with Kenneth Branagh (London, West End); Gettin’ the Band Back Together, Cyrano de Bergerac (Broadway); Jerry Springer The Opera (The New Group, Chita Rivera Award nominee); The New Yorkers, 1776 (NY City Center Encores!); Assassins (Menier Chocolate Factory); “Bigger” with Neil Patrick Harris, 2013 Tony Awards Opening number (CBS).
NICK FINLOW (Music Supervision, Vocal and Additional Arrangements). West End: The Time Traveller’s Wife, Back to the Future, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York). As musical supervisor: Dreamgirls, Memphis, Les Misérables (U.K. tour). U.K. music supervisor: Mamma Mia! Conductor: Acorn Antiques, Tonight’s the Night, Tell Me on a Sunday, Rent. U.K. music supervisor/conductor: The Book of Mormon, JerseyBoys, Avenue Q. Recordings: co-producer/supervisor The Time Traveller’s Wife, Back to the Future, Dreamgirls, Memphis.
CHRIS FISHER (Illusions) works worldwide as international illusions and magic associate for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Recent Broadway credits: Back to the Future, Company, Angels in America. London West End: Stranger Things—The First Shadow; The Time Traveller’s Wife; Back to the Future; 2:22 A Ghost Story; The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe; Company. UK: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Merlin.
ETHAN POPP (Orchestrations). Theater: Back to the Future (2022 Olivier nomination, Best Original Score or Orchestrations), Mrs. Doubtfire, Tina (2021 Tony nomination, Best Orchestrations), School of Rock, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Motown the Musical (2013 Tony nomination, Best Orchestrations and 2014 Grammy nomination, Best Musical Theater Album), Rock of Ages. Film: The Greatest Showman, Bohemian Rhapsody. Love to Vanessa and Aldrin! ethanpopp.com.
BRYAN CROOK (Orchestrations) is an award-winning orchestrator, songwriter, producer and world-class multi-instrumentalist. With Tony and Olivier nominations, his career spans Broadway, film, TV, ads and more. As a founder of Mana Music & Media, he creates and produces music worldwide. See more and say hello at bryancrook.com.
DAVID CHASE (Dance Arrangements). Over 40 Broadway productions as arranger, music director and/or music supervisor. TV includes The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Schmigadoon!, Love and Death, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, and The Sound of Music Live! Film includes Joker 2: Folie à Deux. Many arrangements and orchestrations for the Boston Pops. Choral works published by Hal Leonard. Grammy, Olivier and two Emmy nominations.
THE TRC COMPANY (Casting). Led by partners Claire Burke, Kevin Metzger-Timson, Xavier Rubiano and Peter Van Dam. Broadway: Dead Outlaw, Boop! The Musical, Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends, Buena Vista Social Club, Death Becomes Her, Left on Tenth, The Outsiders, Six, Aladdin, Back to the Future. National Tours: The Phantom of the Opera, Water for Elephants, Beauty and the Beast, The Wiz, Mamma Mia!, Les Misérables. The TRC Company is proud to continue the casting legacy of Tara Rubin Casting and Johnson-Liff Casting.