'Back to the Future' closing on Broadway

The time-traveling musical "Back to the Future" will soon be history on Broadway. Producers announced on Thursday that the show, which is based on the popular 1985 Michael J. Fox movie will play its final performance Jan. 5.

“With nearly 40% of our audience never having seen a production on Broadway before, I’m proud that at a time when theater is viewed by so many as being inaccessible that this show was able to bring in a new audience and it is my hope that this legacy endures and these people return to see another Broadway show in the future," lead producer Colin Ingram said in a statement.

"Back to the Future" opened in August 2023 to mixed notices. In his review, Newsday's Rafer Guzmán enjoyed the show, noting the "production brings a highly intricate movie to the stage without a hitch" and singled out Roger Bart for his Tony-nominated performance as eccentric inventor Doc Brown.

When "Back to the Future" closes, it will have played more than 500 performances at the Winter Garden Theatre. The show was a transplant from England, where it opened in March 2020 in Manchester, then relaunched mid-pandemic in London’s West End, where it's in its fourth year.

After Broadway, "Back to the Future" will move to Germany in the 2025-26 season for an open-ended run with more territories to be announced soon. Producers also recently announced an eight-year deal with Royal Caribbean to play the musical in its full physical form on the cruise liner Star of the Seas.