Back to the 80's

Licensed Version (2007)

Join the class of 1985 as they experience the fun and heartbreak of growing up in a totally awesome decade.

From the era that brought the world the Rubik's Cube, Max Headroom and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comes the "totally awesome" musical Back to the 80's. In the style of movies such as Back to the Future, Ferris Bueller's Day Off and The Karate Kid, Back to the 80's is a nostalgic romp through the greatest hits of the decade.

Back to the 80's tells the story of the senior class of William Ocean High School, as remembered through the eyes of now thirty-something Corey Palmer. Seventeen-year-old Corey is madly in love with his next-door neighbor, Tiffany Houston, one of the coolest girls in the school, but she is too busy mooning over Michael Feldman, the hottest guy around. Michael and his friends are athletic and good looking — the kind of guys that Corey and his two best friends dream of being. However, while they may not be the coolest guys in school, they are still one up on Feargal McFerrin, III, whose best friend is his computer and who believes the crazy notion that one day, CDs will replace cassette tapes.

Throw in a Star Wars dream sequence, high-energy dance routines, the obligatory 80s party scene, copious amounts of blue eyeshadow, twenty cans of hairspray, as well as some of the most popular songs ever written, and the result is a musical that will not only delight and amuse audiences of any age, but will also inspire any young cast. Back to the 80's is a high-energy musical with contemporary flair that will certainly fill the seats.

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Written by

Neil Gooding

Additional Material by

Stuart Smith

Revised Orchestrations and Arrangements by

Brett Foster

Original Musical Adaptation by

Scott Copeman

Music and Lyrics by

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By witnwilde

August 31, 2022

BAND PARTS

Does anyone have a list for band parts, specifically the reed parts for Back to the 80s?

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By kjsactual

June 21, 2021

International performance

Is this show able to be licensed in NZ? It doesnt come up on the mti Australia site.

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By Stu Johnson

September 28, 2020

Back to the 80's

Do you know of any performance backing tracks or is there a performance cd for this show by any chance?

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By GCORLEY

April 23, 2019

Rehearsal CD?

On the materials list for Back to the 80's, there is a rehearsal CD listed.

Could this be used as a performance accompaniment?

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By GCORLEY

April 23, 2019

Rehearsal CD?

On the materials list for Back to the 80's, there is a rehearsal CD listed.

Could this be used as a performance accompaniment?

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By GCORLEY

April 23, 2019

Rehearsal CD?

On the materials list for Back to the 80's, there is a rehearsal CD listed.

Could this be used as a performance accompaniment?

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December 06, 2016

Costume Plot

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Title	Address	Organization	Website	Date	Venue
Back To The 80's	Po Box 802 Willimantic, CT 06226-0802 United States	Windham Theatre Guild	http://www.windhamt…	07/25/2025 - 04:00 to 08/09/2025 - 04:00	Burton Leavitt Theatre
Back To The 80's	17586 Main Street North Blountstown, FL 32424 United States	Blountstown Middle School		05/08/2025 - 04:00 to 05/10/2025 - 04:00	Auditorium
Back To The 80's	17586 Main Street North Blountstown, FL 32424 United States	Blountstown Middle School		05/08/2025 - 04:00 to 05/10/2025 - 04:00	Auditorium
Back To The 80's	20025 Lunn Rd Strongsville, OH 44136 United States	Strongsville High School		03/20/2025 - 04:00 to 05/17/2025 - 04:00	Strongsville High School
Back To The 80's	20025 Lunn Rd Strongsville, OH 44136 United States	Strongsville High School		03/20/2025 - 04:00 to 05/17/2025 - 04:00	Strongsville High School
Back To The 80's	132 N Main Street 132 N Main Street Fair Grove, MO 65648 United States	Fair Grove High School	https://www.fairgro…	04/18/2025 - 04:00 to 04/19/2025 - 04:00	Fair Grove
Back To The 80's	900 East Kent Road Greenville, MI 48838 United States	City Of Greenville		06/13/2025 - 04:00 to 06/15/2025 - 04:00	Greenville Area Community Center
Back To The 80's	132 N Main Street 132 N Main Street Fair Grove, MO 65648 United States	Fair Grove High School	https://www.fairgro…	04/18/2025 - 04:00 to 04/19/2025 - 04:00	Fair Grove
Back To The 80's	900 East Kent Road Greenville, MI 48838 United States	City Of Greenville		06/13/2025 - 04:00 to 06/15/2025 - 04:00	Greenville Area Community Center
Back To The 80's	4101 Fairfax Pkwy Alexandria, VA 22312 United States	Glasgow Middle School		05/09/2025 - 04:00 to 05/10/2025 - 04:00	Glasgow Middle School
Back To The 80's	4101 Fairfax Pkwy Alexandria, VA 22312 United States	Glasgow Middle School		05/09/2025 - 04:00 to 05/10/2025 - 04:00	Glasgow Middle School
Back To The 80's	1715 Plymouth Street New Holstein, WI 53061 United States	New Holstein High School	http://www.nhsd.k12…	03/31/2025 - 04:00 to 04/03/2025 - 04:00	New Holstein High School
Back To The 80's	1900 7th St. Wasco, CA 93280 United States	Wasco Union High School	https://www.wascouh…	03/20/2025 - 04:00 to 03/22/2025 - 04:00	Wasco Union High School
Back To The 80's	50 Father Morrissette Boulevard Lowell, MA 1852 United States	Lowell High School	http://lhs.lowell.k…	05/09/2025 - 04:00 to 05/17/2025 - 04:00	Lowell High School
Back To The 80's	4798 Mountain Road Pasadena, MD 21122 United States	Chesapeake High School		06/20/2025 - 04:00 to 06/21/2025 - 04:00	Chesapeake High School
Back To The 80's	8372 County Route 75 Belleville, NY 13611-0158 United States	Belleville Henderson School	http://bhpanthers.o…	03/07/2025 - 05:00 to 03/08/2025 - 05:00	Belleville Henderson School
Back To The 80's	School At Pine Grove, PA 17963 United States	Pine Grove Area High School		03/21/2025 - 04:00 to 03/23/2025 - 04:00	Pine Grove Area High School
Back To The 80's	332 W Michigan St Duluth, MN 55802 United States	Harbor City Intl School		05/01/2025 - 04:00 to 05/04/2025 - 04:00	Hcis Theater
Back To The 80's	206 South Shaver Pasadena, TX 77506 United States	Pasadena High School		05/14/2025 - 04:00 to 05/17/2025 - 04:00	Pasadena Theatre
Back To The 80's	Ponce De Leon Avenue San Juan 917 Puerto Rico	Broadway Illusions		07/26/2025 - 04:00	Luis A Ferre Performing Arts
Back To The 80's	1311 South Logan Street Mishawaka, IN 46544 United States	Marian High School		04/25/2025 - 04:00 to 04/27/2025 - 04:00	Marian High School Auditorium
Back To The 80's	601 N Wiggs St Griffith, IN 46319 United States	Griffith High School		04/25/2025 - 04:00 to 05/04/2025 - 04:00	Griffith High School
Back To The 80's	179 Crawford Rd Fredericktown, PA 15333-2011 United States	Bethlehem Center High School		03/07/2025 - 05:00 to 03/08/2025 - 05:00	Bethlehem Center High School
Back To The 80's	200 Poplar Street Vandergrift, PA 15690 United States	Kiski Area High School	http://kiskimusical…	03/19/2025 - 04:00 to 03/22/2025 - 04:00	Kiski Area High School
Back To The 80's	813 35th Street Northern Cambria, PA 15714 United States	Northern Cambria High School	http://ncsd.k12.pa…	03/13/2025 - 04:00 to 03/15/2025 - 04:00	Northern Cambria High School
Back To The 80's	346 Clarksville Rd Princeton Jnc, NJ 8550 United States	West Windsor Plainsboro Hs South	https://www.west-wi…	02/20/2025 - 05:00 to 02/22/2025 - 05:00	West Windsor Plainsboro Hs South
Back To The 80's	300 Avenger Drive East Greenwich, RI 2818 United States	East Greenwich High School		12/12/2024 - 05:00 to 12/15/2024 - 05:00	East Greenwich High School
Back To The 80's	500 Bass Ave Enderby BC V0E 1V2 Canada	A L Fortune Secondary		12/10/2024 - 05:00 to 12/14/2024 - 05:00	A L Fortune Secondary
Back To The 80's	600 Bluejay Drive Washington, MO 63090 United States	Washington High School	http://www.washingt…	11/07/2024 - 05:00 to 11/09/2024 - 05:00	Cj Burger Fine Arts Center
Back To The 80's	40 North Broadway Irvington, NY 10533 United States	Irvington High School	http://www.irvingto…	03/07/2025 - 05:00 to 03/09/2025 - 05:00	Irvington High School
Back To The 80's	34 Catherine Street 34 Catherine Street Saint Catharines ON L2R 5E7 Canada	St Catharines Collegiate		04/30/2025 - 04:00 to 05/10/2025 - 04:00	St. Catharines Collegiate
Back To The 80's	162 East Hale Street Ridgeway, OH 43345 United States	Ridgemont High School	http://ridgemont.k1…	03/21/2025 - 04:00 to 03/23/2025 - 04:00	Ridgemont High School Gym
Back To The 80's	Po Box 896 Wichita Falls, TX 76307 United States	Backdoor Theatre	http://www.backdoor…	07/11/2025 - 04:00 to 07/26/2025 - 04:00	Backdoor Theatre
Back To The 80's	555 Arcola Street Box 640 Esterhazy SK S0A 0X0 Canada	Esterhazy High School		12/12/2024 - 05:00 to 12/14/2024 - 05:00	Esterhazy High School
Back To The 80's	20025 Lunn Rd Strongsville, OH 44136 United States	Strongsville High School		03/20/2025 - 04:00 to 03/22/2025 - 04:00	Strongsville High School
Back To The 80's	515 E. Thacker Street Po Box 232 Des Plaines, IL 60016 United States	Rising Stars Musical Theatre	http://www.risingst…	06/12/2025 - 04:00 to 06/15/2025 - 04:00	Prairie Lakes Theatre
Back To The 80's	176 Bearcat Crossing Hermann, MO 65041 United States	Hermann High School	http://www.hermann…	11/22/2024 - 05:00 to 11/24/2024 - 05:00	Hermann High School
Back To The 80's	17700 Longhouse Ln Chesterfield, VA 23838 United States	Matoaca High School		04/24/2025 - 04:00 to 04/26/2025 - 04:00	Matoaca High School
Back To The 80's	Po Box 656 22 East Main St Norwalk, OH 44857-0656 United States	Norwalk Arts Center Llc		06/06/2025 - 04:00 to 06/08/2025 - 04:00	Norwalk Arts Center Llc

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