“For my generation, with parents who grew up with this movie and movies like it in the 1980s, like [E.T. the Extra Terrestrial]and all these magical, magical films in the ’80s, this was required viewing,” he says. “My entire generation knows about it because of our parents. I love it deeply.”
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The actor’s portrayal of Marty, a high school student and musician who accidentally travels back to the year 1955, brought about decades of success for Fox.
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“These are magical shows with such big spectacle that we’re kind of doing things onstage that had never been done before. It feels really nice to be a part of a show that brings magic to families,” he says. “It’s a really magical show and it’s kind of inspiring because [I] go to the stage door every night and there’s little kids that want to be involved in theater or this was their first show.”
“It’s one of those moments that I think is kind of reinvigorating Broadway a little bit, and I feel really fortunate to be a part of that,” Likes adds.
source: people.com
