The 21-year-old Broadway star discusses playing Marty McFly, stepping into the shoes of Michael J. Fox and, of course, the time-traveling DeLorean.
“I’ve been able to play so many iconic things,” Likes says. “When anyone asked me why I do these adaptations, it’s just like, ‘Wouldn’t you?’ I’m getting to ride in the DeLorean eight times a week. It’s such an iconic thing that everyone understands. You can say to people, ‘I’m Marty McFly’ and people gasp.”
With this, Likes knows he has a daunting task ahead. The team behind “Back to the Future,” which happens to include the film’s cowriter Bob Gale and composer Alan Silvestri, was interested in Likes for McFly after seeing the actor in “Almost Famous,” a production which also included creatives from the original film. Once that show closed in January, Likes was ready and available. But he made a make-or-break decision — he didn’t rewatch “Back to the Future” before his audition.
“In terms of Marty…it’s daunting,” he says. “Michael J. Fox is Marty McFly. His performance is the reason that character is so iconic in everybody’s mind. Truly, what my job is, is to remind you of that. It’s not to impersonate it. It’s not to just directly copy everything that he did. I wanted to give a performance that was reminiscent of what he did and showed the audience that I loved what he did, and I’m going to respect it. But I’m going to also take you along for my Marty.
While “Back to the Future” will surely be nostalgic for audience-goers, Likes has also had a chance to reminisce on his own childhood while playing McFly. “That’s her all-time crush,” Likes says. “It is kind of ironic that now I’m playing that character and in the show, my mom has a crush on me.”
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