Shows · Come from Away
Come from Away
Opened 2017
1,670 performances
Musical, Contemporary
On September 11, 2001, when American airspace is closed, 38 planes carrying nearly 7,000 passengers are diverted to the tiny town of Gander, Newfoundland. Over five extraordinary days, the bewildered townspeople open their homes, hearts, and barbecue grills to the stranded travelers, forging unexpected friendships across cultures and languages as the world outside reels from the attacks.
- Music
- Irene Sankoff & David Hein
- Lyrics
- Irene Sankoff & David Hein
- Book
- Irene Sankoff & David Hein
Productions3 productions: 1 on Broadway, 2 in the West End
Songs4 songs
Welcome to the Rock, 28 Hours / Wherever We Are, Me and the Sky, Prayer
Recordings 3 recordings
Licensing 1 entry
| US | Music Theatre International Come From Away matched on title alone: a lead, not a confirmed licensor |
Come from Away is a musical, with book, music and lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein. It is based on the events in the Newfoundland town of Gander during the week following the September 11 attacks, when 38 planes, carrying approximately 7,000 passengers, were ordered to land unexpectedly at Gander International Airport. The characters in the musical are based on actual Gander residents and the stranded travelers they housed and fed. After a successful pre-Broadway run, it opened on Broadway at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on March 12, 2017, and became a critical and box office success. A live recording of the production was released on September 10, 2021, on the eve of the 20th anniver…
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