“Come From Away” tells the remarkable true story of 7,000 stranded passengers and the small town in Newfoundland that welcomed them. Cultures clashed and nerves ran high, but uneasiness turned into trust, music soared into the night, and gratitude grew into enduring friendships.
On September 11, 2001 the world stopped. On September 12, their stories moved us all.
A โBest Musicalโ winner all across North America and London, the smash hit musical has won the Tony Award for โBest Direction of a Musicalโ (Christopher Ashley), 4 Olivier Awards (London) including โBest New Musical,โ 5 Outer Critics Circle Awards (NYC) including โOutstanding New Broadway Musical,โ 3 Drama Desk Awards (NYC) including โOutstanding Musical,โ 4 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards (North American Tour) including โBest Production,โ 4 Helen Hayes Awards (D.C.) including โOutstanding Production of a Musical,โ 4 Gypsy Rose Lee Awards (Seattle) including โExcellence in Production of a Musical,โ 6 San Diego Critics Circle Awards including โOutstanding New Musical,โ 3 Toronto Theatre Critics Awards including โBest New Musical,โ 3 Dora Awards (Toronto) including โOutstanding New Musical/Operaโ and โOutstanding Production,โ and the 2017 Jon Kaplan Audience Choice Award (Toronto).
The original Broadway cast recording of COME FROM AWAY is now available as a 2-LP set on blue vinyl.
Now in its third smash year on Broadway, the Tony Award-winning Come From Away is currently playing to standing room only houses in five cities around the world. In 2019, the London production won 4 Olivier Awards including โBest New Musical.โ
