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YOU ARE HERE!! This weekend marks the 20th Anniversary of a day that the world will NEVER FORGET. There have been so many unforgettable stories of the strong, courageous, and caring people being there for others during that very difficult time. One of those amazing groups of people consist of the residents of Gander Newfoundland helping over 4,000 passengers survive while their planes were grounded due to that scary time.
The story of Gander’s unbelievable deeds is now told in a powerful groundbreaking musical that has continued to wow audiences everywhere….. the Award winning Come From Away. We are so happy to be celebrating the release of the filmed proshot performance of the musical out TODAY on Apple TV+.
From the stage of the Gerald Schonefeld Theatre in front of an invited audience of frontline workers, get ready to take a journey to THE ROCK like never before. Under the direction of Christopher Ashley, this filmed cast is led by original Broadway cast members…..
Jenn Colella who returned for this filmed production reprising her 2017 Tony Award nominated portrayal as “Captain Beverly Bass” (the first female pilot of American Airlines), “Annette”, and others,
Petrina Bromley as “Bonnie,” and others,
Joel Hatch as “Claude” and others,
Caesar Samayoa as “Kevin J.”, “Ali”, and others,
Q. Smith as “Hannah” and others,
Astrid Van Wieren as “Beulah” and others,
and
Sharon Donaldson-Wheatley as “Diane” and others.
The cast also features current replacement Broadway cast members consisting of….
De’Lon Grant as “Bob” and others,
Tony LePage as “Kevin T” and others,
Paul Whitty as “Oz” and others,
Emily Walton as “Janice” and others
and
Jim Walton as “Nick”, “Doug”, and others.
FUN FACT: Emily and Jim Walton are real life “Niece” and “Uncle”. See, Families work together on Broadway!!!
The Broadway production of COME FROM AWAY is expecting to relaunch performances full time at the Gerald Schonefeld Theatre starting September 21st, 2021. Currently, the show is playing right now in London’s West End and on hold right now in Australia. The US National Tour and sit-down Toronto companies will reopen later this year.
We cannot wait to watch this powerful proshot!!!
Who is excited?!!!
Mike Haber
Author: Mike Haber