Come From Away (Broadway) NYC Reviews and Tickets

93%

(5362 Ratings)

Positive

98%

Mixed

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Members say

Absorbing, Entertaining, Must see, Delightful, Clever

About the Show

A charming true story of a tiny Canadian town that cared for 7000 grounded travelers post-9/11.

On September 11, 2001 the world changed, and the tiny town of Gander opened its doors for 6,579 stranded passengers. 'Come From Away' details the days following 9/11 as Gander prepared their town to host double their population; where people of all kinds meet, connect, grieve, and move through trauma together, finding hope in local traditions and new friendships.

Christopher Ashley won a Tony for his direction of the show in which an ensemble of actors play multiple characters with little more than chairs for props in this powerful and heartwrenching musical about humanity and kindness during dark times.

The musical is by Canadian husband and wife team Irene Sankoff and David Hein, who prior to 'Come From Away' had a Toronto Fringe hit with their first show, 'My Mother’s Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding.'

Show-Score Member Reviews (5,362)

Absorbing, Great staging, Profound, Thought-provoking, Delightful

See it if you love an ensemble based piece. Beautiful performances from skilled actors. Direction and staging is magnificent!

Don't see it if You want large dance numbers and spectacle. This production uses the power of the performer to tell it's moving story.

Absorbing, Clever, Delightful, Entertaining, Creative

See it if You love a play with an uplifting message. It makes lemonade out of lemons. Takes a potentially heavy topic and shows the good in people.

Don't see it if The topic of 9/11 is just too much for you.

Absorbing, Refreshing, Great acting, Great singing, Great staging

See it if you want to see an uplifting, unconventional musical with an amazingly talented cast.

Don't see it if you prefer big-budget musicals, or if the subject of 9/11 is too sensitive for you to enjoy a musical surrounding the events of that day. Read more

Absorbing, Intelligent, Must see, Relevant, Great singing

See it if you love musicals that are fresh and original; a moving and sometimes very funny angle on a 9/11 story of deep hospitality. Full of heart!

Don't see it if If you prefer elaborate sets and more traditional musicals with memorable singable melodies.

Refreshing, Great writing, Great staging, Enlivening, Hopeful

See it if You want to see a masterful musical with a full range of emotions about a actual sidebar to a tragic event amazingly full of human kindness.

Don't see it if You are singularly sure that commemoration of the resilience of people under siege has to be sad and depressing, not hopeful.

Great staging, Relevant, Must see

See it if You want to see some unique staging and a great cast.

Don't see it if You are easily emotionally overwhelmed.

Great staging, Entertaining, Great writing, Must see, Moving

See it if Great show - wonderful, one-off story related to 9-11, but not directly about it. Beautiful recounting of impact and example of humanity.

Don't see it if Just go see it!

Absorbing, Entertaining, Funny, Thought-provoking, Intense

See it if you want to restore your confidence in the human condition; wonderful and heart felt and gut wrenching and so very human

Don't see it if If you don't want to see a 9-11 story, dont' like musicals

Critic Reviews (63)

Trailer

Creative team

David Hein

Composer / Bookwriter / Lyricist

Irene Sankoff

Composer / Bookwriter / Lyricist

Christopher Ashley

Director

Jenn Colella

Beverley/Annette & Others