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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 .
Come from Away is a 2021 musical film comprising a live stage recording of Irene Sankoff and David Hein's 2017 musical of the same name, which tells the true story of 7,000 airline passengers who were stranded in a small town in Newfoundland, where they were housed and welcomed, after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
The structure of Come from Away does not allow for an applause break at the end of the song. However, audiences would still applaud during the middle of the song when it speaks about Bass breaking the glass ceiling. [7] Her story of breaking through the glass ceiling has radiated to various women in the audiences and the cast.
Sankoff and Hein won two Drama Desk awards, one for Outstanding Musical and one for Outstanding Book of a Musical, for Come from Away in 2017. [8] That same year, they were nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics. [9] They were also nominated for the 2017 Tony Awards Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score. [10]
David Hein is a Canadian librettist, composer-lyricist, musician, and actor best known for co-writing the Broadway musical Come from Away with his writing partner and wife, Irene Sankoff. [1] Hein was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, and was educated at Lisgar Collegiate Institute in Ottawa and York University in Toronto, Ontario.
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