Vancouver is thrilled to announce the national tour of COME FROM AWAY, a Broadway musical about the true story of the small town that welcomed the world, will make its Vancouver debut at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre for a limited engagement March 5-10, 2019.
The touring production of COME FROM AWAY will star Kevin Carolan (Disney’s Newsies), Harter Clingman (Peter and The Starcatcher), Nick Duckart (In the Heights), Chamblee Ferguson, Becky Gulsvig (School of Rock the Musical), Julie Johnson (Memphis), Christine Toy Johnson (The Music Man), James Earl Jones II (The Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess), Megan McGinnis (Les Misérables), Andrew Samonsky (South Pacific), Danielle K. Thomas (Avenue Q), Emily Walton (August Osage County), Marika Aubrey, Jane Bunting, Michael Brian Dunn, Julie Garnyé, Adam Halpin and Aaron Michael Ray.
With a book, music and lyrics by Tony and Grammy Award nominees Irene Sankoff & David Hein, COME FROM AWAY is directed by Tony Award winner Christopher Ashley (Come From Away), musical staging by two-time Tony nominee Kelly Devine(Come From Away, Rocky), with music supervision by Grammy nominee Ian Eisendrath (Come From Away), scenic design by Tony Award winner Beowulf Boritt (Act One), costume design by Tony Award nominee Toni-Leslie James (Jelly’s Last Jam), lighting design by two-time Tony Award winner Howell Binkley (Hamilton), sound design by Tony Award nominee Gareth Owen (End of the Rainbow), orchestrations by Tony nominee August Eriksmoen (Bright Star), music arrangements by Grammy nominee Ian Eisendrath and casting by Telsey + Company.
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.
COME FROM AWAY is part of the Broadway Across Canada 18/19 Broadway Season and will run in Vancouver March 5 – 10, 2019 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, in Edmonton March 12 – 17, 2019 at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, and Calgary March 19 - 24, 2019 at the Southern Jubilee Auditorium.
COME FROM AWAY tickets go on sale Monday, December 10 at 10am and available at BroadwayAcrossCanada.ca, Ticketmaster.ca or by calling 1-855-985-5000. Broadway Across Canada subscribers can visit BroadwayAcrossCanada.ca or call 1.866.542.7469 for additional tickets. Ticket prices start at $45.00. Performances run Tuesday through Saturday evenings at 8:00pm, Sunday evening at 7:30pm and matinees on Saturday and Sunday at 2pm. For more information, visit www.ComeFromAway.com
Photo by Mathew Murphy