COME FROM AWAY - Broadway run announced — Page 6

Saw it last Wed in TO. and gave my impression in another thread. I'm quoting meself here:

I don't know who said the quote originally But it goes something like "musical theatre doesn't tell us things that are true, It tells us things we want to BELIEVE are true".

Well, this sh!t is true and tanks gott buoy fer dat.

One one of the worst days in memory, 7000 lost abandoned frightened people were welcomed and made to feel like someone cared about them.

There were some real moments of grace- The bus driver who recognizing an African person w a Bible realizes the verses will be the same and uses that to communicate in a difficult situation.

The Prayer song/scene with all the various denoms praying together for the same things.

The Orthodox rabbi who meets an elderly Newfie who informs him that he is Jewish, but was told to keep the secret. ( by the way, I know someone who this actually was their life tho he is considerably younger)

The Muslim man who is search before being allowed to reboard the plane.

There is a lot of humour but I tink a few Canuck reference may go over the heads of Bway audiences esp da Newfie speak. ( English to English translation? like Matilda?)

I know some reviews have called it "corny" at times but given it's message that we have more in common than separate us and that when things seem at there worst, our humanity and kindness can go along way to help a bad situation, this may be the kind of show New York can use esp in the New Year .

Oh and Jenn Colella was a standout ( constructed that way) it what is mostly an ensemble show. I expect she'll be recognized at awards time.

The TO reviews were a love fest. Mirvish's site can't keep up w the demand, run will certainly sell out.here.

I spoke to one of the staff- plan is to record the cast album last week in TO and it will be available for purchase thru the website.

Hmm. You guys are making me debate spending a few hellish hours on the 401 to go see this!

Jenn Collela sounds fantastic! Super excited for this show to come to NY!

Saw this on subscription, and fell in love with the funny, touching, heartwarming, tissue-guzzling story. Wanted to see it again right away but when i tried to buy tickets today i found out that the rest of the run to Jan 8th is already sold out.

I hope that they will extend a week or two before moving to NY - they left a month in between and the DC run extended with the same time window between that and the TO run.

Anyway, it is definitely worth seeing. Comparisons to Once make sense in terms of musical style, although i enjoyed this music much more, and the book and story were beautiful. Jenn's song really got to me, both the pilot's moving backstory itself and then how it crashes into the reality of that day. And in the early part of the musical, right after the plane people arrive, I already started crying when the Newfoundlanders sang "I can't watch the news anymore" and needed to do something to help. I felt that way at the time and felt so helpless and unable to do anything about it, that i burst into tears early in the show, and ran through all my tissues throughout.

The suspicious New Yorker character was a hoot and provided lots of endearing laughs as well, mostly highlighting the differences between big city and rural life. I can't speak for everyone in the audience of course, but at least for myself, as a big city resident, i identified more with the New York character than with the Newfoundland characters in those little vignettes where they interacted, and the laughter was definitely the laughter of self-awareness, of relating very strongly with the big-city character's take on things when he first arrives in the town. I kept alternating between laughing and crying the whole time. It was wonderful. Go see it if you can.

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Orch: from $79

Mezz: from $47

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If anyone is looking to buy a ticket for Toronto, I have an extra...Wednesday December 28th, 2 p.m. mat, 2nd row center orchestra. You'll have to sit next to my nerdy self, but it'll be worth it. PM me for more details, price, etc.

I'm jumping out of my skin to go, though! And if you know of anyone with a ticket for that night's performance, let me know--I moved wayyyyy too slow on doing that!

--Sally

Saw the show last night in Toronto at the added performance and would like to add my enthusiastic support. The cast is fantastic and the transitions between scenes and characters are seamless. The show is a celebration of hope it the midst of extraordinary circumstances and the formation of community among people from many different cultures and backgrounds. Jenn Colella was outstanding as the pilot, and we were glad to see Petrina Bromley again, having seen her this summer in a Newfounland-set production of As You Like It.

Between this show, Sousatzka, and Ride the Cyclone, it's an exciting time in Canadian musical theatre. I truly hope this show does well in New York and receives the recognition it deserves - it's certainly shaping up to be a competitive season.

Thanks so much for the code! I was able to get a ticket for later in April. :)

I can't visualize offhand how far the mezzanine overhangs and I'm sure it would be fine in the first row up there, but I'd go with good orchestra seats for this show. It's not a big, flashy show and while I think it will play well regardless of where you sit, I'd say the roller coaster of emotion might be better experienced a little closer.

Saw at this while visiting D.C. and sat like mid-orchestra right in the center, which was pretty great. The show was wonderful, and I kept thinking about it and singing some of the songs to myself for days after. Can't wait for the cast recording, and looking forward to seeing it on Broadway. Here's hoping for a long, successful run!

Speaking as a crazy person who has now seen this show 13 times in 3 cities, I have seen it from a few different perspectives. (left, center, right orchestra, and right mezz) I recommend orchestra for it, generally, to help with that fairly intimate feel. Also, all things being equal, sitting center or right is slightly better than left. There are a few times where the cast is sitting lined up facing the left orchestra, so it's a little trickier to see some of the specifics during those times, but it's fleeting. That could also change once it's in the new theatre, so who knows...

Also, count me as another person hoping that opening night tickets go on sale to the public and who is really curious about the performance time, you know, just in case. I'll be in the city that weekend.

I am seeing it on the 23rd of this month. Looking forward to it.