Musical (2017)


Musique: David Hein • Irene Sankoff
Paroles: David Hein • Irene Sankoff
Livret: David Hein • Irene Sankoff
Production à la création:

Version 3

Come from Away (2019-02-Phoenix Theatre-London)

Type de série: Original London
Théâtre: Phoenix Theatre (Londres - Angleterre)
Durée : 3 ans 10 mois 3 semaines
Nombre :
Première Preview : mercredi 30 janvier 2019
Première : lundi 18 février 2019
Dernière : samedi 07 janvier 2023
Mise en scène : Christopher Ashley
Chorégraphie :
Producteur :
Avec : Rachel Tucker, David Thaxton, Jenna Boyd, Nathanael Campbell, Clive Carter, Mary Doherty, Robert Hands, Helen Hobson, Jonathan Andrew Hume, Harry Morrison, Emma Salvo, Cat Simmons with Mark Dugdale, Bob Harms, Kiara Jay, Kirsty Malpass, Tania Mathurin, Alexander McMorran, Brandon Lee Sears and Jennifer Tierney.
Commentaires : The show transferred to London’s Phoenix Theatre in early 2019, following a short run in Dublin at the end of 2018.
Presse : "‘Come from Away’ creates a kind of temporary utopia: a little world where (almost) everyone is forced, by earth-shattering events hundreds of miles away, to come together and build a community based on principles of generosity and care."
Alice Saville, Time Out, ★★★★★

"In Christopher Ashley’s nimble production, a cast of 12 switch between playing the locals and the stranded travellers who have — in Newfoundland parlance — “come from away”. It’s an approach that heightens the sense of the groups happily merging, and the songs, mostly choral and propulsive, have a crowd-pleasing warmth as well as a Celtic accent (think pipes, fiddle and drum). "
Henry Hitchings, Evening Standard, ★★★★

"See the show in the West End, and it takes all of ten seconds to be in its generous embrace. You stay there for the next 100 minutes: laughing, tapping your foot, wiping away tears, feeling good about humanity — what a rare, welcome feeling that is these days — without ever feeling you’re just being sold gloopy musical-theatre good cheer."
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, ★★★★★

Come From Away is set against the backdrop of that infamous day in September 2001. In a heartbeat, 38 planes and 6,579 passengers were forced to land in Gander, Newfoundland, doubling the population of one small town on the edge of the world. On September 11, 2001 the world stopped. On September 12, their stories moved us all.


The idea for the show was first conceived by Michael Rubinoff, a Toronto theatre producer and associate dean of visual and performing arts at Sheridan College. After approaching various Canadian writing teams about the project, Rubinoff attracted Irene Sankoff and David Hein, whose work he knew from their 2009 musical, My Mother's Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding, which was a hit at the Toronto Fringe Festival and later picked up by Mirvish Productions.

In 2011, Sankoff and Hein visited Gander on the tenth anniversary of the attacks to interview locals and returning passengers. The couple translated some stories directly to the musical while others were merged for story purposes. Rubinoff used their initial script to produce a 45-minute workshop version for the Canadian Music Theatre Project, part of the Sheridan College Music Theatre Performance Program, in 2012. The workshop was sufficiently successful that Rubinoff invited Sankoff and Hein to finish writing it for a full production at Sheridan in 2013, as part of the college's regular theatrical season. The full production, directed by Brian Hill, was an artistic success, but Rubinoff was unable to attract a Canadian producer for further development.

In the meantime, Goodspeed Musicals, East Haddam, Connecticut included the show in their workshop program. The National Alliance for Musical Theatre in New York selected it as a showcase presentation in fall 2013, where a performance, also directed by Brian Hill, led to the show being optioned by Junkyard Dog Productions, the production company behind Memphis, First Date and the Broadway production of Doctor Zhivago.

The professional production was a collaboration by the La Jolla Playhouse and Seattle Repertory Theatre in 2015.[4] The play had sold-out runs in each location. The musical opened at the La Jolla Playhouse in June 2015, directed by Christopher Ashley and featuring Joel Hatch as the Mayor of Gander, Jenn Colella as Beverly, a pilot, and Chad Kimball as Kevin.

The musical is expected to premiere on Broadway on February 18, 2017 (previews) and officially on March 12 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. The show plays out-of-town engagements at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D. C. from September 2, 2016 to October 9, and then at the Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto, from November 15, 2016 to January 8, 2017. Direction is by Christopher Ashley with choreography by Kelly Devine.


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Version 1

Come from Away (2016-09-Ford's Theatre-Washington)

Type de série: Pre-Broadway Try Out
Théâtre: Ford's Theatre (Washington - Etats-Unis)
Durée : 1 mois 1 semaine
Nombre :
Première Preview : vendredi 02 septembre 2016
Première : vendredi 02 septembre 2016
Dernière : dimanche 09 octobre 2016
Mise en scène : Christopher Ashley
Chorégraphie : Kelly Devine
Producteur :

Version 2

Come from Away (2017-03-Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre-Broadway)

Type de série: Original
Théâtre: Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (Broadway - Etats-Unis)
Durée :
Nombre :
Première Preview : samedi 18 février 2017
Première : dimanche 12 mars 2017
Dernière : lundi 31 décembre 2029
Mise en scène : Christopher Ashley
Chorégraphie : Kelly Devine
Producteur :
Avec : Petrina Bromley, Geno Carr, Jenn Colella, Joel Hatch, Rodney Hicks, Kendra Kassebaum, Chad Kimball, Lee MacDougall, Caesar Samayoa, Q. Smith, Astrid Van Wieren, Sharon Wheatley
Presse : “A superb new show! A moving, thoroughly entertaining tribute to the indomitable human spirit.” -"Variety"

“Touching, entertaining and thoroughly absorbing!” -"Seattle Magazine"

Version 3

Come from Away (2019-02-Phoenix Theatre-London)

Type de série: Original London
Théâtre: Phoenix Theatre (Londres - Angleterre)
Durée : 3 ans 10 mois 3 semaines
Nombre :
Première Preview : mercredi 30 janvier 2019
Première : lundi 18 février 2019
Dernière : samedi 07 janvier 2023
Mise en scène : Christopher Ashley
Chorégraphie :
Producteur :
Avec : Rachel Tucker, David Thaxton, Jenna Boyd, Nathanael Campbell, Clive Carter, Mary Doherty, Robert Hands, Helen Hobson, Jonathan Andrew Hume, Harry Morrison, Emma Salvo, Cat Simmons with Mark Dugdale, Bob Harms, Kiara Jay, Kirsty Malpass, Tania Mathurin, Alexander McMorran, Brandon Lee Sears and Jennifer Tierney.
Commentaires : The show transferred to London’s Phoenix Theatre in early 2019, following a short run in Dublin at the end of 2018.
Presse : "‘Come from Away’ creates a kind of temporary utopia: a little world where (almost) everyone is forced, by earth-shattering events hundreds of miles away, to come together and build a community based on principles of generosity and care."
Alice Saville, Time Out, ★★★★★

"In Christopher Ashley’s nimble production, a cast of 12 switch between playing the locals and the stranded travellers who have — in Newfoundland parlance — “come from away”. It’s an approach that heightens the sense of the groups happily merging, and the songs, mostly choral and propulsive, have a crowd-pleasing warmth as well as a Celtic accent (think pipes, fiddle and drum). "
Henry Hitchings, Evening Standard, ★★★★

"See the show in the West End, and it takes all of ten seconds to be in its generous embrace. You stay there for the next 100 minutes: laughing, tapping your foot, wiping away tears, feeling good about humanity — what a rare, welcome feeling that is these days — without ever feeling you’re just being sold gloopy musical-theatre good cheer."
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, ★★★★★

Interview Metteur en scène

Come from Away (2017-03-Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre-Broadway)

Interview de du metteur en scène Christopher Ashley

Qualité: **** Intérêt: ****
Langue:
Anglais Durée: 0:01:03


Inteview et extraits

Come from Away (2017-03-Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre-Broadway)

Qualité: **** Intérêt: ****
Langue:
Anglais Durée: 0:05:48