COME FROM AWAY - Broadway run announced- Page 2

[mlsheehan]

Posted: 7/21/16 at 10:34pm

Saw this in La Jolla, and it was a memorable night in the theater.   Excellent show.   I really don't think this will have a problem in New York.  It's a very interesting story related to 9/11 but the themes are quite uplifting.   I very much enjoyed this and would see it again in a heartbeat.  I'm happy a lot of the same cast seems to be going forward - Jenn Colella, Chad Kimball, and many others were wonderful.

[Green_Flash]

Posted: 7/22/16 at 12:17pm

We saw this production in Seattle and thought it was genius.  We were on the edge of our seats during the entire, fast moving production.  We both teared up several times during the show, most notably during the Pilot's song. It's a true ensemble piece, a rarity on B'way, and I think it'll really stand out this season. It was perfectly cast and I'm glad to see that it seems like they're all sticking with the show. I could see it in the Music Box or the Jacobs.

[jerryL3]

Posted: 7/22/16 at 2:16pm

I saw this show 3 times during its Seattle run.  I would have seen it many more times if it had stayed here longer.  Just a perfect production that I think will get good buzz when it reaches New York.  The announced Broadway cast is the same as Seattle except for Eric Ankrim, who will be replaced by Geno Carr.  I definitely will be going to New York next year to see it again.

[10086sunset]

Posted: 7/22/16 at 2:20pm

Happy this has officially been announced for February. 

Looking forward to it although I'm worried for the show on the commercial end. 

Hoping it can find its audience. 

[ACL2006]

Posted: 8/17/16 at 1:31pm

opening night has been set, but still no theater announcement. Maybe the Cort? The Music Box?

 

http://www.playbill.com/article/new-musical-come-from-away-sets-broadway-opening

 

 

Updated On: 8/17/16 at 01:31 PM

[neonlightsxo]

Posted: 8/17/16 at 1:34pm

If it was the Cort or the Music Box, they'd say. When they don't say the theater, there's a reason. It's probably the Schoenfeld or something else that has a current tenant.

[ACL2006]

Posted: 8/17/16 at 1:39pm

I doubt it's the Schoenfeld as THE HUMANS looks to be doing well there. Maybe The Jacobs if THE COLOR PURPLE closes?

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 8/17/16 at 1:45pm

In the Broadway.com article they this:

"After acclaimed engagements at La Jolla Playhouse and Seattle Repertory Theatre, the new tuner will now head to Washington D.C.’s Ford’s Theatre (September 2 through October 9), and Toronto’s Royal Alexandra Theatre (November 15 through January . The Broadway company is also set to play Toronto."

is the DC production its own thing with its own cast??

[mufish]

Posted: 8/23/16 at 9:12pm

Well aware this is a very long shot, but any chance there's someone on the board from the DC area that has an extra ticket for Saturday, September 3?  Decided to do a quick Labor Day weekend trip down there, and would love to see a show at Ford's Theatre - especially one I'm very interested in seeing!

[massofmen]

Posted: 8/24/16 at 11:49am

I saw this at LA jolla. While I thought it was a great show I think Broadway is a bad place for it unless it was a roundabout or Lincoln Center production . 

Broadway is very expensive and on the whole very commercial. I feel without a Tony win this will have a very difficult time making it to labor day 2017. 

[IdinaBellFoster]

Posted: 8/24/16 at 12:09pm

Just looked up tickets to the Toronto production on a whim...$65 for the back of the balcony? No thank you. Not for a pre-Broadway tryout.

[Tag]

Posted: 8/24/16 at 12:19pm

^You can get back of the balcony for $38 on Wednesday matinees or for $50 on non-peak nights.  And really are you surprised by the prices?  They're pretty standard for Toronto.

[South Fl Marc]

Posted: 9/2/16 at 11:20am

After reading everyone's comments on this show, I can't wait to see it. I won two free tickets to the first preview tonight at Ford's Theatre and I'll post what I thought of show tomorrow.

Updated On: 9/2/16 at 11:20 AM

[CouldBeWorse]

Posted: 9/2/16 at 12:09pm

I missed out on the free tickets to tonight's performance, but I'm very excited to see this later in the run. 

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 9/2/16 at 12:12pm

I missed out on free tickets as well. This is the first time in a long time that I remember a Ford's Theatre production not appearing on Goldstar.  I'm heading over to the box office now to pick up a ticket for next week.

[South Fl Marc]

Posted: 9/2/16 at 10:18pm

I'll write a more thorough review tomorrow but I have to say this show is PERFECT. It was one of the most uplifting and  moving shows I have seen for a while.  The ensemble is perfect, the music both beautiful and memorable and the staging is very effective in it's simplicity.

If you are in the DC area, buy your tickets. When it comes to NYC, buy tickets. With "Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet", the possibility of "Groundhogs Day", "Amélie", Dear Evan Hansen" , it's shaping up to be a remarkable year for musicals. Having seen all shows except "Groundhogs Day" in other incarnations, I have to say this show beats them all. It is that good.



 

Updated On: 9/2/16 at 10:18 PM

[disneybroadwayfan22]

Posted: 9/2/16 at 10:34pm

South Fl Marc said: "After reading everyone's comments on this show, I can't wait to see it. I won two free tickets to the first preview tonight at Ford's Theatre and I'll post what I thought of show tomorrow.

 

"

Aw man, was it the lottery? Because I entered it last week lol Hoped you like it!

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 9/3/16 at 11:50am

South, please share your thoughts!

[sabrelady]

Posted: 9/3/16 at 11:59am

Have tickets for this in Nov. Very much looking forward to it. I'm expecting a bit of a "Once" vibe . It is about Newfoundland after all. ( and their kindness to strangers)

[ACL2006]

Posted: 9/3/16 at 12:16pm

Still no word on what Shubert theater this is going into?

[Jeffrey Karasarides]

Posted: 9/3/16 at 2:13pm

There are currently two Shubert houses up for vacancy, the Cort Theatre and the Music Box. I don’t know whether or not any of those two would be the right size for Come From Away.

It could take the Lyceum after Oh, Hello completes its run in January.

[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 9/3/16 at 2:16pm

I'm thinking they'll want as small a house as possible.

Also, could this be an underdog for Best Musical? Serious contender for other Tony categories?

[WhizzerMarvin]

Posted: 9/3/16 at 2:27pm

How was Jenn Colella? Does she have a large role? 

[mufish]

Posted: 9/3/16 at 5:04pm

Visiting DC this weekend and managed to get a ticket for tonight. Really looking forward to it based on the word of mouth, but also because it's Ford's Theatre. Will try to post some thoughts soon after!

[South Fl Marc]

Posted: 9/3/16 at 9:01pm

There will probably be spoilers so, if you don't want to know anything about the show, skip ahead.

This show is an amazing piece of theatre and it's staged brilliantly. The closest thing I could compare it to, in terms of hows its staged, is "The Laramie Project". There is a small group of actors who portray a multitude of roles, switching characters fast, with no or limited costume change (like a jacket put on). Scenes and locations are shifted without a break with monologues and observances interspersed. All actors have at least two major roles: a townie and a plane person. Some of the images this show has will stay with me for a long time.

The music is played on stage and has a celtic, country, folk feeling. The songs are beautiful and memorable. Lots of songs end without giving the audience a chance to applaud. Most memorable is a song by Jenn Colella (to respond to Whizzer) in which an airline pilot talks of her greatest desire in life was to fly jets and now her greatest love has been turned into a bomb and she is lost. Other memorable songs include a beautiful prayer , sung by all faiths and fun, riotous song in a bar sung by the company which involves the kissing of a fish.

I have never laughed harder or teared up so many times in a musical. I wasn't expecting much and this musical had me one minute after the opening number started. 9/11 still haunts many, especially those of us who were in NYC when it happened, it's amazing that a musical has been created concerning this horrible event that is so uplifting and life affirming. Not that it's all that way. The show takes full on the horrible way we have treated Arab Americans in this country.

I hate standing ovations, I think they are given out too often. Lots of times I am sitting, while everyone around me are standing. I was on my feet the second the lights went out at the end of the show. The cast is a true ensemble, and I include the orchestra as members of the cast.  They deserve every accolade that can be given them. I encourage anyone in DC to quickly buy tickets to this. If you can't get to see it here, buy a ticket when it comes to NYC. But I have to say, there is something fitting about this show being done in Ford's theatre, with the box Lincoln shot in always in view.