COME FROM AWAY Begins This Month At Casa Mañana Theatre
Come From Away tells the remarkable true story of a small town that welcomed 7,000 strangers in the aftermath of 9/11.
Casa Mañana Theatre closes its 2025-26 Broadway Season with Come From Away, a Broadway musical sensation with deep local ties. The show, presented by Autobahn, runs May 30 through June 7. Tickets are on sale now.
Come From Away tells the remarkable true story of a small town that welcomed 7,000 strangers in the aftermath of 9/11. Diverted flights were forced to land in Gander, Newfoundland, where the community came together to care for the pilots and passengers of the planes.
The characters in the show are based on the real people who lived or landed in Gander that day. One of whom is Captain Beverley Bass, a TCU alum and local pilot who is the first female captain of an American Airlines commercial plane. The song “Me and the Sky” details Bass' experience as a female pilot, the struggles she faced and the joy she feels when flying.
Other stories include that of Nick and Diane, strangers on the same plane who meet and fall in love over the course of their time in Gander; Hannah, the mother of a NYC firefighter; and Bonnie, a Gander SPCA worker who takes care of the animals on the planes, including two rare bonobo chimpanzees.
Come From Away stars Christina DeCicco as Beverley/Annette, Eddie Korbich as Claude, Braxton O. Johnson as Bob, Kelsey Jordan Ward as Janice, Jeremy Woodard as Kevin T., Chamblee Ferguson as Nick/Doug, Trey DeLuna as Kevin J./Ali, Cherish Love as Hannah, Mary Callanan as Beulah, Sharon Wheatley as Diane, Rachel Rice as Bonnie, and Will Stotts as Oz. Jennifer Smith and Dylan Ciminna are Swings.
Eugenio Contenti (Director/Choreographer) is a Director/Choreographer and Writer based in Europe and the US. Eugenio has worked in the United States, Italy, Spain, and Mexico as a director, choreographer, and writer. At Casa Mañana, he has directed A Man of No Importance, The Lightning Thief, Once, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; and this summer he will come back to Casa Mañana to direct RENT. Recent credits include: A Little Night Music, Come From Away, You're A Good Man Charlie Brown (Italian National Tour), Bring it On, the Italian and Spanish national productions of Legally Blonde (for which he served as an artistic consultant), and others. After Come From Away, Eugenio will direct the Italian national premiere of Waitress in Italy where is also directing the National Tour of Amèlie and the National premiere of Murder for Two. Eugenio teaches masterclasses internationally, collaborating with performing arts institutions across Italy, France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Germany, and Spain. As a writer, his plays What a Drag! and Escaped the Music had national premieres in Rome and Rimini, Italy. He has also translated the libretti for the Italian productions of First Date, Curtains and Legally Blonde and is now working on translating and adapting Mrs. Doubtfire.
Matthew Stern (Music Director) is an award winning NYC-based music director and pianist. Off-Broadway credits include: Smile (AMT Theater) and Skyscraper (Urban Stages). Credits at Casa Mañana include: The SpongeBob Musical, The Wizard of Oz, Rudolph, Lightning Thief, Cats, Little Mermaid, ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, Cinderella, Pippin, Grease, Seussical, Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Christmas in the Movies. Regional: Shakespeare Theater, Engeman, North Shore, Huntington, SpeakEasy, Lyric Stage Boston, Greater Boston Stage, Revival, Tantrum. Matt has served on the musical theater faculties of New York Film Academy, Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Boston University, and Emerson College, and spent over a decade music directing at French Woods Festival.
Christina DeCicco (Beverley/Annette) has been seen on Broadway as Eva Peron in Evita, Arachne in Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark, and Sister Mary Robert (u/s) in Sister Act, The Musical. Her National Tour credits include Glinda in Wicked. Her Off-Broadway credits include Cindy Lou in The Marvelous Wonderettes. Her TV credits include: The Blacklist, FBI, The Other Two, and The Last OG.
Eddie Korbich (Claude) has been seen on Broadway in The Music Man, Breakfast at Tiffany's, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, The Little Mermaid, Face The Music, The Drowsy Chaperone (Drama Desk nom.), After the Night and the Music, Wicked, Seussical, Carousel, Sweeney Todd, and Singin' in the Rain. His Off-Broadway credits include: Takin' a Chance on Love (Obie Award), Assassins, Godspell, The Gifts of the Magi, Eating Raoul, Flora, The Red Menace and A Little Night Music. TV: "Mary and Rhoda," "Law & Order," "New York Undercover," "Law & Order: SVU," "Wonderland," and "Out of the Box."
Chamblee Ferguson (Nick/Doug) is thrilled to be back in Texas! Broadway: Come From Away. Tours: Come From Away (1st National Tour). Regional: Stage West, The Alley, Trinity Rep, & 23 seasons at Dallas Theater Center. TV/ Film: Law & Order, FBI, The Equalizer, American Crime, Friday Night Lights, PBS' Wishbone. He is a 2011 Lunt/Fontanne Fellow and received his MFA from SMU.
Mary Callanan (Beulah) has been seen on Broadway in Bandstand (OBC), Mamma Mia! (Rosie - Final Company), and Annie. National Tours: My Fair Lady, Bridges of Madison County, Mamma Mia!, Sound of Music, Big, and Damn Yankees. Regional: Come From Away, Always, Patsy Cline, Titanic, Fiddler, Sound of Music, Kinky Boots, Oklahoma! Damn Yankees, Letters from ‘Nam, The Prom, Gypsy, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Mame, Les Misérables, Falsettos, Follies, Bat Boy, Sweeney Todd, Sunday in the Park, Chicago, Violet.
Sharon Wheatley (Diane) originated and played the role of Diane throughout the run of Come From Away on Broadway. She can be heard on the Come From Away cast recording as well as starring in the Come From Away film on Apple TV. Other Broadway: Avenue Q, Cats, Les Misérables and The Phantom of the Opera.
Additional creative staff include Rob Bissinger as scenic designer, Samuel Rushen as lighting designer, Allan Branson as sound designer, Tammy Spencer as Costume Designer, and Catherine Petty-Rogers as hair/wig/makeup designer.
Come From Away ticket prices start at $49 and can be purchased by visiting www.casamanana.org. Tickets are also available at the Casa Mañana Theatre Box Office, 3101 West Lancaster Avenue in Fort Worth.
Performance dates and times are as follows: Friday, May 29 at 7pm (Preview Performance), Saturday, May 30 at 2pm and 8pm, Sunday, May 31 at 2pm, Tuesday, June 2 at 7:30pm*, Wednesday, June 3 at 7:30pm, Thursday, June 4 at 7:30pm, Friday, June 5 at 8pm, Saturday, June 6 at 2 pm and 8pm, and Sunday, June 7 at 2pm.
*This performance includes ASL interpretation.
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