Paul Whitty News

The Tony and Olivier Award-winning musical Come From Away has canceled tonight's Broadway performances through December 25th due to breakthrough Covid-19 infections within the company.

The Tony and Olivier Award-winning musical Come From Away has canceled tonight's Broadway performance due to breakthrough Covid-19 infections within the company.

The cast from the Tony and Olivier Award-winning hit Broadway musical “Come From Away” will perform on NBC’s “Christmas in Rockefeller Center” special prior to the lighting of the iconic Christmas tree. The special will also include performances from the Pentatonix, Harry Connick Jr., Carrie Underwood, and the Radio City Rockettes.

New York Theatre Barn will present a reading of Everyone Comes to Elaine’s, a new musical about iconic restaurateur Elaine Kaufman with Mary Testa (Oklahoma, The Gardens of Anuncia) in the title role. Directed by Tony nominee Jeff Calhoun (Newsies, Bonnie and Clyde, Big River), the reading will take place on December 16th, 2021 in New York City.

Audience members at the November 20 matinee of Come From Away received a special surprise when they arrived for what they thought was just a normal performance. They were greeted with tote bags at each of their seats, containing an envelope, asking them to hold on opening it until a special announcement was made.

What happens when Kristin Chenoweth wants to star in Come From Away? Will the show's current Beverley Bass, Rachel Tucker let her in to audition? 

The Tony and Olivier Award-winning musical Come From Away returned to Broadway's Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre tonight, September 21, 2021.

The Tony and Olivier Award-winning musical Come From Away returns to Broadway's Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre tonight, September 21, 2021, featuring De'lon Grant; Joel Hatch; Caesar Samayoa; James Seol; Q. Smith; Pearl Sun; Olivier Award nominee Rachel Tucker; Astrid Van Wieren; Emily Walton; Jim Walton; Sharon Wheatley; Paul Whitty; Josh Breckenridge; John Jellison; Tony LePage; Monette McKay; Happy McPartlin and Julie Reiber. Please Note: Friday, October 8, Petrina Bromley will return as Bonnie & others.

The Tony and Olivier Award-winning musical COME FROM AWAY will return to Broadway’s Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre tonight, September 21, 2021, featuring De’Lon Grant; Joel Hatch; Caesar Samayoa; James Seol; Q. Smith; Pearl Sun; Olivier Award nominee Rachel Tucker; Astrid Van Wieren; Emily Walton; Jim Walton; Sharon Wheatley; Paul Whitty; Josh Breckenridge; John Jellison; Tony LePage; Monette McKay; Happy McPartlin and Julie Reiber. Please Note: Friday, October 8, Petrina Bromley will return as Bonnie & others.

This morning, the Broadway reopening cast of Come From Away performed on Good Morning America live from Times Square to celebrate their upcoming return to the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre and the release of the show's proshot, now available to stream on AppleTV Plus!

Come From Away returns to Broadway at the Gerald Schoenfeld on September 21. Catch a sneak peek into the rehearsal room with the reopening cast as they perform the opening number 'Welcome to the Rock' ahead of the show's reopening.

The live performance of “Come From Away' was filmed at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre this past May in New York City, where the Broadway production is staged, for an audience that included 9/11 survivors and front-line workers; and, employed over 200 people including members of the Broadway crew, staff and creative teams.

On September 10, 2021, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of September 11, 2001, Apple TV+ is debuting a stunning stage capture of Broadway’s COME FROM AWAY. Filmed live at Broadway’s Gerald Schoenfeld Theater in May 2021, the film is both a celebration of humanity’s penchant for kindness in the face of adversity and Broadway’s attempt to make a post-pandemic related lockdown return to vibrancy.

In September 2021, COME FROM AWAY will honor what was lost and commemorate what was found in Gander, Newfoundland 20 years ago and invites audiences to join the show as they reflect, honor and remember.

'Come From Away' tells the story of 7,000 people stranded in the small town of Gander, Newfoundland after all flights into the US are grounded on September 11, 2001.

The Tony and Olivier Award-winning musical Come From Away will return to Broadway's Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on Tuesday, September 21, 2021, featuring De'Lon Grant; Joel Hatch; Caesar Samayoa; James Seol; Q. Smith; Pearl Sun; Olivier Award nominee Rachel Tucker; Astrid Van Wieren; Emily Walton; Jim Walton; Sharon Wheatley; Paul Whitty; Josh Breckenridge; John Jellison; Tony LePage; Monette McKay; Happy McPartlin and Julie Reiber. Please Note: Friday, October 8, Petrina Bromley will return as Bonnie & others.

Apple Original Films announced today that the filmed version of the Tony & Olivier Award-winning hit musical “Come From Away” will premiere globally on Apple TV+ on Friday, September 10. “Come From Away” is directed by Tony Award-winner Christopher Ashley, and stars an ensemble cast led by members of the Broadway show.

Center Theatre Group has released a new video in its Scenes From the Vault series. This time, they're flashing back with a clip of Phillipa Soo in the pre-Broadway run of Amelie at the Ahmanson in 2016!

The Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre was in full celebration-mode yesterday as the Tony Award-winning smash hit musical COME FROM AWAY hit a major milestone- its third anniversary on Broadway. Check out photos from the festivities, which featured cupcakes from Sugarush Bakery and Cupcake Bar, below!

Pittsburgh CLO audiences are in for a unique and unparalleled musical theater experience with eight-time Tony Award-winning ONCE. For the first time, Pittsburgh CLO brings this beautiful love story - where the actors are also the musicians - to the Benedum Center July 30 - August 4. This Pittsburgh CLO premiere is only running for one week. Tickets are now available by phone at 412-456-6666, online at pittsburghCLO.org or by visiting the Box Office at Theater Square.