This is not your job. There were many New Yorkers who behaved decently during 9/11, even though their lives were endangered. (A gushily sentimental piece of theatrical yard goods that makes every mistake a musical can make.Terry Teachout, Wall Street Journal.) Photos: CHICAGO's Jinkx Monsoon Meets the Press! That was why I was careful to say to you "My interpretation, based on the authors' own words, is at least as valid as yours." Cultures clashed and nerves ran high, but uneasiness turned into trust, music soared into the night, and gratitude grew into enduring friendships. To alleviate rising fear and mounting tensions ("On The Edge"), the passengers are invited to be initiated as honorary Newfoundlanders at the local bar ("Heave Away / Screech In"). Dont miss this breathtaking new musical written by Tony nominees Irene Sankoff and David Hein, and helmed by Tony-winning Best Director, Christopher Ashley. "[72] Johnny Oleksinski with the New York Post wrote that "Every New Yorker must see this show", referring to the musical as "Broadway's biggest and best surprise of the season. [40] The production moved to the Elgin Theatre in order to accommodate the Canadian production of Dear Evan Hansen, which was promised the Royal Alexandra Theatre. Why is this first 9/11 musical on Broadway set 1,500 miles away from New Yorkor indeed very far from any place that was attacked? library of free monologues. 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I suppose if I squint very hard I could see how wondering why a reviewer talked more about politics than the play itself could be construed as a "personal attack". "[66] Liz Braun of the Toronto Sun gave the show a perfect 5-star review, writing "Blame Canada: a grim day in American history has been transformed into a joyous and emotional musical about the indomitable human spirit. You seem to be objecting to my expressing my personal reaction to Come From Away. They are called phila er, phila er, yes, er, Good Deed Doers. In reply to Come From AwayThank you by gtyler904, Again I agree! I just don't think it is necessarily the standard to which we should all aspire. 2. Monologue 2: God of Carnage. 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. I think you're wrong, Jose, and I think you miss the point. [42] After a 21-month pandemic hiatus beginning in March 2020, Come From Away reopened on December 15, 2021, but closed again on December 22. Broadway performances of COME FROM AWAY will resume on Friday, January 7 2022 at the Schoenfeld Theatre. 1. Something of the same phenomenon occurred with Having Our Say, a 1995 play by Emily Mann based on an oral history of two sistersBessie Delaney, who at the time of the play was age 104, and Sarah Delaney, who was 106. Come From Away shares the incredible real-life story of the 7,000 air passengers from all over the world who were grounded in Canada during the wake of 9/11, and the small Newfoundland community that invited these 'come from aways' into their lives. You, hypothetical New Yorkers and Jesse Green are of course entitled to your views on the character and the show, as I am entitled to mine (I disagree that my interpretation is at odds with the authors' intentions, but you are perfectly entitled to think so). Oversimplified yes, but that's what everyone decent who's going to the show is screaming for, right along with the show! Text Ensemble 101 Breakups 62 My name is Cullum and I'm "[62], David Gerson with DC Metro Theatre Arts called the show "one of the most refreshing pieces of art that I have seen in years. Rather interesting to see how the monologue transcends Chuck Noland's circumstance. Why, anybody can have a brain. That doesn't mean there's not truth behind it. And if I come out feeling good, or just feeling SOMETHING, well, isn't that why we go to the theatre in the first place? 1. Come From Away Musical Tells Story Of Resilience After 9/11 Musical tales to make hearts leap, at a time when they were desolate Come From Away Celebrates 5 Years on Broadway See Come From Away Cast Member Emily Walton Get a Special Onstage Surprise Come From Away audience members receive $200 during Broadway matinee I put it to you, Camp Firewood, as we spend the last dinner together: Be proud of who you are. It was announced on January 20, 2021, that the previously scheduled concert version of the musical has been cancelled. As in the show, no one in Gandar cares weather you're white, black, gay, straight, or Muslim. Shows Come From Away Come From Away Musical New Work Writers: Irene Sankoff David Hein Ian Eisendrath Songs "Welcome to the Rock" - Claude, Company "38 Planes" - Company "Blankets and Bedding" - Company "28 Hours / Wherever We Are" - Company "Darkness and Trees" - Company "On the Bus" - Company "Darkness and Trees - Reprise" - Company As a large group speech coach, it is very difficult to find productions that are unique and relatable to a younger cast. Berson closed the review noting how the show "honors our capacity for humble goodness and mutual empathy in the shadow of faith-shattering evil. Character: Ernestine. This is, of course, in sharp contrast to President Donald Trump. . It calls for the elimination of cultural agenciesthe National Endowment for the Arts, the National Institutes of Health, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and the Corporation for Public Broadcastingas well as of the Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund. However, we have dozens of other monologues that you can read. So they turned the Gander community center hockey rink into the worlds largest walk-in refrigerator., Before the performance Trudeau attended, he made a brief speech: "The world gets to see what it is to lean on each other and be there for each other through the darkest times.". Im convinced that what draws people into the show above all else is that its heartwarming view of humanity is embodied by heartwarming humans who actually exist. Come from Away is a Canadian musical, with book, music and lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein. And I could see a fellow New Yorker coming away from this show feeling that, yes, the Canadians are saying "See, we are better than New York." It's called "paying it forward." It is based on the events in the Newfoundland town of Gander during the week following the September 11 attacks, when 38 planes, carrying approximately 7,000 passengers, were ordered to land unexpectedly at Gander International Airport. Broadway performances of COME FROM AWAY will resume on Friday, January 7 2022 at the Schoenfeld Theatre. What started as an average day in a small town turned into an international sleepover, when 38 planes, carrying thousands of people from around the globe, were diverted to Ganders airstrip on September 11, 2001. The endless arguing about anything just to to keep a foot hold anywhere. It seems a clear beneficiary of what I had labeled The Trump Effect, in an article I wrote in December to describe how the election had altered my personal perception of the shows I was seeing. In reply to 1. The Islanders are distinguished from the Plane People by their use of a Newfoundland dialect, which they point out in Welcome to the Rock. Along with acting out the events of the four days, characters step out from the story to narrate the events. First, my comment about Canadian superiority was a direct response to SDrick's snarky put-down of my honest reaction to the show. [25], Following its runs in San Diego and Seattle, the show played out-of-town engagements at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., from September 2, 2016, to October 9, 2016,[26][27] and then at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto, Ontario, from November 15, 2016, to January 8, 2017. When you leave the theatre, tell your friends, loved onesto come see theatre.". I don't think for one moment anyone was saying "See, we are better than New York". But your response makes me curious as to whether when you call Come From Away "the single most interesting piece of musical theatre on Broadway," you're praising that particular show to the rafters, or, instead, obliquely knocking the state of musical theater on Broadway. With special thanks to our remarkable company, onstage and off, it is because of your talents, dedication, compassion & community that we will continue to welcome audiences to The Rock. Out of some three dozen characters portrayed in the musical, only two are New Yorkers. "[70] Joe Westerfield with Newsweek wrote that "'Come From Away' accomplishes what all the best musicals do: It takes you to a place where you didn't know you wanted to go, and makes you not want to leave. Chacun a son gout, as the French say. Very necessary in this case. In reply to After this last comment of by Jonathan Mandell. The Canada Council for Oh, but anyway, Toto, we're home. Broadway's Tony & Olivier Award-winning musical Come From Away resumed performances last night at Broadway's Schoenfeld Theatre. He's way harsher about the show than I am, but he does talk about "its fine qualities, which are sufficient to position Come From Away as a possible feel-good hit. "I certainly don't say that it shouldn't have been made at all -- and, since I apparently created the hypothetical New Yorkers of which you speak, I can say with authority that they don't say that either.Yes, he, I and they have some problems with the show. It's become an addiction to bickering for the sake of bickering and the merit of each topic subjugated in the process . But, that's my opinion. [9] 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 and First Date.[10][11]. So, all I'm saying is, for a culture that is built on "think less but more", This is a perfect show for them. 2. But I don't recall a single moment in the script in which the character is identified by his race. It peaked at number 92 on the Top Current Albums chart and number two on the Cast Albums chart. And this is my room, and you're all here. Rush tickets are not available for our final performance on Sunday 10/2. That's why I talk about Trudeau and Trump in this essay about the show. Maybe that's a good question: Should Come From Away have come to New York?From a business point of view, the obvious answer is: Yes, it's a hit.Some New Yorkers (again, hypothetical) might answer differently. This is a by blufftonee. The current leg of the tour started performances in July 2022 on the Gold Coast, followed by Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra. So Canada shouldn't tell this story because it's . To call any New Yorker who feels this way "defensive" is to make an ad hominem attack. Why focus exclusively on his fear of being shot when that's one in a long line of his neurotic fears? On the very day of Trudeaus speech in Broadways Gerald Schoenfeld Theatreas it happens, on the Ides of MarchTrump released his budget plan. The musical started its North American tour of more than 50 cities in October 2018 at the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle, Washington. I felt that Bob was just one of their (many) stock characters -- the cynical, neurotic New Yorker. And I think, what is up with this? In reply to Canadians are of course free by Jonathan Mandell. It's ridiculous and it's a sad circus. Merchant "Ah, Salaam and good evening to you worthy friend. Bring them to the legion. . Every pusillanimous creature that crawls on the Earth or slinks through slimy seas has a brain. He says in the video, "We have a phrase that we've carried with us throughout the last five years. We don't care where you came from! [7], At the 71st Tony Awards in 2017, the musical was nominated for seven awards, including Best Musical, Best Original Score, Best Book of a Musical and Best Featured Actress in a Musical for Jenn Colella, winning for Best Direction of a Musical for Christopher Ashley. It's a good show, but entirely conventional; directed well - but by the numbers; and not terribly memorable overall, other than for the performances, in my humble opinion. Enough with the politics Just do the damn decent thing! [3] It opened on Broadway at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on March 12, 2017, and became a critical and box office success, routinely playing to standing-room-only audiences even during previews. (A bracinglykineticproductionthe Tony race for best musical of the year just got interesting.Peter Marks, Washington Post.) New York, NY, Auditons for AMDA (Virtual) About an apolitical play. Its the times we suddenly live in, in other words, that surely have helped turn Come From Away into a respectable hit, one of just five Broadway shows last week with more than 100 percent attendance. Premium seats are the best seats in the house, and may still be available when general tickets are not. Yes, many people like what you call this feel-good musical, but "the single most interesting piece of musical theatre on Broadway"? As for you, my fine friend, you're a victim of disorganized thinking. Don't even start it! Come from Awayis based on the true story of the time when the isolated community of Gander, Newfoundland, played host to the world. Somewhere over the rainbow, bluebirds fly. [29] The show's ticket sales set a record for the then 109-year-old Royal Alex Theatre, selling $1.7 million in tickets in a single week. The show tells the remarkable true story of 7,000 stranded passengers and the small town in Newfoundland that welcomed them. The production closed at the Elgin Theatre on December 1, 2019, in order to facilitate the move. Are they implying that you had to travel a great distance to find people acting decently during the crisis? I don't believe, as you do, that the show is "apolitical" or "innocuous. International Presenting Now: Collaborative Models, Practices, and Pathways Toward a Sustainable Future, Indigenous, First Nations, Native Theatre. (The others are Hamilton, Book of Mormon, Dear Evan Hansen, and Hello, Dolly starring Bette Midler.) Monologue: "There you have it, They white,Seems to us only white folks can laugh on Sundays.". Why are you guys so prone to censorship? Under different circumstances, nothing he said would seem especially noteworthy. With special thanks to our remarkable company, onstage and off, it is because of your talents, dedication, compassion & community that we will continue to welcome audiences to The Rock. "[71] Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter called the musical "heartwarming and thoroughly entertaining especially in these politically fractious times. From the dust of the wreckage, though, came hope and a unified country. The article is just the start of the conversationwe want to know what you think about this subject, too! It will star Willemijn Verkaik as Beverley Bass. Shows -- and politicians -- that try to substitute complex reality with an oversimplified make-believe are ultimately not doing us any favors. COME FROM AWAY was originally co-produced in 2015 by La Jolla Playhouse and Seattle Repertory Theater & presented in 2016 by Fords Theatre. I don't think it is such a good thing. Yes, fair point on Hamilton; perhaps on Great Comet, too. It is my dream to be in this show. The staff of HowlRound Theatre Commons at Emerson College wish to respectfully acknowledge that our offices are situated on land stolen from its original holders, the Massachuset and Wampanoag people. [43], In May 2021, it was announced that the Canadian Production of the musical would be on a limited run at Ottawa's Babs Asper Theatre in July 2024 before returning to Toronto's Royal Alexandra Theatre in September 2024.[44]. Any update on the release date? In reply to Yes, many people like what by Jonathan Mandell. Most people over 70 will remember what they were doing when John F. Kennedy was assassinated. So now that I've addressed your first point, let me comment on your "overly defensive New Yorkers seem to be missing." Gander in this production is the rest of the world. [28] The entire run of the Toronto production sold out during its second week of performances. This makes it much easier to a) control folks, and b) sell them crap they don't need. Thus things are carried on in fashionable life, and veritable gallantry cannot dispense with these forms. Here's some food! My interpretation, based on the authors' own words, is at least as valid as yours. [5], A second Canadian production opened in a sold-out, four-week run in Winnipeg at the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre in January 2018. [5], The musical premiered at The Abbey Theatre in Dublin, Ireland, in December 2018 and then transferred to the Phoenix Theatre in the West End in February 2019. In October 2018 it became the longest-running Canadian musical in Broadway history, surpassing The Drowsy Chaperone's previous record of 674 performances,[4] and has since joined the list of Broadway shows with 1,000 or more performances. Show Come From Away Gender Male Age Range Adult, Mature Adult Role Size Lead Dancing Mover Voice Baritone Vocal Technique Rock Time & Place Gander, Newfoundland, 2011 Tags male lead baritone contemporary constable police canadian Analysis Oz Fudge is the real-life constable of Gander, an officer more READ MORE - PRO MEMBERS ONLY Produced and financed by Entertainment One and RadicalMedia, a May 2021 staging at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theater with Ashley directing and Gordon as producer was used. Being set in Gander uses an important metaphorical as well as dramatugical device. They just had the opportunity to be generous, and they took it. Such is our world now. "[67] Alan Henry of Broadway World said "You'll laugh, you'll cry, and you'll be a better person when you leave the theatre. Im not worried about getting shot. [6] On July 1, 2022, it was announced that the London production would close on January 7, 2023. complaints, despair, running away with, and its consequences. Oct. 3, 2022 On Sunday afternoon, ". A play that goes to great lengths to avoid the politics of 911, for God's sake? [23] The play had extended runs in each location. -- not that yours was invalid.So, why can't you afford me and the hypothetical New Yorker and Jesse Green the same courtesy? And I can be proud of who I am. Original Cast Member Joel Hatch, who plays Mayor Claude Elliott. Not that this doesn't exist anywhere else in the world of course, but America has kinda perfected it while presently maintaining a reletively low body count in comparison to others' history. Somewhere, over the rainbow, skies are blue and the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true. I meant as an explanation not as a defence. ( Grown-ups and older kids there's stuff for you too, just scroll down past this section) The Boy Who Cried Werewolf by Daniel Guyton. In any case, one of the points of the essay is that it's the theatergoers who are reacting to the show "politically," whether or not the theater makers intended it to be taken that way. I don't know how "simple"the people in Gander are. It's in a place that is far away from NYC, so they have Perspective. [10], In 2011, Sankoff and Hein visited Gander on the tenth anniversary of the attacks to interview locals and returning passengers. Staging is minimal, making use of only a few tables and twelve chairs to be the airplanes, the buses, and the various locations within Gander. However, I can't agree with you that it isn't name-calling to label a hypothetical New Yorker and Jesse Green "overly defensive" for having a view different from your own about a musical on Broadway. It looks as if we agree on much.You might be right that the show's appeal for many is that it's "oversimplified." And yes, I think it's defensive. Canadians are of course free to create whatever they want. San Juan Capistrano, CA, The Mousetrap the Arts, The Ontario Arts Council, Steve and Paula Reynolds and the Are they implying that you had to travel a great distance to find people acting decently during the crisis? [32] The performance of March 15, 2017, on Broadway was attended by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (who addressed the audience before the show), other current and former Canadian federal politicians and provincial politicians from Newfoundland and Labrador, US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, and Ivanka Trump. 'Come From Away' allows theatergoers to register their dissent against whats happening in Washington, at least in their own mindsbut I couldnt help harboring some resentment towards the show and its admirers. Oh, oh, away we go Kick it into turbo Headin' through the cosmos Oh, oh, away we go Flyin' through the atmosphere Oh, oh, away we go This is outta sight Look out for the satellites Oh, oh, away we go Watch us as we disappear dialog (Magellan looks out at the audience expansively and she begins her monologue.) Now, you're certainly within your rights to an interpretation of the character that's at variance with the authors' intention. It is what it is - and what it is, is a feel-good piece, much like most feel-good pieces, with broadly drawn characters (that are based on real people - see some of the interviews), and a message of tolerance. This New York Times Critics Pick takes you into the heart of the remarkable true story of 7,000 stranded passengers and the small town in Newfoundland that welcomed them. o you presume to criticize the Great Oz? Come From Away Come From Away Musical New Work Writers: Irene Sankoff David Hein Ian Eisendrath Monologues Sorry! She tried to, didn't she? We'll go tell Uncle Henry and Auntie Em. The musical has been received by audiences and critics as a cathartic reminder of the capacity for human kindness in even the darkest of times[1] and the triumph of humanity over hate. Finally, in Scene 29, he says:"Im not worried about my wallet. And remember, my sentimental friend, that a heart is not judged by how much you love; but by how much you are loved by others. ", In reply to What he's really concerned by Ronmags. But, to further explain, America does a fantastic job of impeding it citizens'complexity on just about all cultural and educational levels (except for some parts of those those pesky left and right blue coasts). Come From Away began performances on February 18, 2017, and officially opened to critical acclaim on March 12, 2017, at Broadway's Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (236 West 45th Street), where the show continued to play to standing- room-only audiences until it was forced to shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic on March 12, 2020, the evening of its third anniversary on Broadway. Like the lady from the Legion who said she just carried a tray of sandwiches over to the legion. Current venue: Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto. [33][34], On March 12, 2020, the show suspended production due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It makes its Sacramento premiere this week in a special engagement that had been postponed since 2020. Behind the moon, beyond the rain. Come From Away. We are opening a new Performing Arts Center in our community next school year and I would love to directthis show! Jonathan Mandells New Crit piece usually appears the firstThursdayof each month. 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