The popular and award-winning Canadian musical Come From Away will end its run on Broadway on Oct. 2 after nearly 1,700 performances.
Award-winning feel-good musical still in production around the world, with upcoming Ottawa showsThe marquee of the Broadway musical Come From Away is shown on Sept. 8, 2021, in New York. The show will close on Broadway in early October after 1,670 performances.The popular and award-winningwill end its run at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on Oct. 2, the producers announced Wednesday evening.
The production, based on real-life stories of people in and around Gander, N.L., who provided food, shelter and comfort to thousands of stranded passengers after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, first opened on the Great White Way in March 2017, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and former prime minister Jean Chrétien later attending performances there.
"With a full heart, with thanks to our remarkable company, onstage and off, we will play our final performance on Broadway October 2," the Broadway show's producer, Junkyard Dog Productions, said in a statement. "We hope you are able to join us this summer as we celebrate our final months on Broadway. Join us at The Rock!"was first workshopped in Oakville, Ont., through Sheridan College's theatre program.
Last year, Apple TV+ debuted a filmed version of the production to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. That show took place in May 2021, directed by Ashley and including original Broadway cast members Petrina Bromley, Joel Hatch and Jenn Colella.For the 20th anniversary of 9/11, there was also a free performance ofCome From Away
has been staged in theatres around the world since its origins, including in Europe, Australia and China. The British production won four Olivier stage awards in 2019.