Reviews

A 9/11-themed musical was all but inevitable, but it takes an unexpected form in "Come From Away."

Review: "Come From Away," a new Broadway musical set in Gander, Newfoundland, features a Canadian community that took in thousands of grounded plane passengers on Sept. 11, 2001.

The much-praised musical ‘Come From Away’ has arrived on Broadway. Its rollicking warmheartedness shows it is possible to make a cheering 9/11-themed musical.

The Canadian musical “Come From Away” celebrates compassion and community in the wake of 9/11.

Come From Away is the unexpectedly charming Broadway musical about a little town turned topsy turvy in the wake of the terrorist attacks.

In 100 heartwarming minutes, the show sets the best aspects of human nature to infectious Celtic folk and Broadway rock

An original musical by Irene Sankoff and David Hein, 'Come From Away' relates the true-life tale of how a small town in Newfoundland hosted thousands of unexpected visitors from rerouted planes stranded after 9/11.

Add another intriguing and groundbreaking musical to Broadway’s overcrowded season. Come From Away is altogether different and altogether gripping. Written with heart and skill by Irene Sankoff and David Hein, who proudly state that they are both Canadian and married; creatively and lucidly directed by Christopher Ashley, of Memphis (the musical, not the town); and performed by a wildly talented cast of what seems to be twenty but is only twelve, Come From Away is brave and new and unusual and overwhelmingly heart-tugging.

Good-hearted ensemble piece credits our neighbors to the north with acts of grace and humanity. Gentle, spiritual and funny, in the right places.

Word from away about “Come From Away” has seemed almost too good to be true. Reports from productions at the La Jolla Playhouse, the Seattle

You’d maybe enjoy it, eh?

This musical pushes emotional buttons as it portrays a town’s efforts to accommodate travelers whose planes were diverted to a Canadian town after the 9/11 attacks.

Robert Feldberg's review of "Come From Away."

★★★★☆Warmth is probably not the first thing that comes to mind when Americans think of Canada, if they happen to think of Canada at all. Come from Away, a swell

This modest, earnest, life-affirming musical is the feel-good musical that audiences are constantly pining for.

The musical by Irene Sankoff and David Hein that played Ford's Theatre last year opens at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre.

If you're someone who enjoys being stuck on an airplane for hours as it sets on the tarmac, here's the musical for you. "Come from Away"