
On the morning of September 11, 2001, the townsfolk of GANDER including Claude the mayor, Oz the police constable, Beulah the teacher, Bonnie the SPCA worker and others who described life in Newfoundland and how they’ve learned about terrorism in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Shanksville, Pennsylvania. “Come From Away” has been playing on Broadway since 2017, and is now set to return to Toronto in 2024 following a run at The National Arts Centre in Ottawa, Canada’s Capital. This version of the Canadian miracle musical played in London’s West End, and with touring companies in Australia, New Zealand and North America. When the home-bound passengers and crew few away, they joyously exchange stories of the immense kindness that was shown to them by Newfoundland strangers in this time of need. <Images below – 1) ‘How ‘Come From Away’ came back – from The Toronto Star . . . and the second fine photograph is a vast Broadway crowd planning to see Tony Award Winner “Come From Away”. It’s really going to be a big night out in New York.>
But the return to T.O. isn’t ’til 2024. We have to wait 2 years. Well, maybe by that time it will be safe to go to the theatre again.