Latest Events, Information & Tickets. Independent Theater Guide.
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Fuel your soul, ears, and eyes with Come From Away at Benedum Center on Saturday 3rd May 2025. This broadway musical offers audiences with a much-needed uplifting message about how small but loving gestures can create overlooked heroes. This spring the Tony Award nominee and winner lands at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to inspire you!
Come From Away comes to Benedum Center this May for a limited performance that offers a dose of inspiration from unsung heroes. If you live in or around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, purchase tickets today to watch this surprising show. The gifted cast and proficient crew promise to put on a exceptional presentation that coronates your musical theater experiences.
Come From Away is a musical adaptation of true events that took place in Gander, Newfoundland. The tragic events of September 11th 2001 forced numerous planes to make spur-of-the-moment landings at Gander International Airport. The residents of the modest, quiet town welcomed their traumatized American strangers with open arms, transforming introductory suspicion into impactful friendships.
This award-winning musical theater production by Irene Sankoff and David Hein lands at Benedum Center. Multiple international tours and commendable achievements precede this adored musical tale’s buzz. Watch the historical events unfold on stage through this blockbusting musical with tickets to this Saturday 3rd May 2025 performance starting at $441.
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Prior to any Broadway performances began, a Canadian lawyer and theater producer named Micheal Rubinoff became captivated by the events that occurred in Gander, Newfoundland, following the attacks of September 11th. He ultimately choose the dynamic lyricists and composers Irene Sankoff and David Hein to conceive Come From Away’s story. This talented twosome gained an underground discipleship from their edgy musical of My Mother's Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding, making them a good fit for this endeavor.
Come From Away begins with an typical morning in Gander, Newfoundland. Like the rest of the world, the townsfolk had no idea that their lives and the globe at large would permanently transform. However, the deadly results of September 11th begin unfolding, forcing nearby American pilots to make emergency landings in Gander.
The planes carried a total of 7,000 passengers of manifold experiences and nearly 20 animals. Misinformation and false information make matters more stressful for everyone. How will the Gander townsfolk accommodate their shocked and weary guests? Will the tragedy bring the passengers and locals closer or cause conflict?
The passengers and their pets eventually leave the restless plane cabin of their aircrafts. values clash between the Gander citizens and their unanticipated visitors, and panic starts spreading as the crowd gradually realizes what happened. The fantastic locals ease these multiplying anxieties by awarding honorary citizenship to the confused and traumatized Americans.
Come From Away’s inspirational storytelling techniques earned it global stage time in Australia, the United States, London, and beyond. Much like the chronicle it portrays, its original musical numbers, plot, and colorful characters cross borders. It earned Helen Hayes Awards, a Tony, Drama Desk Awards, and several others.
Come From Away lands at Benedum Center’s stage in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Check your itinerary and purchase tickets for this Saturday 3rd May 2025 showing for just $441. Don’t miss this inspirational trip into the past!
Benedum Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, , US
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