“Coming from far away,” the inspirational musical about a remote Canadian community that has gathered to support the thousands of tourists stranded after the September 11 attacks will conclude its Broadway show in October.
The musical, which has been a huge hit on Broadway and has been successfully staged around the world, is the third performance to announce its plans to close in the past two days, as apparently New York City is still collecting attract fewer tourists. happened before the pandemic, there weren’t enough patrons to support all running products.
On Tuesday “Dear Evan Hansen” and “Tina,” two musicals that sold well before the pandemic, both announced that they will be closing end of this summer.
“Come From Away” will wrap up filming on October 2. The film begins performing on February 18, 2017 and opens on March 12, 2017; At the time of closing, it will feature 25 preview shows and 1,670 regular shows at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre.
The musical continued to tour in North America and Australia and ran in London. A filmed version of the theatrical production is streaming on Apple TV+.
The show is unlikely to be a success – before it arrives in New York, locals would normally never have embraced a musical about September 11 because the subject matter was potentially too offensive. The producers, looking to build word of mouth first, took a detour to Broadway, staging in San Diego, Seattle, Washington, DC and Toronto before arriving in New York.
But the show, which came early to the Trump administration, quickly became a success, seen as an allegory about welcoming strangers and building community.
The musical, which won a Tony Award for its direction by Christopher Ashley, is based on real events took place in Gander, Newfoundland, where 38 commercial aircraft were diverted. The author of the musical, a couple named Irene Sankoff and David Hein, went to Gander a decade after September 11 to interview locals, and create a musical based on those interviews; The first performance was held at Sheridan College in Ontario, where a school principal, Michael Rubinoff, was trying to convince someone that the subject would make a good musical.
The show’s original star, Jenn Colella, who describe an airline pilotwill rejoin the cast from June 21 to August 7.
“Come From Away” is produced by Junkyard Dog Productions, led by Randy Adams, Marleen and Kenny Alhadeff, and Sue Frost, who spotted an early panel of the show at a festival run by the National Alliance for Musical Theater organized.
The film’s sales have dropped significantly since the pandemic closed cinemas. Last week it grossed $461,760; In a comparable week in early June 2019, it grossed $897,186.
On Tuesday, “Tina” said it would close on August 14, and “Dear Evan Hansen” said it would close on September 18.
