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Special COME FROM AWAY Forum
In Honour of the 16th Anniversary of September 11, 2001
Held Monday, September 11, 2017, 8 PM to 9:30 PM, NT
Arts & Culture Centre in St. John’s, NL
In attendance will be:
• Right Hon. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada
• Hon. Dwight Ball, Premiere of Newfoundland and Labrador
• Hon. Seamus O’Regan, Member of Parliament, St John’s South-Mount Pearl, Minister of Veteran Affairs
• His Worship Claude Elliott, Mayor of Gander
• Irene Sankoff and David Hein, authors of COME FROM AWAY
• Petrina Bromley, actor playing “Bonnie” in the Broadway company of COME FROM AWAY
• Eliza Jane Scott, actor playing “Beverley” in the upcoming Canadian production of COME FROM AWAY
A unique event will take place the evening of Monday, September 11, 2017 at Arts & Culture Centre in St. John’s, NL. A group of public officials and artists will participate in a public forum about the Canadian musical COME FROM AWAY and the real-life events that inspired it 16 years ago.
Representatives from the Canadian Armed Forces, the Red Cross, the Salvation Army, as well as first responders from organizations across Newfoundland and Labrador including firefighters, police officers and paramedics will also be in attendance.
COME FROM AWAY, by Irene Sankoff and David Hein, is currently playing a historic engagement on Broadway at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. The musical has received rave reviews from critics and has received many honours, including a Tony Award for Best Director (Christopher Ashley) and seven Best Musical awards across North America (Drama Desk, NYC; Outer Critics’ Circle, NYC; Helen Hayes, D.C.; Dora Award, Toronto; Toronto Theatre Critics; Gypsy Rose Lee, Seattle; San Diego Critics’ Circle.
An all-Canadian production of COME FROM AWAY will be produced by Junkyard Dog Productions and David Mirvish that will play the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre January 4 to February 3, 2018, and then will begin at Toronto’s Royal Alexandra Theatre from February 13, 2018 for an open-ended run.
2017-09-11
Toronto: "Come From Away" Forum honours the 16th anniversary of September 11, 2001