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Summary

Come From Away: Welcome to the Rock - a fully illustrated companion volume to the hit Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, featuring the book and lyrics for the first time in print, backstage stories and the real history behind the show's events, character design sketches, and songs that ended up on the cutting room floor.The Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Come From Away tells  the remarkable true story of a small town that welcomed the world. On  September 11, 2001, 38 planes and 6,579 passengers were forced to land  in the provincial town of Gander, Newfoundland. The local residents  opened their arms to the displaced visitors, offering food, shelter, and  friendship. In the days that followed, cultures clashed and nerves ran  high, but uneasiness turned into trust, music soared into the night, and  gratitude grew into enduring friendships. Come From Away: Welcome to the Rock  is the ultimate companion piece to Irene Sankoff and David Hein's  smash-hit musical based on that extraordinary experience. Featuring the  complete book and lyrics for the first time in print, a foreword by  Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and exclusive photos of the  company and physical production, this essential companion also includes  original interviews with passengers, Gander residents, and the actors  who portray them. The narrative by theater historian Laurence Maslon  details the events of that memorable and challenging week and also  traces the musical's development from the ten-year reunion of residents  and airline passengers in Gander, where the idea for the musical was  born , to the global phenomenon it is today. Come From Away: Welcome to the Rock gives  an unprecedented look behind the curtain and demonstrates why the story  has touched so many so deeply: Because we come from everywhere, we all  come from away.

Duration: about 4 hours (03:57:28)
Publishing date: 2019-09-24; Unabridged; Copyright Year: 2019. Copyright Statment: —

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