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Contact: John Karastamatis, Sue Toth, Randy Alldread - Mirvish Productions 416-593-0351
COME FROM AWAY Racks $1.7M in Ticket Sales
for Week of November 21, 2016
“A GEM! POWERFUL, HEART-WARMING & VERY FUNNY. A CELEBRATION OF HUMANITY.
The tremendous buzz is entirely justified. Go see COME FROM AWAY at the newly restored Royal
Alexandra Theatre.” - J. Kelly Nestruck, The Globe & Mail
“JOYOUS, EMOTIONAL & HUGELY ENTERTAINING!” - Liz Braun, Toronto Sun
It was a stellar week for the made-in-Canada musical COME FROM AWAY. The show reopened
the newly restored Royal Alexandra Theatre on November 23, 2016, with rave reviews from the
critics and unprecedented demand from theatregoers.
By the end of the week on November 27, the show had sold more than $1.7M of new tickets for
the week. That is a record at the 109-year-old Royal Alex.
On Monday, November 28, the demand for tickets was so strong that the ticket-buying process
became very congested, prompting the theatre to issue an alert asking for patience while people
looked for tickets.
**** The theatre also cautions theatregoers to be very careful when purchasing tickets online.
There are many resellers on websites that mimic the graphics of the official site. If the site offers
tickets in US currency and at exorbitant prices, it is an illegitimate reseller. The only site that sells
legitimate tickets is mirvish.com. The ticket prices are $65 to $159, based on date of
performance and seat location; there are also premium location seats at $225 and $235.
COME FROM AWAY only plays at the Royal Alex until January 8, 2017, after which it transfers to
New York for its Broadway premiere on February 18, 2017. For the six remaining weeks in
Toronto, there are fewer than 8,000 tickets left from a capacity of 60,000.
About COME FROM AWAY
The Broadway, Toronto and Gander cast of COME FROM AWAY features Petrina
Bromley (Stratford’s As You Like It); Geno Carr (The Old Globe’s Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch
Stole Christmas); Jenn Colella (If/Then); Joel Hatch (Annie); Rodney Hicks (The Scottsboro
Boys); Kendra Kassebaum (Wicked); Tony Award nominee Chad Kimball (Memphis); Lee
MacDougall (Stratford’s The Music Man); Caesar Samayoa (Sister Act); Q. Smith (Mary
Poppins); Astrid Van Wieren (North American premiere of Mamma Mia!); Sharon
Wheatley (Avenue Q); Josh Breckenridge (The Scottsboro Boys); Susan Dunstan (The Lion
King US National Tour); Tamika Lawrence (If/Then) and Tony LePage (Rock of Ages).
With a book, music and lyrics by Canadians Irene Sankoff & David Hein, COME FROM
AWAY is directed by Tony Award nominee Christopher Ashley (Memphis), choreographed by
Tony Award nominee Kelly Devine (Rocky), with music supervision by Ian
Eisendrath (A Christmas Story), scenic design by Tony Award winner Beowulf Boritt (Act One),
costume design by Tony Award nominee Toni-Leslie James (Jelly’s Last Jam), lighting design by
two-time Tony Award winner Howell Binkley (Hamilton), sound design by Tony Award
nominee Gareth Owen (End of the Rainbow), orchestrations by Tony Award nominee August
Eriksmoen (Bright Star), music arrangements by Ian Eisendrath and casting by Telsey +
Company.
In a heartbeat, 38 planes and 6,579 passengers were forced to land in Gander, Newfoundland,
doubling the population of one small town on the edge of the world.
On September 11, 2001 the world stopped. On September 12, their stories moved us all.
Following sold-out, record-breaking, critically-acclaimed world premiere engagements at La
Jolla Playhouse and Seattle Repertory Theatre and presented in 2016 by Ford’s Theatre, COME
FROM AWAY landed on the “Best Theater of 2015” lists in the Los Angeles Times, Seattle
Times, San Diego Union Tribune, and Times of San Diego. Charles McNulty of the Los
Angeles Times called the show “An affecting, stirring and unpretentious new musical.
Christopher Ashley's production lets the simple goodness of ordinary people outshine
sensational evil,” and Bob Verini of Variety raved, “Superb! Canadians Irene Sankoff and David
Hein have forged a moving, thoroughly entertaining tribute to international amity and the
indomitable human spirit.” Peter Marks of the Washington Post called COME FROM AWAY, “a
heartwarming, compelling and refreshing musical packed with goodwill. The score has an
infectious vitality. My heart leaped several times.”
COME FROM AWAY is produced by Junkyard Dog Productions, Jerry Frankel, Latitude Link,
Smith & Brant Theatricals, Steve & Paula Reynolds, David Mirvish, Michael Rubinoff,
Alhadeff Productions, Michael Alden & Nancy Nagel Gibbs, Sam Levy, Rodney Rigby,
Spencer Ross, Richard Winkler, Yonge Street Theatricals, Sheridan College, Michael &
Ellise Coit, Ronald Frankel, Sheri & Les Biller, Richard Belkin, Gary & Marlene Cohen, Allan
Detsky & Rena Mendelson, Lauren Doll, Barbara H. Freitag, Wendy Gillespie, Laura Little
Theatricals, Carl & Jennifer Pasbjerg, Radio Mouse Entertainment, The Shubert
Organization, Cynthia Stroum, Tulchin Bartner Productions, Gwen Arment/Molly Morris &
Terry McNicholas, Maureen & Joel Benoliel/Majorie & Ron Danz, Pamela Cooper/Corey
Brunish, Demos Bizar/Square 1 Theatrics, Joshua Goodman/Lauren Stevens, Just for
Laughs Theatricals/Judith Ann Abrams Productions, Bill & Linda Potter/Rosemary &
Kenneth Willman, and La Jolla Playhouse and Seattle Repertory Theatre.
American Airlines is the official airline partner for COME FROM AWAY.
COME FROM AWAY was originally co-produced in 2015 by La Jolla Playhouse and Seattle
Repertory Theater and presented in 2016 by Ford’s Theatre. COME FROM AWAY (NAMT
Festival 2013) was originally developed at the Canadian Music Theatre Project, Michael Rubinoff
(Producer), Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario, Canada and was further developed at
Goodspeed Musicals’ Festival of New Artists, in East Haddam, CT. The Canada Council for the
Arts, The Ontario Arts Council, Steve and Paula Reynolds and The Fifth Avenue Theatre, Seattle
WA also provided development support.
COME FROM AWAY
Now on stage through January 8, 2017
The Royal Alexandra Theatre, 260 King St. West, Toronto
Available online at mirvish.com
By phone 416-872-1212 or 1-800-461-3333
In-person at the theatre box office
Ticket Prices: $65 - $159