One of Broadway\u2019s most celebrated recent musicals is headed to South Florida this fall as Slow Burn Theatre Company opens its 2026\u201327 season with \u201cCome From Away,\u201d the Tony Award\u2013winning production inspired by the true events that unfolded after Sept. 11, 2001.<\/p>\n
The musical will run Oct. 10 through Oct. 25 in the Amaturo Theater at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale. Based on the experiences of nearly 7,000 airline passengers and crew aboard 38 planes diverted to Gander, Newfoundland, after U.S. airspace closed following the attacks, the show chronicles how residents of the small Canadian town welcomed the stranded travelers over five days of uncertainty and upheaval.<\/p>\n
Featuring a book, music and lyrics by Tony and Grammy Award nominees Irene Sankoff and David Hein, \u201cCome From Away\u201d premiered on Broadway in 2017. The Broadway production earned seven Tony Award nominations, winning Best Direction of a Musical and received three Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding Musical.<\/p>\n
Slow Burn co-founder Patrick Fitzwater will direct the South Florida production.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2018Come From Away\u2019 reminds us that even in the most difficult and uncertain moments, there is an extraordinary capacity for people to come together,\u201d Fitzwatersaid in a release. \u201cThis is a story about strangers becoming neighbors, fear giving way to trust and the profound impact of simply choosing to help someone in need.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCome From Away\u201d is the first production in Slow Burn\u2019s five-show season, which also includes \u201cRoald Dahl\u2019s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\u201d in December, \u201cMean Girls\u201d in February, \u201cDear Evan Hansen\u201d in April and \u201cRent\u201d in June.<\/p>\n