The Need of a Good Story: Understanding Come From Away ’s Warm Reception

The Canadian musical Come From Away opened on Broadway in February 2017 after highly successful runs in both Canada and the US. The musical depicts the generous response of the residents of Gander, Newfoundland, when passengers on thirty-eight planes were stranded there for several days following 9/...

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Published in:Canadian Theatre Review
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) 2017
Subjects:
Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3138/ctr.171.010
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