Come From Away Reviews
The musical’s regional flair is still intact, with references to Tim Hortons, Roger’s Communication, and drinking Pepsis (I just wished they mentioned milk in a bag and ketchup chips). Yes, Canadian hospitality is a real thing.
| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Oct 9, 2022
The show doesnt have a plot so much as a mixture of character beats. Here, that doesnt just workit has a powerful effect.
| Original Score: 4/4 | Mar 13, 2022
Not only is Come From Away relevant in a political sense, but its heart and comforting emotion expressing that no matter how bad things get we will get through it feels perfect for the modern moment.
| Feb 12, 2022
A heartwarming musical.
| Original Score: B | Dec 11, 2021
This heartwarming tale makes you want to become a better person.
| Original Score: A | Oct 22, 2021
Do yourself a favor and tune in to this one; you'll be so glad you did.
| Oct 15, 2021
This musical is a powerful witness, simply told and sung, to the soul and ingenuity of humanity that lifted us up during a time of deep sorrow.
| Oct 8, 2021
An inspiring musical about the transformative power of hospitality and kindness.
| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Sep 27, 2021
"Come From Away" is a salve for those worrying if we have lost our sense of compassion.
| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Sep 23, 2021
Compassion, community, faith, fear, heartache, humanity, and more are all explored with humor and heart in this brief look at a terrible moment in time.
| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 20, 2021
A filmed version of the celebrated Broadway musical.
| Original Score: 8/10 | Sep 20, 2021
"Come From Away" is a warm salute to the kindness and generosity of these stalwart, selfless Canadians.
| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 18, 2021
... it is perhaps the most essential, consequential piece of art to result from the most tragic day in American history ...
| Original Score: 4/4 | Sep 17, 2021
While some of the songs are a bit hockey and the performances can get very hammy, the musical's heart always remains in the right, crowd-pleasing place.
| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 17, 2021
All drama asks you to suspend disbelief, but "Come From Away" asks you also to suspend cynicism, aiming to move and uplift you. It's not a bad bargain, and "Come From Away" holds up its end.
| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 17, 2021
Briskly paced, it's also an important depiction of how disparate people can connect meaningfully, peppering scenes with observations that burst with multifaceted thoughts and feelings.
| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 16, 2021
Doesn't plumb the depths of the post-9/11 experience, but its blend of poignancy and feel-good uplift, appealing to both the heart and the funnybone, is, from a purely theatrical perspective, a winning formula.
| Original Score: B | Sep 16, 2021
Expect woe and warmth in equal measure, drawn out by a marvelous cast.
| Sep 16, 2021
We honor what was lost - but we also commemorate what we found.
| Original Score: 10/10 | Sep 13, 2021
For all that works, the show's warmth and calls for welcoming compassion ultimately cannot quite ring true.
| Sep 13, 2021