Irene Sankoff and David Hein (Book, Music & Lyrics) are an Olivier Award-winning Canadian married writing team. Their musical Come From Away is the winner of "Best Musical" across North America and London. Come From Away broke house records at the La Jolla Playhouse and Seattle Repertory en route to Broadway, going on to win a Tony Award, 6 San Diego Critics Circle Awards, 5 Outer Critics Circle Awards, 4 Olivier Awards, 4 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards, 4 Helen Hayes Awards, 4 Gypsy Rose Lee Awards, 3 Drama Desk Awards, 3 Toronto Theatre Critics Awards, and 3 Dora Awards. David and Irene were nominated for Tony Awards for Best Book and Score and received a Grammy nomination for the Come From Away album. David and Irene are the recipients of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Award and the Meritorious Service Cross of Canada.
Laurence Maslon (Text) is an arts professor at New York
University's Graduate Acting Program. He hosts the weekly radio
program, "Broadway to Main Street" and has written for several PBS
documentary series, including American Masters, and authored a
dozen books, including most recently Broadway to Main Street: How
Show Tunes Enchanted America. He served on the nominating committee
for the Tony Awards from 2007 to 2010 and has written for the New
York Times, the New Yorker, Playbill, HuffPost, and more.
"A big-hearted, feel-good musical!"--The New York Times
"A moving, irresistible show that unapologetically champions
kindness."--Financial Times
"A PHENOM ON BROADWAY AND ABROAD! OPENHEARTED AND
EXHILARATING."--Misha Berson, The Seattle Times
"As beautifully and thoughtfully crafted as the show itself.... A
must-read for any "islanders" a stirring companion to a remarkable
production, and further accounts of the best of humanity - which
light up the darkest times."--BroadwayWorld.com
"AN EFFERVESCENT MUSICAL ANTIDOTE FOR WHAT AILS THE AMERICAN
SOUL."--Peter Marks, Washington Post
"Irresistible and inspiring. It takes all of ten seconds to be in
this show's generous embrace.... It's a musical that gets
everything right."
--The Times
"It does what all the best musicals do. Takes you to a place you
never want to leave."--Joe Westerfield, Newsweek
"NOT JUST A SPARK OF LIGHT IN A DARK TIME - IT'S A SPOTLIGHT OF
BLAZINGLY BRIGHT PROPORTIONS. I CAN'T IMAGINE A MUSICAL WE NEED
MORE RIGHT NOW.... TRULY REMARKABLE! GLORIOUS AND
LIFE-AFFIRMING!"
--Entertainment Weekly
"The catharsis we need in this American moment."--Ben Brantley, The
New York Times
"This hefty hardcover delivers an authentic backstage
view....Maslon puts the story in context with historical text,
interviews and photos. Not a snoozy cod in the bunch here,
b'y....This book will be the ultimate book for the "come from
away-ers" and musical theatre fans on your gift list."
--Winnipeg Free Press
"This is the show we all need right now."--The Sunday Times
"This miraculous masterpiece is totally, soul-feedingly
wonderful.... A beautifully crafted hymn to the power of
community."
--Time Out
"This timeless and emotionally fulfilling musical by Irene Sankoff
and David Hein is a celebration of hope and optimism."--Johnny
Oleksinski, New York Post
"THIS STORY TOUCHED THE WORLD AND CELEBRATES THE BEST THAT WE CAN
ALL BE. It speaks to what people really feel in their hearts. I've
seen Come From Away twice and I'm still very moved by it. We need
it, especially right now.--Tom Brokaw, NBC News
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