9/11 Musical Come From Away to Move Into The Humans' Broadway Theater

The 2017 Tony race is on! We now know that Come From Away, which has been garnering strong word of mouth out of town, will play at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. As previously announced, the new musical, which follows a group of travelers stranded on 9/11, will begin Broadway performances on February 18, 2017. Opening night is scheduled for March 12.

This means that the venue's current occupant, the Tony-winning The Humans, will be moving out. A spokesperson for the production told Broadway.com: "The Shubert Organization has allowed us to extend our run through January 15, 2017 at the Schoenfeld, for which we are very grateful.”

With a book, music and lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein, Come From Away will be directed by Christopher Ashley and choreographed by Kelly Devine. 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.

The cast will include Chad Kimball, Jenn Colella, Petrina Bromley, Geno Carr, Joel Hatch, Rodney Hicks, Kendra Kassebaum, Lee MacDougall, Caesar Samayoa, Q. Smith, Astrid Van Wieren, Sharon Wheatley, Josh Breckenridge, Susan Dunstan, Tamika Lawrence and Tony LePage.

After acclaimed engagements at La Jolla Playhouse and Seattle Repertory Theatre, the new tuner will now head to Washington D.C.’s Ford’s Theatre (September 2 through October 16), and Toronto’s Royal Alexandra Theatre (November 15 through January 8). The Broadway company is also set to play Toronto.