Jim Walton Joins Broadway's Come From Away as His Niece Emily Walton Brings the Show Across the Country

Stage veteran Jim Walton is returning to Broadway. The talented actor has been announced to take on the roles of Nick/Doug & others in the hit musical Come From Away at the Schoenfeld Theatre beginning on November 13. Walton will replace original cast member Lee MacDougall, who is set to play his final performance on November 11. Walton steps into the Broadway production as his niece, Emily Walton, is gearing up to appear as Janice & others in the show's first national tour, beginning on October 9 in Seattle.

Jim Walton is a longtime Broadway player, with an extensive résumé of main-stem credits including 42nd Street, Perfectly Frank, Merrily We Roll Along, Stardust, Sweeney Todd, The Music Man, Guys and Dolls, Bye Bye Birdie, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, On the Twentieth Century, She Loves Me and Sunset Boulevard. He has been seen off-Broadway in Big Bad Burlesque, Closer Than Ever, And the World Goes 'Round, Chef's Theater: A Musical Feast and Death Takes a Holiday.

Come From Away tells the true story of 7,000 stranded passengers on September 11, 2001, and the small town in Newfoundland that welcomed them. The show features a book, music and lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein, direction by 2017 Tony winner Christopher Ashley, musical staging by two-time Tony nominee Kelly Devine and music supervision by Ian Eisendrath.

Watch Jim and Emily break the news of their new theatrical family connection below.