Come From Away Will Open in China in 2020

Come From Away is opening another international production. The Broadway hit will make its Chinese debut in 2020, marking the first production of the musical to be performed in a non-English-speaking country. The new mounting, which will be performed in English, is slated to open at SAIC-Shanghai Culture Square on May 8, 2020 for a limited engagement, with further cities in China to be announced.

The Chinese production will feature the work of the musical's original creative team, including Tony-winning director Christopher Ashley, Tony-nominated choreographer Kelly Devine and music supervisor Ian Eisendrath.

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 Tony-nominated book, music and lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein.

The Chinese production will become the sixth staging of the hit musical to open around the world.