You're confusing courage with wisdom. From A Chorus Line to You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, we've got plenty of monologues from musicals to choose from! "[64], Kelly Nestruck of The Globe and Mail wrote that "the heartwarming musical lives up to the hype" and that "the accessible story, strong emotional core and gorgeous songwriting should not distract from how original and smart this gem of a musical is. And I think, what is up with this? And I could see a fellow New Yorker coming away from this show feeling that, yes, the Canadians are saying "See, we are better than New York." In reply to 1. If a reader came to this review to learn about the play, they would learn more about you and your politics. I meant as an explanation not as a defence. It is based on the events in the Newfoundland town of Gander during the week following the September 11 attacks, when 38 planes, carrying approximately 7,000 passengers, were ordered to land unexpectedly at Gander International Airport. [32] The performance of March 15, 2017, on Broadway was attended by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (who addressed the audience before the show), other current and former Canadian federal politicians and provincial politicians from Newfoundland and Labrador, US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, and Ivanka Trump. Chacun a son gout, as the French say. Besides, he said, it is superbly put together. Come From Away allows theatregoers to register their dissent against what's happening in Washington, at least in their own minds. "I certainly don't say that it shouldn't have been made at all -- and, since I apparently created the hypothetical New Yorkers of which you speak, I can say with authority that they don't say that either.Yes, he, I and they have some problems with the show. Broadway's Tony & Olivier Award-winning musical Come From Away resumed performances last night at Broadway's Schoenfeld Theatre. Joe Dziemianowicz of the New York Daily News called the show "big-hearted and crowd-pleasing" and "a singing reminder that when things are at their worst, people can be at their best. Personally, I'll take it. It's a snapshot, entirely of a time and a place. We'll go tell Uncle Henry and Auntie Em. What started as an average day in a small town turned into an international sleepover, when 38 planes, carrying thousands of people from around the globe, were diverted to Gander's airstrip on September 11, 2001. I'm just going to the normal basic thing and treat you like a citizen of the world who needs help right now! I think you're wrong, Jose, and I think you miss the point. "[70] Joe Westerfield with Newsweek wrote that "'Come From Away' accomplishes what all the best musicals do: It takes you to a place where you didn't know you wanted to go, and makes you not want to leave. In your first comment, you said "What he's really concerned about is" -- but I used evidence to demonstrate that's not the intention of the authors. Limit two per person, subject to availability. Yes, the show is an oversimplified statement of "just be decent, do the decent thing." A play that goes to great lengths to avoid the politics of 911, for God's sake? And that is the message of the show that some overly defensive New Yorkers seem to be missing. After 1,670 performances and 25 previews on Broadway,the Tony & Olivier Award-winning smash hit musical COME FROMAWAY will play its final Broadway performance this fall. It was announced on January 20, 2021, that the previously scheduled concert version of the musical has been cancelled. There are other 9/11 stories that can't be told just yet, because not enough time has passed. The irony for me is that it wasnt the Trump Effect that most affected my view of Come From Away. But I don't think it's a valid point of view to say that this story (which really happened) shouldn't be told. The current leg of the tour started performances in July 2022 on the Gold Coast, followed by Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra. Cash & credit cards are accepted. "[71] Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter called the musical "heartwarming and thoroughly entertaining especially in these politically fractious times. Oh, but anyway, Toto, we're home. Join StageAgent today and unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. Due to continued demand, the show transferred to the nearby Elgin Theatre on February 5, 2019, after ending its run at the Royal Alexandra Theatre on January 20, 2019. It peaked at number 92 on the Top Current Albums chart and number two on the Cast Albums chart. Well, I - I think that it - it wasn't enough to just want to see Uncle Henry and Auntie Em - and it's that - if I ever go looking for my heart's desire again, I won't look any further than my own back yard. There. MTI Enterprises Inc. All Rights Reserved. In this monologue, Anne Raleigh and Michael come to discuss an incident that occurred between their children. It has nothing to do with the inherent nature of the Ganderites and more to do with their isolation. 2. Broadway's Tony & Olivier Award-winning musical Come From Away resumed performances last night at Broadway's Schoenfeld Theatre. Open our interactive chat window to ask questions about ticketing, learn more about the show and our true story, and more! And I would argue that even if the script doesn't specifically mention that Bob is supposed to be African-American, there are nuances with an African-American character fearing to be shot that wouldn't be there with a white actor. In reply to I think you're wrong, Jose, by John. Come From Away is a story of that hope and unification. I don't believe, as you do, that the show is "apolitical" or "innocuous. They are "rubes" in the eyes of the jaded New Yorker character; this is the authors' shtick, not my name-calling.If you look at all the comments in this thread, you'll see others who seem to take offense at my views toward the show (and the views of another commenter, Jose Carrasquillo) and go on the offensive. And yes the people of Gander are as complex and nuanced as anyone anywhere. Orange, CA, The Sound of Music Current venue: Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto. Come From Away chronicles the real-life experiences of the people of Gander, Newfoundland, and the almost 7000 airline passengers who were forced to land there when US air space was closed on September 11, 2001. Monologue: "There you have it, They white,Seems to us only white folks can laugh on Sundays.". When an out-of-town friend visiting New York recently bought me a ticket to the 9/11 Memorial Museum, I couldnt bring myself to go (Forgetting 9/11). The show tells the remarkable true story of 7,000 stranded passengers and the small town in Newfoundland that welcomed them. Like the lady from the Legion who said she just carried a tray of sandwiches over to the legion. It is unreasonable in the particular context of Gander, because you're not going to get very far with anything even if you do decide to steal it. It's in a place that is far away from NYC, so they have Perspective. After the curtain call, Joel Hatch spoke to the audience, thanking them for attending the show, as well as thanking the crew, house staff, swings, and understudies, all who have been crucial parts of the show, especially during this unprecedented era of performing theatre during a pandemic. Once in a while, an event occurs that is so viscerally powerful that you will always remember exactly what you were doing when it happened. [47], An Australian production opened at the Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, in July 2019. The net proceeds from the performances were donated to Gander, Gambo, Appleton, Lewisporte, Norris Arm, and Glenwood, the six towns that hosted the 7,000 travellers, along with the Autism Society of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Community Food Sharing Association. ", In reply to Funny, I resented this work by Jos Carrasquillo. Some of the most decent lost their lives. Some critics agree with that assessment of its quality. We don't currently have any monologues from Come From Away. In reply to My understanding is that the by Jonathan Mandell. The production closed at the Elgin Theatre on December 1, 2019, in order to facilitate the move. A friend Ive known since high school, also a native New Yorker, argued that I should look at the show differentlythat it would be too soon to set a 9/11 musical in Manhattan, that the very distance is what allows us to consider the tragedy at all. Back where I come from, we have universities, seats of great learning, where men go to become great thinkers. Rush tickets are not available for our final performance on Sunday 10/2. [5], A second Canadian production opened in a sold-out, four-week run in Winnipeg at the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre in January 2018. Music Theatre International (Australasia). On September 11, 2001 the world stopped. There must be. I was across the street from the Twin Towers on the morning of September 11, 2001 when they were attacked. As Green puts it: "even openhearted locals may rankle at the glibness" of some of it. Last updated: Sep 13, 2021 5 min read. That doesn't strike me as a good thing. Lead Pack", "Breaking: DEAR EVAN HANSEN, GREAT COMET & More Earn Drama League Awards Nominations; Check Out the Full List! The show, which canceled performances from December 31st due to Covid-19 infections from within the cast, reopened last night, Friday, January 7th. As Claude the mayor professes, "Tonight we honour what was lost, but we also commemorate what we found.". The first professional production was a collaboration by the La Jolla Playhouse and Seattle Repertory Theatre in 2015. But I don't recall a single moment in the script in which the character is identified by his race. Monologue 2: God of Carnage. "[63] Peter Marks, in his review in The Washington Post, noted that the musical "stirs powerful memories of 9/11 if the book's mechanics unfold with too much sugar, the score has an infectious, gritty vitality: Especially good is a number set in a Gander pub, choreographed by Kelly Devine, during which a risibly nutty local initiation rite is performed, involving the embrace of a recently caught codfish. Complete List! When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada traveled to New York City to attend Come From Away, it was already clear that the outpouring of affection for the show wasnt just because of what was happening on the Broadway stage. They're hungry, and they need sandwiches. Below you'll find 31 fresh, funny comedic monologues. And since I am emphasizing opinion, my opinion is that Jose Carrasquillo should get over himself. You are under the unfortunate delusion that simply because you run away from danger, you have no courage. When you are someone like me, you connect with that dark place instantly and you identify with it. COME FROM AWAY (NAMT Festival 2013) was originally developed at But feel free to label it any way you wish. All are what one New York critic hilariously dismissed as implausibly pleasant. But various interviews with the actual townspeople hint that, as Emily Mann did with the Delaney sisters, Sankoff and Hein have captured something palpably extraordinary about these people who insist they are ordinary. Do you realize how ridiculous this sounds? library of free monologues. Arguably even more tragic are the events that transpired on September 11, 2001. I don't know how "simple"the people in Gander are. "I'm not sure you can set a show during September 11th, 2001 without the show being inherently political -- even "avoiding the politics of 9/11" is both an aesthetic AND political choice -- but I don't think they completely avoid politics; it's certainly political, for example, that we're shown the hostility and suspicion towards a Muslim passenger. However, we have dozens of other monologues that you can read. The importance of what's being debated is taking a back seat to the obsessive need to rant, from both sides of the isle. The film employed 222 people, including the members of the New York cast, crew, staff, and creative and film teams. Fourth out of town tryout. Buy Premium tickets HERE. So I was wondering if there are plans to bring it to Brisbane. ( Grown-ups and older kids there's stuff for you too, just scroll down past this section) The Boy Who Cried Werewolf by Daniel Guyton. One trailblazing pilot, Beverley Bass, comments on how her once optimistic view of the world has suddenly changed ("Me and the Sky"). Popular Types: Women Men Teens Kids Comedic Contemporary Shakespeare Explore Great Monologues for Men There was that summer after senior year . I think self-important is a ridiculous evaluation and cynical, dismissive of the artists, but whatever. Someones gonna shoot me. Mr. Mandell, you can take offense to Joe if you like, but the "state of musical theatre on Broadway" is just fine. [7], At the 71st Tony Awards in 2017, the musical was nominated for seven awards, including Best Musical, Best Original Score, Best Book of a Musical and Best Featured Actress in a Musical for Jenn Colella, winning for Best Direction of a Musical for Christopher Ashley. Take a look at our library of free monologues . The rest is irrelivant. Behind the moon, beyond the rain. He's invited to the mayor's house."His wife shows me where my bedroom is and where the shower is and through it all, I keep thinking where am I going to leave my wallet? Don't miss it. And the perspective is: Why is everyone getting caught up in all the minutiae of everyone's personal politics? Why are you spending more time talking about Trump and Trudeau than the songs in an apolitical play? It's far, far away. "[69] He awarded the show the Critics' Pick designation, given to productions the critic believes have particular merit. I suppose if I squint very hard I could see how wondering why a reviewer talked more about politics than the play itself could be construed as a "personal attack". Character: Sister James . Come From Away. It's a remarkable story, and a lovely one. Joining the producing team are Jennifer Todd, Bill Condon and one of the stage production's producers, Junkyard Dog Productions. Do you suppose there is such a place, Toto? Ask yourself: Would the reaction to Come from Away have been the same if it were not a true story? Open our interactive chat window to ask questions about ticketing, learn more about the show and our true story, and more! I don't know who he is, but I do know this: At a time when I was trying to hide myself from myself, he was there to show me a new way. Funny, I resented this work not because it came from away, but because of its shallow, vintage Disney-like portrayal of people during tragic circumstances complete with homophobic jokes and broad strokes assumptions about race and cultures. $50 Standing Room tickets will be available at the Gerald Schoenfeld box office for both performances on Saturday 10/2 and our final performance on Sunday 10/2. Did she hurt you? But there will be time to tell those stories. But I loved the show. Limit two per person, subject to availability. I think I understand why people are drawn to this show. Jen Gushue explores the emergence of filk theatre, a niche genre that uses a folk-concert frame as a basis for storytelling. But they have one thing you haven't got: a diploma. -- not that yours was invalid.So, why can't you afford me and the hypothetical New Yorker and Jesse Green the same courtesy? With special thanks to our remarkable company, onstage and off, it is because of your talents, dedication, compassion & community that we will continue to welcome audiences to The Rock. Photos: CHICAGO's Jinkx Monsoon Meets the Press! More interesting than Hamilton; Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812; Dear Evan Hansen? To purchase, visit the Gerald Schoenfeld box office when it opens 10 AM (12 PM on Sundays) for that days performance only. This play was written by a French playwright name Yazmina Reza. o you presume to criticize the Great Oz? I suspect in real life they're as complicated as any group of human beings. Come From Away allows theatregoers to register their dissent against whats happening in Washington, at least in their own minds. The characters in the musical are based on (and in most cases share the names of) actual Gander residents and stranded travellers they housed and fed. It is beautiful and clever, peculiar to its medium, while remaining emotionally resonant. And yes, I think it's defensive. BOOK TICKETS. And when they come out, they think deep thoughts and with no more brains than you have. An inner monologue can help you hear your own voice while canceling other external stimuli. Sign up today to unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. Text Ensemble 101 Breakups 62 My name is Cullum and I'm With everything that's going on in the world now, we need some joy. People my age remember the Challenger disaster vividly (I was in my 6th-grade classroom watching the launch on t.v.). The travellers are initially taken aback by their hosts' uncommon hospitality, but they slowly let their guards down and begin to bond with the quirky townsfolk and each other. My understanding is that the editors deleted your previous comment, because it attacked me personally, a violation of their comments policy. 'Cause I couldn't hide from him. I agree with your assessment of the quality of the book of the show, as well with the Wall St Journals, its deeply flawed and very pedestrian at times. All these critical assessments strike me as especially irrelevant. That's not an unreasonable concern for a black North American. Why focus exclusively on his fear of being shot when that's one in a long line of his neurotic fears? It's called "paying it forward." Im not worried about getting shot. This play has made its way to the stages of Broadway. I think Broadway is always "self important" in and off itself, in it's own way, let alone the Tony Awards, but whatever. Come From Away characters breakdowns including full descriptions with standard casting requirements and expert analysis. But even the most stalwart cynics may have trouble staying dry-eyed during this portrait of heroic hospitality under extraordinary pressure. So Canada shouldn't tell this story because it's . It's a good show, but entirely conventional; directed well - but by the numbers; and not terribly memorable overall, other than for the performances, in my humble opinion. It seems a clear beneficiary of what I had labeled The Trump Effect, in an article I wrote in December to describe how the election had altered my personal perception of the shows I was seeing. Somewhere, over the rainbow, way up high, there's a land that I heard of once in a lullaby. Prior to Broadway. Currently running, scheduled to close September 11, 2022, Outstanding Direction of a MusicalHAYES Production, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a MusicalHAYES Production, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a MusicalHAYES Production, Outstanding Ensemble in a MusicalHAYES Production, Outstanding Choreography, MusicalHAYES Production, Outstanding Musical DirectionHAYES Production, Outstanding Sound DesignHAYES Production, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical, Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Production, Outstanding New Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway) (The Marjorie Gunner Award), Outstanding Book of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway), Outstanding Sound Design (Play or Musical), Outstanding Choreography in a Broadway Show, Ian Eisendrath, August Eriksmoen, David Hein, David Lai & Irene Sankoff, Beverley and others: Alice Fearn (from 10 February 2020), Kevin T. and others: Mark Dugdale (from 10 February 2020), "Darkness and Trees (Reprise)" Company, "Costume Party" Diane, Kevin T, Beverley, Hannah, Kevin J, Nick, Bob, "Me and the Sky" Beverley, Female Ensemble, "38 Planes (Reprise) / Somewhere in the Middle of Nowhere" Beverley, Company, Royal MTC, Winnipeg: January 4 February 3, 2018, Holy Heart Theatre, Newfoundland: January 2327, 2019 (Concert Version), Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto: December 13, 2019 December 22, 2021, Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto: September 2024, This page was last edited on 14 January 2023, at 14:18. The Canada Council for Text Cole #Matter 4 We can't do this. (A gushily sentimental piece of theatrical yard goods that makes every mistake a musical can make.Terry Teachout, Wall Street Journal.) This makes it much easier to a) control folks, and b) sell them crap they don't need. [31] An additional show was also added on the evening of December 18, 2016. What he's really concerned about is that when he is told to just take people's garden furniture, he's going to be shot, or otherwise dealt with harshly. [96][97] In April 2021, Apple TV+ acquired the film's distribution rights. [54] The Melbourne production became the Comedy Theatre's most successful musical in its history. . Take care of others. Very necessary in this case. And then they can go back to their regularly regimented lives, do nothing about it, yet feel that in some way they have. "[76] Robert Kahn with NBC called the piece "a dignified, often funny new musical" which "find[s] a spiritual angle to a horrific story, depicting the goodness in humanity while still allowing us room for the feelings of loneliness and fear that will always be connected to that time. It calls for the elimination of cultural agenciesthe National Endowment for the Arts, the National Institutes of Health, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and the Corporation for Public Broadcastingas well as of the Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund. I am a little worried about how much Irish Whiskey Im drinking". You are "entitled" to make such an attack, just as you're "entitled" to deny the evidence that I laid out at some length to show you how the authors intended the character of Bob. Gain full access to show guides, character breakdowns, auditions, monologues and more. However, we have dozens of other monologues that you can read. So, all I'm saying is, for a culture that is built on "think less but more", This is a perfect show for them. They are showing Bob as a neurotic New Yorker who's afraid of many things, such as being murdered in the shower by a Norman Bates type, that are comic not realistic fears. Broadways COME FROM AWAY is a Best Musical winner all across North America! Sankoff, Hein, Jon Kamen, Dave Sirulnick and Meredith Bennett executive produced. [59][60], Misha Berson, writing for the Seattle Times, praised Christopher Ashley's fluid staging, calling the show a "meaningful balm to the benumbed psyche." This is not your job. I wasn't singling you out. I don't think it is such a good thing. When I die, she said, Im going to tell them to put on my tombstone, I brought a tray of sandwiches to theLegion.. To alleviate rising fear and mounting tensions ("On The Edge"), the passengers are invited to be initiated as honorary Newfoundlanders at the local bar ("Heave Away / Screech In"). To that end, I'd really like to produceCome From Away in the fall at my high school. Production Manager at Labyrinth Theater Company The endless arguing about anything just to to keep a foot hold anywhere. As the passengers and crew fly away to their homes, they joyously exchange stories of the immense kindness and generosity that was shown to them by the Newfoundland strangers in their time of need ("Somewhere in the Middle of Nowhere"), but not before a Muslim traveller, faced with increasing prejudice from his fellow passengers, undergoes a humiliating strip search prior to boarding. Musicals Festival of New Artists, in East Haddam, CT. Are they implying that you had to travel a great distance to find people acting decently during the crisis? Come From Away Gender Male Age Range Adult Role Size Lead Dancing Mover Voice Baritone Vocal Technique Rock Time & Place Gander, Newfoundland, 2011 Tags lead male baritone muslim chef middle eastern prayer passenger Analysis Ali is a master chef for an international restaurant chain, but eyed READ MORE - PRO MEMBERS ONLY I certainly don't feel any "need" to believe that humans are decent. "Doubt" by John Patrick Shanley. [79][80], In November 2017, it was announced that The Mark Gordon Company would produce a feature film adaptation of the musical, with Sankoff and Hein writing the screenplay and Christopher Ashley as director. I know my five students would love to tackle this show. I forget who said that we are all living lives of quiet desperation. [37] The production began performances at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto on February 13, 2018,[38] and recouped its full capitalization in 14 weeks. 127 views, 4 likes, 2 loves, 1 comments, 0 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Vincent Pelligrino: Ali's monologue from "Come From Away" www.vincentpelligrino.com Oversimplified yes, but that's what everyone decent who's going to the show is screaming for, right along with the show! "[67] Alan Henry of Broadway World said "You'll laugh, you'll cry, and you'll be a better person when you leave the theatre. I would also include Jesse Green, the critic for New York magazine and future New York Times critic, in this number, as he has made very similar points. This title is currently restricted. Don't miss 'Come From Away'. Such is our world now. Someday I'll wish upon a star and wake up where the clouds are far behind me where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me Somewhere, over the rainbow, bluebirds fly. In reply to Come From AwayThank you by gtyler904, Again I agree! With the partisan politics in the US right now, everyone is fighting rabidly over the minutiae of every little thing said and done and inferred and tweeted. I actually don't think people are decent at all - that's why we're in the terrible world that we are. "[66] Liz Braun of the Toronto Sun gave the show a perfect 5-star review, writing "Blame Canada: a grim day in American history has been transformed into a joyous and emotional musical about the indomitable human spirit. Some of the characters inCome From Awayare composites. Find our full comments policy here. Why is this first 9/11 musical on Broadway set 1,500 miles away from New Yorkor indeed very far from any place that was attacked? See his previous pieceshere. Staging is minimal, making use of only a few tables and twelve chairs to be the airplanes, the buses, and the various locations within Gander. Come on. Oh, oh, away we go Kick it into turbo Headin' through the cosmos Oh, oh, away we go Flyin' through the atmosphere Oh, oh, away we go This is outta sight Look out for the satellites Oh, oh, away we go Watch us as we disappear dialog (Magellan looks out at the audience expansively and she begins her monologue.) My interpretation, based on the authors' own words, is at least as valid as yours. "[65] Robert Cushman of the National Post called the production "outstanding. Period. To repeat: I find the Ganderites -- the ones I've read about, and the ones depicted on stage -- to be extraordinary. The musical ran at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, Ireland, from December 2018 to January 2019, before transferring to the Phoenix Theatre in London's West End from January 30, 2019, with a British cast. 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