David Hein

On September 11, thousands of Americans were massacred, and that same day, the skies shut down air traffic. Flights were forced to land. When several dropped down in Canada, a small miracle happened: 7,000 people in Gander, Newfoundland welcomed 7,000 refugees. Librettists saw the legend of this event. A dandy little musical called Come from Away, a phrase for those born outside Gander, was developed at the Canadian Music Theatre Project.

Why do you go to theater? Because it’s entertaining and fun. Because it opens your heart, teaches life-lessons and transports you to another time, another place. Because, occasionally, it conveys the essential goodness and resiliency of the human spirit at the same, shared moment in time. Now, Apple TV+ presents Come From Away, one of Broadway’s best musicals.