Hachette Books, in conjunction with Junkyard Dog Productions, announces the release of COME FROM AWAY: WELCOME TO THE ROCK, a fully illustrated companion volume to the Tony Award-winning smash hit Broadway musical, featuring the book and lyrics for the first time in print and a foreword by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. COME FROM AWAY: WELCOME TO THE ROCK is available now for pre-order and officially goes on sale on Monday, August 13, 2019 wherever books are sold.
Featuring the complete book and lyrics by Grammy & two-time Tony Award nominees and Outer Critics Circle Award & Drama Desk Award winners Irene Sankoff & David Hein, along with exclusive never-before-seen cut material, COME FROM AWAY: WELCOME TO THE ROCK gives an unprecedented look behind the curtain, and inside the remarkable true story.
With a complete narrative of the events in Gander during that week and beyond written by theater historian Laurence Maslon, the journey of the musical's development is traced from the backdrop of one of the darkest days in American history to the ten-year reunion of Gander residents and airline passengers, which sparked the show's creation.
COME FROM AWAY: WELCOME TO THE ROCK also includes rare, never-before-published photos of the events that inspired the musical, illustrations of the cast, up-close details of the costumes and set, new interviews from passengers, Gander residents, and the actors that lined up to audition to portray them and much more.
A beautiful collector's item, this book places readers far and wide in the town of Gander and backstage at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre - and all the places along this show's incredible journey. Because we come from everywhere, we all come from away.