What happens when a crisis in the USA intersects with a sleepy town in Canada? About 20 years after the events of Sept. 11, 2001, Tony-nominees Irene Sankoff and David Hein have answered that question in the form of musical theater. Their new production, Come From Away, tells the true story of 7,000 stranded passengers whose planes were diverted to Ganger, Newfoundland, as an emergency safety measure in the immediate aftermath of the tragedy. “Too soon” may come to mind for some, but critics swear this award-winning work of documentary theater strikes a respectful, insightful—even uplifting—chord.
Opens Tue, Various Times, $38+
Center for the Performing Arts, San Jose
