"Welcome to the Rock" - Come From Away, Tonys 2017 performance
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- Опубліковано 21 сер 2024
- During The Tony Awards, the cast of "Come From Away" performed "Welcome to the Rock."
It only won one out of its seven Tony nominations, including a nomination for Best Musical, for Best Direction of a Musical for its director, Christopher Ashley.
"Come From Away" star Jenn Colella lost the best featured actress in a musical Tony to Rachel Bay Jones of "Dear Evan Hansen."
The show also lost out on the best lighting design of a musical award to Bradley King of "Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812."
“Come From Away” is set in Gander in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks.
The remote East Coast town saw its population double in size as it sheltered 6,579 passengers and crew from planes diverted when U.S. air space was closed.
Directed by Christopher Ashley, the show includes a book, music and lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein.
This is honestly the only cast on Broadway that really just feels like real people sitting down to tell a story - it almost doesn't feel staged at all. I love it
IKR
loved it - but love evan hansen more!
If you think that's good you should have a look at the Australian cast, they're amazing and have a slightly different timing. Very similar feel though
@@maestromuffin1 I disrespectfully disagree lol. Justice for this and The Great Comet
@@maestromuffin1 no
Honestly I was shocked that there were only 12 people in the cast. It really felt like there were more people, which is a testament of how the musical was staged and how the actors acted.
It made me a little confused to see what parts they were playing. But I thought there would be more actors onstage too. This minimal cast makes Come From Away as emotionally intimate as Dear Evan Hansen
what????? i never knew this. that's... incredible.
Oh I’ve seen “Dear Evan Hansen” 22 times and “Come From Away” 16 times, and I can honestly say, “Come From Away” was MOST CERTAINLY robbed.
22 and 16 times?? How on earth do you see a Broadway show 22 times??
@@Caroline28483 Maybe tour? They could've seen it on tour several times, too.
Totally agree
It’s at least more apparent this year if you’re comparing the Apple TV pro shot of Come From Away to the movie adaptation of the great music, but very cringey story of Dear Evan Hansen. Come From Away, Great Comet, and Groundhog Day were all robbed by the social media monster that DEH became. It was like all the poor shows that opened the same year as Hamilton. Never stood a chance.
@@00rabbit7 This right here. Hamilton and DEH overshadowed everything. I would technically say Hadestown did the same thing with their competition (but a lot of it has turned into movies/books into musicals).
This production had a Newfoundlander in the cast. Love it.
Who
The lady who plays the aspca worker
@@yonna254 who’s that
@@sparkle5055 Crystal. The woman with the yellow sweater.
@@randomfandomfan5080 that's Bonnie, not Crystal.
god the moment at 5:32 when the band cuts out and it’s just that harmony oh my god i get full body chills everytime this show is just so increidble
Same
For me it’s 4:41 with the complete slam on the breaks and those lyrics! You are here, at the start of a moment, on the edge of the world… goosebumps
I know it was network TV but still surprised there are no comments about changing the lyrics to "Slow the HELL down"!
Original in Toronto was STFD😁
The tonys are supposed to be a PG thing so i see why they changed it
In the UK Version they said STFD during the Olivier Awards because Brits and Irishmen dont care unless on radio.
I SAW THIS ON BROADWAY YEARS AGO AND IT WAS THE BEST THING EVER. SUCH A FEEL-GOOD SHOW I WOULD SELL MY SOUL TO WATCH IT AGAIN
I know you wrote this comment 5 months ago but I’m so happy that you can watch it again anytime that you want!! I just watched it on Apple TV for the first time and it was so good. I’m from Atlantic Canada and it’s such a good representation of how communities come together to help where needed.
@@Jane-dr2wg
I am thrilled it’s on Apple TV, I wanted to see the show but, you know, then the virus happened.
I’ve seen it about 7 times already.
It won’t be on Broadway but it is coming to New Brunswick NJ on January 5-7. It is its NorthAmerican Tour
As my name says, I’m in Toronto, born and bread. I’ve been all across this great country of our, but never NFL, until this event happened, so my husband and I decided to pay a visit, to see if homophobia wasn’t an issue as they claimed…and you know what we found? The kindest, warmest, most loving people we’d ever met in our lives! Complete strangers literally took us by the hand, and offered their home as a place for us to stay. We had booked a hotel, but we just couldn’t say no, and that was only the beginning. They took us for a tour of the entire town and beyond, literally made us feel as if we had been family forever. These are total strangers, who took us into their home, and made damn sure that we knew they didn’t care where we are from or who we love, but loved us unconditionally. I come from a big city, Toronto’s the fourth largest city in North America, a place where no one talks to anybody, and to go to the small town in the middle of nowhere, and to be treated like royalty, was absolutely unbelievable. Everything they say about the place is actually underrated. I can’t say enough good things about the people of Newfoundland, they are absolutely incredible. If ever I lose faith in humanity, I need only remember our trip there, and I feel better. The world can be a pretty brutal place as you all know, but it’s just so nice to know there’s a place out there that’s not corrupted by the cruelty of society, a place where you’re treated as a human being, with unconditional love. I couldn’t say enough good things about them. I know it might not seem like a tourist destination, but not only are the people beautiful, but the landscapes are even more beautiful, and I highly recommend that everyone go there at least once in their life to be reminded of what humanity should be all about! Just makes me even more proud to be Canadian.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
As a Newfoundlander myself, I can say with certainty that this is true. As the song said, “where everyone is nice but it’s never nice above”. And for anyone who sees this and wants to go to Newfoundland, it’s pronounced New-fend-land.
Saw this just last night in Brisbane- didn't know anything about it other than it being "the 9/11 musical"- was so surprised at how uplifting it was
This musical has gotten me through the pandemic.
Hearing it now, this musical deserved a hell of a lot in regards to rewards. I think the issue was that DEH had an easier to digest societal problem (Mental Illness is an issue that needs to be addressed, which is typically a topic where the solution is agreeable amongst the public). Come From Away seems to have a message that I am trying to convey in my (I'm literally drunk btw) comment, but I believe its message is one of acceptance, tolerance, compassion, empathy, and sympathy, so much of each of these traits that enabled the people of Gander to (I honestly don't know what word to use here to encapsulate what the people of Gander did) care (this word, 'care,' is doing a lot of heavy-lifting) for the people from the planes. But at that time, the American Public was not entirely comfortable (sadly) with hearing that message. I think that the infamous events that have occurred since this Tony's, in addition to any other despicable injustices that have escaped the national spotlight, are evidence that the U.S. was not ready and still is not quite ready to hear a message of empathy for all. (I think empathy for all is a better summation of the message. If I'm hurting, I want consolation. Anyone with empathy can see that. Anyways.) Many Americans love to proclaim that they're empathetic while completely ignoring the plights of others. While I think DEH was a great musical, I genuinely think that CFA was overlooked due to its "controversial" message. (It isn't controversial, I just dont think the general U.S. populace could handle its message of love and compassion WITHOUT PREJUDICE OR BIAS to all.)
Come From Away is a very moving musical that has INTENSE emotions, and while DEH has intense emotions as well, I can’t seem to describe how i feel every time I listen to Come From Away. CFA was 100% robbed
Honestly, the difference is in execution. While DEH feels incredibly manipulative in his delivery (not helped by a rather manipulative protagonist) and the message ultimately gets lost in the in-universe (and in reality) sensationalism, CFA… doesn’t. It isn’t just genuine in its approach on the subject matter, but it is dealt in a sincerely heartfelt manner.
I just watched the musical last night for the first time (not live sadly) but I had read the book before. I think you're pretty close with your analysis. I just have one thing to add. A couple of times in the story, somebody will say something and imply they are more at ease or better in Gander than they were in America. This is especially true for the black character. At one point he even says 'I'm not scared of getting robbed, I'm not scared of getting shot...', he literally says he was better in Gander. I think Americans might feel like they are insulting the USA at a time when they had been a victim. I think it melts together with your point. I think Americans almost get jealous at the ability of the population of Gander to be so loving and compassionate, at their ability to be better.
We care for others through our tax money going to defend other countries.
I literally just came here from the Apple TV proshot. Didn’t realize what such beauty I’ve missed out on until now. And I wish Come From Away the best following its closing on Broadway this Sunday.
How do you spot the Newfoundlander in Heaven?
They’ll be the ones that are homesick.
my mother went to school with the lady who plays the pilot!!! i love this show it feels more real than deh ever will
JENN COLELLA????
@@mackyronniyeah! its the whole reason i watched this musical ^_^ apparently shes spent the night at her house a couple times and they graduated together from summerville high school together. my grandparents still live there
Saw this on broadway with the original cast while on a trip with my highschool theatre group. I will never forget the feeling I got watching it and I doubt I will ever get it again. Brilliant
That’s how I saw it too! One of my favorite high school memories for sure.
😬🤧😬🤧
Just finished watching the proshot of this. Easily became one of my faves
I came here from the proshot too
I'd heard this song on Spotify - on random Broadway playlists - and always loved it, but hadn't heard the rest of the show, didn't know it was about, just enjoyed the music. When I finally googled it to get an understanding of the story, I was shocked - I'd heard of this town, I remember hearing what they did, I remember the news in the weeks after the attacks talking about this small corner of the world and how kind they were in the face of such evil. I immediately went to listen to the rest of the show on Spotify, and am now looking to see the show live as theater returns. This show absolutely deserves the accolades.
I got to see this show live and as amazing as this recording is it does not do the show justice - being there, live, fEELING the vibrations of the cast and percussion, there’s no other feeling like it anywhere else
As an islander close to nfld I'm cape breton I got to see in New York. The best
Cape Bretoners are as friendly as Newfoundlanders.
I saw this in London. After spending most of my life living in Canada it made me cry with pride.
Way better than Dear Evan Hansen
I think they are on par with each other
"Come' From Away" Is so amazing! The cast, the story, the product is simply - WORLD CLASS!!! A story of hope, love, compassion, understanding, empathy and most of all generosity!!!! YOU SO HAVE TO SEE IT!!!😍😍🍁🍁🍁
I saw this show in LA this Tuesday, I knew nothing about it, and now I can comfortably say it's one of my favorite musicals and deserves more recognition. It's so freaking good and can't even express how much I loved it.
I saw it original broadway cast in Toronto 2017. One of my favourite musicals.
@@sheteg1 Jeaous! I wish I could've seen the original! The cast I saw was still phenomenal though, loved every second of the production
I came here from the Apple TV proshot. I didn’t hear one song beforehand but I knew I was in for something compelling
4:36 gives me full body chills every single time
I just saw this in Minneapolis, and it includes at least one original Broadway cast member. It is the perfect mix of humor, drama, and heartbreaking sincerity. I was only a teenager when 9/11 happened, so I didn't have as much understanding as those older than me, and as I watched this musical, it was like I had been there that day as an adult.
It really feels like a bunch of regular people in Newfoundland telling their stories. Highly recommend!
I was 8 when 9/11 happened
i listened to this recording when it first came out almost seven years ago (wow that's crazy) and i can confidently say that i get goosebumps every single time i hear this song. one of the best broadway shows of all time
Any songs make you cry? I still cry every time
Why does this sound almost identical to the Olivier performance even tho it’s a completely different cast? I’m shocked and amazed. I haven’t seen a clip of this show that hasn’t made me want to cry
Absolutely agree.
(Also, I love your profile picture 😂😍)
@@EmilyJayne16 haha yes 😂 we stan both Starkid & Lauren! 🥰
@@imakelonelinessworkforme9120 Yeeessss!! 😍❤️
Saw this last night for the second time (Broadway Across Canada) and it's still my favourite musical by far
Ahhh I go to see the Broadway Across Canada show in a few weeks! It’ll be my first time seeing it and I’m so excited!!
@@feathers4ever_ saw it in MTL tonight, absolutely fantastic show
This musical and Great Comet... man
I get chills every single time I watch a performance from CFA doesn’t matter the song or cast which says a lot about the show itself.
I loved this show so much. I loved the cast- all ages and sizes- so much more authentic of an experience!!!!!!
Its april 2022 and finally Just got to see this musical here in the Netherlands after it was postponed a few times due to the covid restrictions. And wow it was so great and ingredible.
love it. love stage performance. Newfoundland is the best place on earth, especially the people, the culture and nature.
this show is incredible
Something about his awakens something in my soul
Okay I’ve been in love with this song for like a year but I’ve never seen it live and I’m even more in love now 🥹 this cast is freaking fantastic and the stage version is so similar to the obc recording I’m blown away
Absolute perfection. This show THIS SHOW changed my life. You keep your Rent and everything, THIS show awakened me.
I am from Nova Scotia and very close to a lot of NFLDERS! I love the Rock so I visit anytime I can. This amazing performance made me feel I was there, so heartfelt and genuinely touching! One a kind and very accurate, showing how loving and welcoming these excellent folks are!
That was a spectacular performance!
bruh the 2017 tony’s hit different
Loved this show saw it in Toronto….hopefully going to see it again soon.
I get teary eyed when she tells oz to turn on the radio
Great story - and yes, the people of Newfoundland really are that nice.
I love this song!!
Come From Away is coming to the theater near me in January and I can't wait!!!!!! So excited!!!!!!
Most of this cast and band are in the pro shot filmed May 2021. Even people who left the show.
I wish Chad Kimball was part of the proshot. I loved him as Hewy in Memphis
Looking forward to see it in Sydney New South Wales in July 21 flying in from Darwin NT .
Chills. Powerful performance.
Love that he pronounced Newfoundland correctly! lol
Oh love this musical so much. It’s my favourite so far! You can see how they are into it and also the way all those who play the musical instruments came on stage as part of them… it just got me again and again!
I'm also an Islander! Uh, a Vancouver Islander though on the other side of the country, but I love Newfoundland.
I've heard the naned used in song but never heard anyone call themselves an islander.
We always said Newfie, Newf or Newfoundlander.
Islander makes me think PEI.
Come From Away is damn near a PERFECT show. I’ve never been so moved by a script and it’s staging
So incredibly lucky to have seen this cast pre-Broadway at Ford's Theater in DC.
Man, what a tear-jerker! I lived those days in Toronto, near the airport. It was so quite with no airplanes flying. The only things flying were birds, bats and bugs; we had to wait for the evening for the bats.
I love come from away because the actors in the musical interviewed the real survivors and the music is really catchy
This was a brilliant musical.
Finally getting the chance to see this on Saturday! So excited to be able to see this
I'm about to see this show tn; could not be more excited!
Can’t wait ! Seeing it TONIGHT ! ( Broadway Tour).
I know the rivalry was DEH vs Great Comet, but years later and I still say Come From Away should have taken Best Musical in 2017.
The person who plays the mayor in the play is my theater teachers very good friend
Interesting how they combined the very first number with the very last!
I knew nothing about this musical came across it by accident courtesy of Spotify hear the first song It hooked me and I wondered what it was about. Had to listen to it all. So good love it. Do you know even better than Les Miserables and I am a devote fan. The rock tells such a story. One I did know. Oh love to see . If it's playing best luck. It's worth everything. Low love 😍 it
watched it just today!!! it’s so good 💀🙌🏻
It was perfect
Coming up on 9/11/22 thank you for the video.
Saw this live it was amazing
The Broadway community is split into two camps. People who think Come From Away should have won, and people who think The Great Comet should have won.
And both camps still wonder how the hell Dear Evan Hansen won.
@@AuraHero haha yeah both shows were robbed
I fall into the camp why Anastasia wasn’t nominated for Best Musical
For a while I assumed “Come From Away” had won, because I did not even watch the Tonys that year.
Was this video gone for a year or two? It is my favorite musical theatre performance ever and I watched it religiously, the arrangement is different from the cast recording and this version makes me cry. Thank you for bringing it back.
I have this sudden, inexplicable urge to go to Newfoundland now.
We could use some of their hospitality and openess nowadays
The great thing about Jenn's *"farthest place you'll get from Disneyland"* line is that her character Beverly was piloting a flight from Charles de Gaulle on 9/11 - the closest major airport to *Disneyland Paris*
There’s also a small side story about Make-a-Wish kids who got diverted from their Disney trip, but had a much better time in Newfoundland anyway.
I'm sorry, but DEAR EVAN HANSEN has absolutely NOTHING on this incredible show.
I think they are both equally beautiful shows
So proud of being a Canadian!!
5:32 CHILLS. EVERY. TIME.
3:41 Sadly they had to change that for this performance since in the musical they say STFD: Slow the fuck down
I can't believe this is real, this is like the musical Corky St Clair wrote in Waiting for Guffman
I'll be watching the Apple TV version today
1:58 is when it starts
I still remember going to the airport in the back of my Grampy’s station wagon to watch the planes come in…
this musical was snubbed so hard it’s almost criminal. i saw this show on tour and it was easily one of the best shows ive seen, i was in the balcony and it still felt so intimate and vulnerable. And while ive never seen great comet live just from the music alone it was robbed, the diversity and whiplash in every song while still telling a coherent story, a beautiful opera. I’ve seen dear evan hansen and while the cast was great it was just to mediocre next to these giants of musicals
3:04 woah that voice!
Note - Kevin Kline @5:57...you can see his "well, it's not about me, so I'm not really interested" moment.
Im...an islander! I, am, an Islander!
They didn't win?? What??
Only Best Direction.
I love Newfoundlanders !
I am in there camp and dance to
Anyone ever been able to explain why Building 7 in NYC just happened to collapse even without being hit?
STHD - "Slow The Hell Down". I am sure there is a different version of this.
Yup, in the cast recording and probably the real shows.
Yea. It is STFD. Same with when she tells him to roll down the window. They omitted another word from that part too. :). Loved the show. I miss Broadway. Cannot wait for it to come back soon! :D.
I was one of the passengers and never witnessed any happy hours, it wasn't a time for parties.
Even tho the broadway version ain't as good as the West End (Sorry but it's true), I'll never fail to get chills during this!
Big ups to the violin player in the Grateful Dead shirt.
The Tony Awards were won by Marc Platt’s money.
💙💛💙💛💙💛
CFA losing to DEH is nuts.
Idk why I’m pissed he called it a play
It was a pretty poor intro.
2:00
2:04
1:59
this is good, but there's nothing quite like the real thing