Come From Away UK and Ireland tour cast has been announced
The tour will kick off in Leicester Curve on 1 March 2024
Winner of ‘Best New Musical' across the globe, Come From Away shares the incredible real-life story of the 7,000 air passengers from all over the world who were grounded in Canada during the wake of 9/11, and the small Newfoundland community that invited these ‘come from aways’ into their lives.
In alphabetical order the cast is Natasha J Barnes (Hex) as Janice and others, Daniel Crowder (Mamma Mia!) as Nick, Doug and others, Mark Dugdale (The Book Thief) as Kevin T, Garth and others, Rosie Glossop (Kinky Boots) as Bonnie and others, Amanda Henderson (Casualty) as Beulah and others, Kirsty Hoiles (Mamma Mia!) as Diane and others, Oliver Jacobson (The Book of Mormon) as Oz and others, Dale Mathurin (Frankenstein) as Bob and others, Nicholas Pound (Cats) as Claude and others, Sara Poyzer (Billy Elliot the Musical) as Beverley, Annette and others, Bree Smith (Titanic The Musical) as Hannah and others, and Jamal Zulfiqar (Migrations) as Kevin J, Ali and others.
Completing the company are Angeline Bell (Matilda), Daniel Cane (Spamalot), Ashleigh Harvey (Heathers), Alyn Hawke (Disney’s Beauty and the Beast), Kathryn Pemberton (The Sopranos), and Kevin Yates (Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations).
Come From Awaz book, music and lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein, directed by Christopher Ashley, musical staging by Kelly Devine, music supervision and arrangements by Ian Eisendrath, scenic design by Beowulf Boritt, costume design by Toni-Leslie James, lighting design by Howell Binkley, sound design by Gareth Owen, hair design by David Brian Brown, orchestrations by August Eriksmoen, casting by Pippa Ailion CDG and Natalie Gallacher CDG, associate director Tara Overfield Wilkinson, associate choreographer Richard Hinds.