Paper Mill Playhouse's reimagined production of the Tony-nominated musical Come From Away officially opened at the New Jersey venue February 8. Check out photos from opening night of the actor-musician production in the gallery below.
Directed and choreographed by Richard J. Hinds, the cast includes Jeannette Bayardelle (Girl from the North Country, & Juliet) as Beverley/Annette, Andréa Burns (The Notebook, In the Heights) as Diane, John El-Jor (We Live In Cairo) as Kevin J./Ali, Nick Gaswirth (Ragtime) as Oz, Lisa Howard (It Shoulda Been You) as Beulah, Lisa Helmi Johanson (POTUS) as Janice, Kent M. Lewis (Billy Elliot) as Nick/Doug, James Moye (Bull Durham, Tootsie) as Claude, Jason Tyler Smith (Come From Away) as Bob, David Socolar (Company) as Kevin T./Garth, Erica Spyres (Carousel) as Bonnie, and Rema Webb (Unmasked, The Music Man) as Hannah.
Understudies Molly Coyne, Travis Darghali, Brandi Knox, and Matthew Whennell-Clark complete the company. Casting is by ARC.
Company of Come From Away
Company of Come From Away
Ben Power and Sara Milonovich
Sam Groisser, Adam Stoler, and Sara Milonovich
Sam Groisser, Adam Stoler, Ben Power, Sara Milonovich, and Dave D’aranjo
Irene Sankoff, David Hein, Kevin Tuerff, Maureen Murray, Sue Ricardelli, Tom Clark, Michael Rubinoff, Jane Clark, and Michael Stotts
David Hein and Irene Sankoff
Astrid Van Wieren and Lisa Howard
Lisa Howard
Audrey Wubbena, Omri Schwartz, and Paige Seber
Emilia Martin and Chelsey Cavalcante
Kerry Derringer-Cashin, Carol Maslin, Kevin Tuerff, Maureen Murray, Sue Ricardelli, and Tom McKeon
Astrid Van Wieren, Kevin Tuerff, and Adam Stoler
Manu Narayan
John El-Jor
Sam Groisser
Kevin Heard and Marián Gómez Villota
Nick Gaswirth
Matthew Whennell-Clark, Molly Coyne, Brandi Knox, and Travis Darghali
Ben Power, Sara Milonovich, Steve Holloway, Adam Stoler, Sam Grossier, and Dave D’aranjo
Nate Bertone, Michelle J. Li, and Kevin Heard
Rema Webb
James Moye
David Socolar
Shelton Henry, Sam Grossier, Richard J. Hinds, Elyn Collier, Mike S. Hoebee, and Patricia L. Grabb
Company of Come From Away
Jeannette Bayardelle
Kevin Tuerff and David Socolar
Tom McKeon and Jason Tyler Smith
Jason Tyler Smith
Lisa Helmi Johanson
Erica Spyres
Andréa Burns
Andréa Burns and Kent M. Lewis
Kent M. Lewis
Jason Carroll, Patricia L. Grabb, Carolyn Reich, and John Carpino
John Cardoza
Nate Bertone
Michelle J. Li
Michelle J. Li and Lily Cunicelli
Mike Leanza, Cheri Leanza, Amita Dasmahapatra, and Kumar Dasmahapatra
Caesar Samayoa and Kevin Tuerff
Come From Away, with music, lyrics, and a book by Irene Sankoff and David Hein, opened on Broadway March 12, 2017, going on to receive seven 2017 Tony nominations, including Best Musical, subsequently winning the Tony for Christopher Ashley's direction. The work, which played its final Broadway performance in October 2022, tells the true story of 7,000 air passengers stranded in Gander, Newfoundland, in the wake of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
The creative team also includes music director Sam Groisser, scenic designer Nate Bertone, costume designer Michelle J. Li, lighting designer Paige Seber, hair, wig, and makeup designer Emilia Martin, and sound designer Kevin Heard. Patricia L. Grabb is the production stage manager. Casting is by ARC.
Following Come From Away, Paper Mill’s 2025-2026 season also features 1776 and West Side Story.
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Nick Gaswirth and company of Come From Away
Jason Tyler Smith, Rema Webb, and David Socolar in Come From Away
David Socolar, John El-Jor, Andréa Burns, and Nick Gaswirth in Come From Away
Rema Webb in Come From Away
David Socolar in Come From Away
Jason Tyler Smith in Come From Away
Company of Come From Away
Jeannette Bayardelle, Lisa Helmi Johanson, Lisa Howard, Andréa Burns, Rema Webb, and Erica Spyres in Come From Away
Lisa Howard and company of Come From Away
David Socolar, Jason Tyler Smith, Andréa Burns, and Kent M. Lewis in Come From Away
Erica Spyres, Jason Tyler Smith, and James Moye in Come From Away
Jeannette Bayardelle in Come From Away
Andréa Burns, Kent M. Lewis, Jeannette Bayardelle and company of Come From Away
Company of Come From Away
