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- 100San Francisco ChronicleLily JaniakSan Francisco ChronicleLily JaniakTo see Come From Away onscreen now — directed by Christopher Ashley, who won a Tony Award for his Broadway direction of the show — is to see a path to mercy and compassion off in the distance and wonder if we can still get there — or if it’s too late for us.
- 100CNNBrian LowryCNNBrian LowryMuch like "Hamilton" on Disney+,Come From Away delivers a best-seat-in-the-house view, offering a moving, brilliantly shot and staged spectacle that brings that moment unerringly back to life.
- 91Paste MagazineAmy AmatangeloPaste MagazineAmy AmatangeloBeauty from tragedy is the foundation of Come From Away. An enduring message for us all.
- 88RogerEbert.comChristy LemireRogerEbert.comChristy LemireA musical about the aftermath of 9/11 may sound like an eat-your-vegetables chore, but Come From Away is as comforting—and as layered—as a plate of poutine.
- 85TheWrapAlonso DuraldeTheWrapAlonso DuraldeThere are, of course, countless prisms through which to examine the events of 9/11 and their lingering impact, but Come From Away offers one that is stirring and funny, moving but never mawkish. It’s a story that provides hope without turning its eyes from despair.
- It turns out that the screen provides a surprisingly hospitable frame for a musical that is quite purely and unabashedly — at times even downright earnestly — a work of theater.
- 75Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreThe stage magic here is the simplicity of the production — just characters in chairs, swaying in time to simulate a bus ride, singing as they do.
- All drama asks you to suspend disbelief, but Come From Away asks you also to suspend cynicism, aiming to move and uplift you. It’s not a bad bargain, and Come From Away holds up its end.
- 60The New York TimesElisabeth VincentelliThe New York TimesElisabeth VincentelliThis amiable production’s temperature never rises above lukewarm: good sentiments are, unfortunately, difficult to dramatize, an issue compounded by a score that can feel like aural wallpaper.