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A groundbreaking theater production transforms the experiences of a 9/11 firefighter and Afghanistan veteran into live music and storytelling. Behind the Lines opens in Coppell this week, 25 years after the attacks that forever connected their lives.
Indiana University Northwest is staging a free musical revue featuring classic American songs to mark the nation's 250th anniversary in 2026. The production brings together students and community members to celebrate unity through theater.
A Queensland community is turning their cyclone survival story into an original musical. Residents will perform their own words about resilience when ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper devastated their region.
London's beloved Paddington Bear musical is bringing marmalade and kindness to New York City this spring. The seven-time Olivier Award winner opens on Broadway March 30 after selling out shows in London's West End.
When 7,000 stranded airline passengers needed help on September 11, 2001, the small town of Gander, Newfoundland opened their hearts and homes. Now their remarkable story of compassion takes center stage in Carson City this May.
When 7,000 strangers were stranded in a tiny Canadian town after 9/11, locals showed the world what humanity looks like. Now Nevada audiences can experience that remarkable true story through musical theater.
When 38 planes made emergency landings in tiny Gander, Newfoundland on September 11, 2001, the town's 10,000 residents opened their hearts to 7,000 frightened strangers. Their five days of extraordinary kindness became the Tony Award-winning musical "Come From Away," now inspiring audiences at York Stage.
A new musical comedy about adopting a troubled rescue dog premieres in Portland with proceeds benefiting shelter animals. Created by Quarterflash's Marv Ross, the show turns his chaotic real-life rescue experience into Broadway-style entertainment.
A small-town musical about 7,000 stranded passengers welcomed with open arms after 9/11 reminds audiences that compassion still matters. Springfield Little Theatre's "Come From Away" shows how strangers became family during crisis.
