They’re Back and Better than Ever! Reviewed by Mary Alderson My eyes filled with tears the second the actors came on stage. It was like catching up with old friends. And it only gets better from that moment. If you haven’t seen Come From Away, you must! If you have seen it, I guarantee you will love seeing it again, especially with this cast that gives it their all. This marks the 5th time I’ve seen this show: first I saw the Broadway cast in Toronto in 2016, and then took a busload of friends. Then I saw the Toronto cast in 2018, and again, took a bus full of friends to see it later. That show was closed by Covid, with a brief reopening until Covid struck the cast again. They have now returned, healthy, strong, and here to stay for a long run, we hope. This cast’s talent and enthusiasm is the best I’ve seen. For those not familiar, this is a 9/11 (or rather 9/12) Gander, Newfoundland musical. Here’s the story: Gander, Newfoundland is a quiet little town with a big, old airport. Originally, it was a very busy refuelling stop for planes crossing the Atlantic, and everyone flying to North America stopped in Gander – Frank Sinatra, The Beatles, you name them. But with the advent of jets, the refuelling stop wasn’t needed. Suddenly, on September 11, 2001, after the terrorist attacks on New York’s World Trade Centre and the Pentagon, all the airspace over the USA was closed. Planes crossing the Atlantic were forced to land at the nearest airport. The sleepy Gander airport was suddenly called upon to take in 38 jumbo jets. The town didn’t have enough hotels for the onslaught of 6,000 passengers, so schools and community centres provided accommodation, in Gander and ...