As heard by the audience on this "one night only" presentation of some of the musical history of the magnificent Broadway production, Come from Away. #comefromaway, #cutfromaway
25:34 - Let me break ALL your hearts: Beulah Cooper, one of the women for whom the character of Beulah Davis is named, had a son, Aubrey, who was a firefighter. That's what allowed her to connect and sympathize with Hannah. Aubrey passed away shortly after the Broadway premier of Come From Away. I like to think he was excited to finally meet Kevin O'Rourke, and that they're good friends now, just like their mothers. "Our candle's in the window."
Thank you so much for sharing this. It's so wonderful to hear this all. It was such an emotional journey and there's so much heart in all these songs. I tracked it (as best as I could) below. If anyone has any corrections please feel free to tell me. Cut From Away: 00:30 - You Are Here 06:10 - Explanation of that 08:15 - Costume Party (Diane/Bev) 12:50 - Dialogue about the collaboration 13:56 - Werner Baldessarini 20:20 - Salvation Army and Moldova story 22:00 - Some version of Darkness and Trees (Russian) 24:10 - Story of how the first draft of the show was sent out 25:33 - A tribute to mothers/It's in the Job Description 30:44 - About the show and things they miss they cut 36:00 - What became On the Edge 42:55 - Explanation for the next song 43:13 - Bob's Song/Something's Missing 46:30 - Explanation for the next one 48:25 - I don't know what it's called, but Lead Me Home? 52:58 - Washington 56:30 - Welcome to the Rock (Original)
Thanks for posting this. What’s amazing is I heard some of the lines that were cut in the pre-Broadway show in Toronto in 2016. I miss the line about the chalkboard drawing of a goose.
You are welcome! I am always reticent to record anything in a public performance - and hold no ownership rights over any of this. This night was different because a slice of history was being offered to an audience for the first time and it was an important history. I tried to capture it because it was important - and honor the troupe and the family who made this possible. This show inspired me to travel to Newfoundland in August to explore in my own way. I am happy to say that I have made connections with several different islanders who are so much like those of the play - but different in their own spirit. Authentic and wonderful and people I look forward to being lifelong friends. I am now living my own connection to the island - which is the real magic of this story.
If you want to experience a St. John's, Newfoundland Screech-In Ceremony, I recently posted the following video from a road rally that 40 or so friends took across Newfoundland back in August of 2019 - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lsG0vYBxamE.html
