(MILLBURN, NJ) -- Paper Mill Playhouse presents Come From Away from February 4 to March 1, 2026. The play deals with September 11, 2001 - the day the world stopped - and September 12, when a small Newfoundland town started bringing people together. Come From Away tells the true story of 7,000 stranded airplane passengers welcomed by a community that turned fear into friendship and strangers into family.
Filled with heart, humor, and a spirited score, this Tony-winning musical with book, music, and lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein is “a celebration of the best of humankind” (The Daily Beast).
Subscriptions for Paper Mill’s 2025-2026 season and individual tickets to Come From Away are on sale now at www.PaperMill.org, by calling (973) 376-4343, or at the Millburn box office.
This reimagined production of Come From Away, where actors will be playing instruments live onstage, will be directed and choreographed by Richard J. Hinds. The cast will feature 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, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee) as Beulah, Lisa Helmi Johanson (POTUS) as Janice, Kent M. Lewis (Billy Elliot US Tour) as Nick/Doug, James Moye (Bull Durham, Tootsie) as Claude, Jason Tyler Smith (Come From Away US Tour) as Bob, David Socolar (Company US Tour) as Kevin T./Garth, Erica Spyres (Carousel) as Bonnie, and Rema Webb (Unmasked, The Music Man) as Hannah. Understudies include Molly Coyne, Travis Darghali, Brandi Knox, and Matthew Whennell-Clark.
The creative team for Come From Away includes Sam Groisser (Music Direction), Nate Bertone (Scenic Design), Michelle J. Li (Costume Design), Paige Seber (Lighting Design), Emilia Martin (Hair, Wig, and Makeup Design), and Kevin Heard (Sound Design). Patricia L. Grabb is the Production Stage Manager. Casting is by ARC.
During the run of Come From Away, Paper Mill Playhouse will host a series of special discussions connected to the production. Saturday, February 7 (after the 1:30pm performance): Producing Artistic Director Mark S. Hoebee will lead a Q&A with the real individuals whose stories inspired the characters in the show. Wednesday, February 1: Donors and Theater School students will be invited to a private salon event with members of the original Broadway cast of Come From Away. Saturday, February 21 (after the 1:30pm performance): There will be a post-show Q&A with the cast. Wednesday, February 25 (after a special student matinee performance): Cast Q&A for the student audience.
Arline and Jim Cox are the Marquee Sponsors for Come From Away. The GenWealth Group is the Opening Night Sponsor of the 2025–2026 season. Paper Mill Playhouse's accessibility programs are generously supported by The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, Fund for the New Jersey Blind and the Michael J. Kosloski Foundation. Major funding for Autism-friendly programs is provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional support from the Karma Foundation and Orange Orphan Society. The Hearst Foundations are Paper Mill’s Education & Outreach Partner.
AUDIENCE ENRICHMENT
* AUDIO-DESCRIBED PERFORMANCES are scheduled for Saturday, February 28 at 1:30pm and Sunday, March 1 at 1:30pm.
* OPEN-CAPTIONED & ASL-INTERPRETED PERFORMANCES are scheduled for Saturday, February 28 at 1:30pm and Sunday, March 1 at 7:00pm.
This production of Come From Away is licensed by Music Theatre International.
Paper Mill Playhouse, recipient of the Regional Theatre Tony Award, is a nationally renowned not-for-profit theater under the direction of Mark S. Hoebee (Producing Artistic Director) and Michael Stotts (Executive Director). A beloved New Jersey arts institution since 1938, Paper Mill creates and produces groundbreaking new musicals and reimagined classics. Several productions have gone on to Broadway and launched national tours, including The Great Gatsby, Disney’s Newsies, Bandstand, Honeymoon in Vegas, A Bronx Tale, and Les Misérables (25th Anniversary production).
The theater is also the home to an award-winning center for musical theater education and artist training, with outreach programs that impact thousands of students each year. As one of the nation’s premier musical theaters, Paper Mill fosters a creative environment to advance the art form, educate students, develop future theater lovers, nurture inclusion, and provide access for all.
Paper Mill Playhouse programs are made possible, in part, by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. Paper Mill Playhouse is a member of the National Alliance for Musical Theatre, the Council of Stock Theatres, and the New Jersey Theatre Alliance.
