Details: 2017 release. Come From Away is the breathtaking Broadway musical with a propulsive score by Irene Sankoff and David Hein, and direction by Tony nominee Christopher Ashley, in a cast recording co-produced by Grammy winner David Lai. In September 2001, 38 planes with 6, 579 passengers were stranded in a remote town in Newfoundland. The locals opened their hearts and homes, hosting this international community of strangers and spurring unexpected camaraderie in extraordinary circumstances.