Come From Away

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Becoming a member of the Capitol Circle means taking pride in supporting your local arts community and commitment to the well-being of the Capitol Theatre. A truly Canadian story of creating community around the world. This global sensation takes you into the centre of the remarkable true story of 7,000 stranded passengers and the small town of Gander, Newfoundland that welcomed them during the 9/11 terrorist attacks. At first, cultures clash and nerves run high, but tension turns into trust, gratitude, and ultimately friendship. Written by Tony-nominated Canadians Irene Sankoff and David Hein, this homegrown story shows the indomitable human spirit. Nominated for 7 Tony Awards. Winner of 5 Outer Critics Circle Awards, 3 Drama Desk Awards, and 4 Olivier Awards. "You'll laugh, you'll cry, and you'll be a better person when you leave the theatre.” – Broadway World Shop, Dine & Show: explore downtown Port Hope, enjoy a meal, and see a show... and save 20%! Choose "Shop, Dine & Show" as your ticket type when you check out. The Capitol Theatre welcomes individuals with disabilities to attend performances and other events at our facility. We are committed to providing accessible services in a manner that maintains the dignity and independence of all while providing equality of access and integration. For the Capitol: The Full Monty; The Ballad of Stompin' Tom; Anne of Green Gables; Buddy Holly; Nuncrackers; Cinderella Pantomime; I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change; 2 Pianos, 4 Hands Selected Theatre Credits: Bright Star (Garner Theatre Productions/Mirvish) ; Natasha Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812 (Canadian Premiere - Crow's Theatre/Musical Stage Company, Mirvish); The Sound of Music (U.S. First National Tour); Once (U.S. First National Tour, Mirvish); 2 Pianos, 4 Hands (across Canada and the U.S.) and lead roles in theatres throughout Canada, the U.S., Austria and Japan as an actor, singer, and multi-instrumentalist. Select TV/film Credits include Mr. Monk's Last Case (Peacock/ UCP); Dare Me (USA Network); Spinning Out (SVOD Series); Private Eyes (Global); Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu); Anne (Netflix/CBC); Designated Survivor (ABC). Other: More info at garnertheatreproductions.com. Most importantly, she shares her life with her talented husband Rick Hughes and their stoic mini-schnauzer Gustav Mahler. Selected Credits: Shrek the Musical (YPT) My Fair Lady, Cotton Club, The House That Will Not Stand, Amen Corner (Shaw Festival); The Man That Got Away (Buddies In Bad Times); Hamlet-911 (Stratford Festival) Selected Credits: After the Rain (Tarragon Theatre/Musical Stage Co., National Arts Centre), Uncovered: Madonna & Cher (Musical Stage Co.), Freedom: A Mixtape - Live and Unplugged (b current Performing Arts/NAC), The Rocky Horror Show (Tweed & Co.), Mamma Mia! (Thousand Islands Playhouse), The Prom (Drayton Entertainment), All That She Wrote (Writer) - First Runner Up of The Adams Prize 2025 (Toronto Fringe). Other: Annika Tupper is a Métis/Settler multidisciplinary artist based in Toronto, and was born and raised in Saskatoon, SK (Treaty 6). Annika is incredibly grateful for their family and friends, as well as The Talent House team, for their unwavering support! Selected Credits: A Prince Edward Islander by birth, Monique has enjoyed a busy career in the performing arts spanning over 30 years.Some of her favourite credits include: 15 seasons withThe Stratford Festival in a variety of plays and musicals including Kiss Me Kate, Julius Caesar, The Music Man, The Bacchae, Evita,The Merry Wives of Windsor, Crazy For You, Camelot, The Sound of Music and Man of La Mancha. She enjoyed appearing in the Canadian premiere productions of Mamma Mia, The Lord Of The Rings, Crazy For You, Joseph, Tommy and Cats. She also played the role of Donna Sheridan for two years in the US with the Broadway Touring Production of Mamma Mia, and has performed regionally at Theatre Aquarius, the Grand, Drayton Entertainment, Neptune, The Arts Club and many others. Her directing and design credits include five seasons with Here For Now Theatre in Stratford working on world premiere new Canadian plays. Most recently, Monique has been the Associate Director of the musicals at Stratford on Something Rotten, Annie and Guys and Dolls. Other: Much gratitude to my parents- Kay and Parker for instilling in me a love of theatre and the arts. And thank you to you for supporting live theatre! It literally means the world. For the Capitol: Under the Marquee, Stompin’ Tom, Capitol Kitchen Party Selected Credits: Ennismore, Ontario’s Melissa Payne has truly left her mark on the musical landscape, and she’s just getting started. Her background in old time fiddle and traditional celtic music has evolved into a blossoming solo career, including three full length albums. Her live performances have garnered her critical acclaim, and notable guest collaborators like Blue Rodeo’s Greg Keelor, Adam Baldwin, Matt Mays, Natalie MacMaster, cellist Nathaniel Smith and Terra Lightfoot have her working with some of the biggest names in Canada, and beyond. Her honest and vulnerable approach to the songs that comprise her latest effort are sure to win over her dedicated fans and first time listeners alike. Selected Credits: Anne of Green Gables, The Art of War, Sense & Sensibility, The Diviners, Cymbeline  (Stratford Festival) Gypsy, On The Razzle, Gaslight, Everybody, A Christmas Carol, Flush, Brigadoon (Shaw Festival) The Last Wife, Sense & Sensibility, Sarah Ballenden (RMTC) Peter Pan: The Panto (Neptune) The Flats/Les Flats (Prairie Theatre Exchange) Li Keur (Manitoba Opera) Amahl & The Night Visitors (Edmonton Opera) Other: Audiobook narration for Evening The Score, The Unfinished, The Others, and more. Juno Award nominee for Against the Grain’s MESSIAH/COMPLEX. Selected Credits: Guys 'n' Dolls, HMS Pinafore, Freedom Cabaret, Freedom 2.0: Black Music That Shaped The Dream Of America (Stratford Festival); Summer and Smoke, Rosmersholm, Ghost Quartet, Shape Of Home: Songs In Search Of Al Purdy (Crow's Theatre); Harlem Duet, Hamlet, Orphan Song, Next To Normal (Tarragon Theatre); The Father, Marjorie Prime(Coalmine Theatre); Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, The Secret Chord: Songs From Leonard Cohen, The Big Easy: Music Of New Orleans, Detroit: Music Of Motown, On A Night Like This, Six String (Soulpepper Theatre), Passing Strange(Obsidian/ Musical Stage), Farewell, My Lovely (Arts Club/ Thousand Islands/ Western Canada), Beneath Springhill: The Maurice Ruddick Story (Thousand Islands/ Lunchbox Theatre), Mockingbird (Next Stage Theatre Festival) Other: Recipient of three Dora Mavor Moore awards, two Toronto Critics awards, and KM Hunter Award finalist. His albums are available on itunes and all other streaming platforms. Beau is grateful for Andrea, Cohen and his big fam! Selected Credits: 21 seasons between the Stratford and Shaw Festivals. Stratford: Frederic (Pirates of Penzance), Lucentio (Taming of the Shrew), Will Parker (Oklahoma!), Billy Lawlor (42nd Street), Jack (Into the Woods). Shaw: Octavius (Man and Superman), Sky Masterson (Guys & Dolls), Ragueneau (Cyrano de Bergerac), Pirelli (Sweeney Todd). Other appearances: Musical Stage, Crow’s Theatre, YPT, NAC, Manitoba Theatre Centre, Neptune, Grand Theatre, Theatre Aquarius, Talk is Free, and Drayton Ent. Kyle holds an MA (Guelph), a BFA (Windsor), and trained at Stratford’s Birmingham Conservatory. Other: Kyle is thrilled to be performing in Port Hope alongside his real-life husband! For the Capitol: You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Handsome But Charmless, Bed and Breakfast, My Fair Lady. Selected Credits: Shaw: 7 seasons, including Holiday Inn, White Christmas, Rope, and Cabaret; Stratford: 5 seasons, including 42nd Street, Kiss Me, Kate, and West Side Story; Drayton: The Drowsy Chaperone (Robert Martin), One for the Pot (Clifton Weaver); The Comedy of Errors (Antipholus of Ephesus, Canadian Stage); Funny Girl (Eddie, Segal Centre); and three Ross Petty pantos. Film/TV: A Christmas Dance Reunion, SurrealEstate, Hairspray, and Ross Petty’s A Christmas Carol. Kyle is also celebrating his 20th cabaret-versary with musical partner Adam White! Other: Kyle is thrilled to be back at the Capitol playing onstage partners with his real-life husband! Selected Credits: Theatre: Usher Alternate in A Strange Loop (Soulpepper, Musical Stage Co., Crow’s, TO Live), Roger in Grease (Drayton Entertainment), Evil Dead The Musical (Starvox), Boy Boy and the Magic Drum (Under A Grove Productions). Film/Tv: Buddy in Tommy Dorfman’s Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me (Wildling Pic.). Other: Charlie Clark is a Dora Award-winning performer hailing from Saint John, New Brunswick. He currently attends Sheridan College for Music Theatre Performance. Special thanks to Shari at AMI and Nathanael! IG: Charlie_Clark777 Selected Credits: Theatre credits include: Paradise Square (Berkeley Rep), Soulpepper on 42nd (Off-Broadway), Warhorse (West End), Murder on the Orient Express, Rainmaker, Death Of A Salesman (Theatre Aquarius), Bright Star, Natasha Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Once, Warhorse (Mirvish), 6 seasons at the Confederation Centre for the Arts and 8 Seasons for Soulpepper Theatre. Brendan has appeared in more than 50 film and television roles. He was shot by RoboCop, had a fist fight with Richard Gere, got in a car chase with Anthony Lapaglia, and had a gun fight with Daryl from the Walking Dead. Other: Brendan Wall grew up in Scarborough, Ontario to parents from Co. Meath and Dublin. He is married to Mary Francis Moore and together they have two sons, Finbar and Kilian. For Capitol Theatre: The Ballad of Stompin’ Tom.Selected theatre credits elsewhere include: On This Ice (World Premiere - Magnus Theatre), Bright Star (Mirvish/GTP); Million Dollar Quartet (Drayton, Mirvish, Chemainus); Country Roads: The Songs of John Denver (Drayton); Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (Arts Club, Stage West, Mayfield, WTC, TIP, Aquarius, STC); The Ballad of Stompin’ Tom (Capitol, STC); Grease (WTC); Ring of Fire (Chemainus, TIP); I’s a Wonderful Life (Chemainus); ELF the Musical (Chemainus); Rainy Day People (VPP); The Foursome (Foster Festival); The 39 Steps (Rose Brampton); 12 Angry Men (Rose Brampton).Select Film/TV: Mega Brands That Built America (History); Justice for MLK - The Hunt for James Earl Ray (Discovery); Marine Disasters (Discovery); Final 24 (Next Films); Motive and Murder (Cineflix).Thanks to Cecily for her unfailing love and support. The Capitol Theatre wishes to acknowledge the original caretakers of this land: the Wendake-Nionwentsio, the Mississauga, the Anishinabewaki, and many other nations–recorded and unrecorded. This theatre has a long history, but there is a much longer history in this region and we can all do a better job of recognizing that history. Open one hour prior to all live performances. Closed on statutory holidays.