Date/Time
Date(s) - 04/09/2019 - 04/14/2019
12:00 am
Location
Benedum Center
Categories
A little known story connected to the 9/11 Attacks forms the basis of this musical’s tale of humanity triumphing over hate.
On September 11, 2001, a group of religious extremists skyjacked airplanes with the intent of sowing chaos and causing mass murder in the United States. Two of these planes were purposely crashed into New York City’s iconic World Trade Center towers resulting in the deaths of thousands. During the crisis, all planes in American air space were ordered to land. Thirty-eight of the planes landed near the small Canadian town of Gander.
This community of 12,000 opened their homes and their hearts to the 7,000 displaced passengers and crew. Cultures clashed and nerves ran night, but uneasiness turned into trust, music soared into the night, and gratitude grew into enduring friendships.
The musical has been received by audiences and critics as a cathartic reminder of the capacity for human kindness in even the darkest of times.
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