Come From Away increases its awards haul Briefly
Canada’s Come From Away has won three Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding Musical.
The Sept. 11-inspired production was awarded the top prize at a ceremony held at New York’s Town Hall theatre on Sunday night.
Canadian husband-and-wife duo Irene Sankoff and David Heinwon Outstanding Book of a Musical, and Jenn Colella won Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of real-life retired airline Capt. Beverley Bass.
Now in their 62nd year, the Drama Desk Awards are billed as the sole major New York theatre honours where Broadway, off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway productions compete in the same categories. Come From Away has already won Outstanding Musical honours from New York’s Outer Critics Circle Awards and the Helen Hayes Awards in Washington, D.C.
Broadway’s biggest prize could still be in store for the Canadian musical when the Tony Awards are handed out on June 11.
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