Theatre Harrisburg’s production of the musical “Come From Away” opens this week, to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the events that inspired it.
The musical is based on the true events of September 11, 2001, in the small town of Gander in Newfoundland, Canada.
When air traffic was closed following the attacks, 38 planes carrying a total of 7,000 people — nearly as many as there are residents of Gander — were diverted to the town’s small international airport…