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In this episode I chat with two of our London cast members Mary Doherty who is our original London Bonnie along with her brother James (Paddy) Doherty who is currently playing Claude. I caught up with them before Marys last show tomorrow night to chat all things Come From Away and what it's been like for them both working together as siblings.   You can follow Paddy on Instagram @padoir and Mary on Instagram or twitter @marydohertyuk.   From Monday the 9th of May one of our original London cast Kirsty Malpass will be taking over the role of Bonnie and others in the London production.    I also wanted to share this interview with Paddy that I found from back in 2011 where he mentions having always wanted to work with his sister Mary. https://www.londontheatre1.com/interviews/an-interview-with-james-doherty/   I hope you enjoy the episode. As always let me know on Instagram or twitter @cfa_musical   Laura 

In this episode I’m chatting with Jenna Boyd who is currently in the London production of Come From Away playing Beulah and others.  You can follow Jenna on Instagram or Twitter @jennaboyduk You can find the playbill article with some new information and pictures from the Come From Away pro shoot due out on Apple TV on September 10th  https://playbill.com/article/take-a-first-look-at-come-from-away-on-apple-tv     For more information on the performers that are stranded in Sydney due to lockdown and to sign the petition click here  https://www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/arts-workers-stranded?bucket=&source=twitter-share-button&utm_campaign=&utm_source=twitter&share=8f2c322c-0855-441a-a7e0-cdae3b7e6761   As always you can keep up with the latest Come From Away news at the shows official Channels @comefromawayuk @comefromawayto @comefromawayau and @wecomefromaway  I hope you enjoy the episode. As always let me know your thoughts @cfa_musical on Twitter and Instagram  Laura

Welcome to episode 21. In this weeks I’m chatting with Broadway standby Happy McPartlin. Happy covers the roles of Diane, Beulah, Hannah, Beverley and Bonnie. Before Come From Away, Happy has started in shows such as Hands on a Hardbody on Broadway as well as National tours of Memphis, Hairspray and the Full Monty. Happy has been involved in Come From Away since they were in Washington DC and then after a short break returned as a standby with the Broadway cast. You can follow Happy on social media on Instagram or  Twitter @beltress   Find out more about all things Come From Away AU here https://comefromaway.com.au/tickets/sydney/   You can see the current US tour schedule here Come From Away | Tickets: Tour | Official Site   For more information on the special show in Washington DC on the 10th of September visit https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/lincoln-broadway-911/2021/07/20/ff7b5640-e980-11eb-8950-d73b3e93ff7f_story.html   For all the lastest London news follow @comefromawayuk on all social media channels. Here is a video of the opening night speech and here’s a video by Mickey Jo Theatre all about the reopening night https://youtu.be/6xeO4M9eZ4U And check out the audience reaction after Welcome to the Rock on opening night here on Alice Fearns Instagram account. https://www.instagram.com/p/CRpWrSCI9Hk/?utm_medium=share_sheet   For more information about John and Jen starring Rachel Tucker and Lewis Conway visit the Southwark Playhouse website. John & Jen | Southwark Playhouse | Theatre and Bar     I hope you enjoy the episode as always let me know your thoughts @cfa_musical on Twitter orInstagram     Laura

In this weeks episode I chat with Richard Hinds Come From Aways Associate choreographer. As well as working on Come From Away from the beginning as the Associate choreographer Richard has worked on shows such as Newsies as Associate Director and Jekyll and Hyde as the associate director/ choreographer) We talk about his work on Come From Away and other projects and how he helped get the Australian Come From Away company back up and running after lockdown. You can follow Richard on Instagram and or Twitter @richardjhinds   For more information on the Dutch production of Come From Away visit www.comefromawaydemusical.de And here is Willemijn Verkaik’s version of  Me and the Sky   To find out more about and book tickets for Intermissions Live visit INTERMISSIONS LIVE - Nimax Theatres   I hope you enjoy this weeks episode as always let me know your thoughts at @CFA_musical on Instagram or Twitter.   Laura

In this weeks episode I'm chatting with Mark Dugdale who plays Kevin T and others in our London cast.  Mark trained at Guildford School of Acting and has been in shows such as We Will Rock You, The Commitments and Les Miserables before joining the original cast of Come From Away UK as a standby covering the roles of Kevin J, Kevin T, Oz, Bob and Claude. Then at the beginning of last year he was promoted to the role of Kevin T.    You can follow Mark on social media on Twitter and Instagram   Make sure to follow @comefromawayau for all the latest updates on the Australian show that is reopening in Melbourne this week.   And keep up to date with the show/ concert news in the UK @comefromawayuk   You can find the Big Girl and Friends shows on YouTube featuring some of the Canadian cast here This is done in support of the Actors Fund of Canada and you can find out more about them and make a donation on their website AFC Helps   Hope you enjoy this weeks episode    Laura :)            

Welcome to episode 16. In this episode I’m chatting with Joel Goldes who is the accent coach for Come From Away. Joel has an extensive career as an accent coach and has worked on various working with  tv shows and movies including working with Will and Jaden Smith on the sci fi feature After Earth and working with Ricky Martin on his Spanish accent in Netflix’s Jingle Jangle.  We talk about his career as an accent coach as well as about all things Come From Away.    You can visit Joels website https://www.thedialectcoach.com and you can follow him on twitter @coachthedialect or on Instagram  instagram.com/joelthedialectcoach      For more information about the Australian cast and to book tickets for the show starting in Melbourne on 18th of January visit the website. https://comefromaway.com.au/     For more information about the announcement about our UK cast follow @comefromawayuk on social media. And of course I’ll be talking all about it in next weeks episode.   Watch and find out about the Canada Nice song that David Hein and Irene Sankoff wrote here  https://youtu.be/KjIJveuIsbk     You can find Lisa Humbers new song Boxing Day here.  https://linktr.ee/lisahumberhttps://linktr.ee/lisahumber   Hope you enjoyed the episode. As always let me know your thoughts at @cfa_musical on Instagram or twitter or email meanwhileonourplane@gmail.com      Laura :) 

My guest this week is Lisa Humber who is currently a stage manager of the Come From Away Toronto production. We chat about how she became a stage manager and of course all about her experiences on Come From Away.  You can follow Lisa on Twitter or Instagram @lisahumber Lisa is also the co host of talk show Check In From Away a bit weekly show that is all about all things Mirvish productions and come from away. You can find the show Here   and you can find out more on Twitter or Instagram @checkaway      You can find the 3rd episode of the North American tour casts video series  Conversations from away Here   For more information on the charity gala Petrina Bromley is taking part in on the 28th November  visit https://trellis.org/mun-medicine-monte-carlo or @mc_charitygala on Twitter.    And you can find out more information about Charlie Kristensen @charliekristens on Twitter and download the single here https://ditto.fm/you-will-be-found Don’t forget to follow the hashtag #cheerupcharlie      Hope you enjoy the episode as always let me know your thoughts @cfa_musical on Instagram or Twitter  or email meanwhileonourplane@gmail.com    Laura

Hope you enjoy episode 13. This week I'm chatting with Simon Maiden who plays the role of Oz and others in the Australian production of Come From Away. You can follow Simon on instagram @maidesi You can find Al Carr's EP Empty Skies that Simon played on here Find out more about broadway HD and how you can stream Who's Your Baghdaddy  Here For more information on World Kindness Day follow the hashtag #comefromkindness or visit the Random Acts of Kindness website And you can find Julie Garnyé's single on her website Julie Garnyé.com    As always hope you enjoy the episode and let me know your thoughts meanwhileonourplane@gmail.com or @cfa_musical on Twitter or Instagram   Laura :) 

In this weeks episode I’m chatting with Beatrice Partain who is one of the few people lucky enough to have seen the Swedish production of the show. We talk about the dfferences between the productions and about her favourite things about Come From Away. You can follow Beatrice on Instagram or twitter @BeatricePartain You can find out more about the Swedish production on their facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/ostgotateatern For more information on the Rowdymen you can check out their facebook page https://www.facebook.com/therowdymen And you can find the Welcome to the Rock book here on Amazon. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Come-Away-Welcome-Irene-Sankoff/dp/1913172279/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=welcome+to+the+rock+book&qid=1604613161&sr=8-2 As always let me know your thoughts @cfa_musical on Instagram or twitter or you can email meanwhileonourplane@gmail.com Laura :)

In this episode I’m chatting with Joel Hatch who originated the role of Claude as a member of the original Broadway Cast. You can follow Joel on Twitter @cajoelme or on Instagram @jboohatch Check out the interview Caesar Samayoa and some members of the creative team did with Playbill.com here https://www.playbill.com/article/the-come-from-away-team-reunites-virtually-to-share-memories-from-the-creation-of-the-hit-musical-in-final-measured-in-love-episode and you can find Not On The West End on instagram @notonthewestend or at www.notonthwestend.co.uk As always let me know your thoughts @cfa_musical on Instagram or Twitter or email meanwhileonourplane@gmail.com Laura

In this weeks episode I'm chatting with Brian Mosher who is part of the inspiration for the character Janice Mosher in the show alongside Janice Goudie. Brian is a reporter from Gander and during the days following 9/11 he worked at the local Rogers TV station reporting on everything that happened during those 5 days. You can follow Brian on Instagram or twitter @bmosher007 Check out Duality Musics silent event at Centre Point (Near Tottenham Court Road) You can find out more here. https://www.facebook.com/dualitymusic.live/ And here's the link to the talk with Irene Sankoff and @thedrdrama https://www.instagram.com/tv/CGig5-jjNEg/?igshid=1t67g94y8v8rh&fbclid=IwAR1G5Y49nk-IyXMUwNWF1UbJiYtyPRdWdj1xEvZcMQKffScelWRrJaXueOI. Hope you enjoyed the episode as always let me know your thoughts on twitter or instagram @cfa_musical or at meanwhileonourplane@gmail.com Laura :)

Hope you enjoy episode 9. In this weeks show I’m chatting with Nick Duckart who plays Kevin J/ Ali and others in the North American tour cast of Come From Away. You can follow Nick on Instagram and twitter @nickduckart and don’t forget to follow his dog Lucy at @lucy_the_chiweenie_ on Instagram as well. You can find out more about Nick on his website www.nickduckart.com Nick is also available for virtual meet and greets on Broadway Plus. You can check out www.broadwayplus.com for more details. You can find out more about Broadway Cares here https://broadwaycares.org and the actors fund here https://actorsfund.org And subscribe to Converstations from Away here. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRmk-wz0sepWmsvSf3CYxmg As always let me know your thoughts and comments on Instagram or twitter @cfa_musical or you can email meanwhileonourplane@gmail.com Laura :)

Hope you enjoy episode 8. This week I'm chatting with Emma Essex Simpson,  a Come From Away fan from Toronto.  You can find Emma on instagram @emmaessexsimpson  Heres the link to more information and to book for  "The Show Must Go On" concert in London  https://www.nimaxtheatres.com/shows/the-show-must-go-on-live-at-the-palace/ Subscribe to the North American Tour cast and crews video podcast "Conversations From Away"  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRmk-wz0sepWmsvSf3CYxmg Stream Who's Your Baghdaddy https://www.curveballcreative.com.au/baghdaddymusicalau CFA masks on redbubble https://www.redbubble.com/shop/?iaCode=u-mask&query=come%20from%20away&ref=search_box Or the offficial site http://comefromawaystore.com/featured/logo-face-mask.html As always you can find me on twitter and instagram @cfa_musical or email me at meanwhileonourplane@gmail.com.  Laura :)

Hope you enjoy the episode. Ricardo Castro is one of our amazing Superstandbys in the London Come From Away cast. You can follow him on social media @ricardo_castro1 on twitter and @rico_castro on Instagram. Don’t forget to follow his dog Manilla too on Instagram @manilathegreyhound You can find out more about the Swedish production at https://www.facebook.com/ostgotateatern/ or https://www.instagram.com/ostgotateatern/ For more information on the Black British Theatre awards head to https://www.blackbritishtheatreawards.com And visit the theatre café website for details on the new Theatre series. https://www.thetheatrecafe.co.uk As always you can contact me @cfa_musical on Instagram and twitter or email meanwhileonourplane@gmail.com Laura 

This week I’m joined by Come From Away Toronto cast member James Kall who plays Nick and others. You can find James on Instagram @jameskall You can get tickets for the Signal JW3 event here https://www.jw3.org.uk/whats-on/signal-x-jw3-celebration-new-jewish-musical-theatre-building Catch up with the live event from Duality Music this week here https://www.facebook.com/dualitymusic.live (The show starts about half hour into the stream.) Watch and subscribe to Conversations From Away with the North American tour cast  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qb85NQcVk2M&t=7s US listeners can register to vote here for the chance to win 2 premium tickets to the broadway show in 2021 https://www.headcount.org Find out more on the Swedish production here https://www.facebook.com/ostgotateatern Here's more information on the  Toronto Alliance for Performing Arts (www.tapa.ca) who are raising awareness of how the arts have been impacted by the pandemic. You can download the logo, learn more on their website & also here: https://youtu.be/T9DcgbuR4SQ Hope you enjoy the show. As always let me know your thoughts. @cfa_musical on twitter and insta.   See you next week. Laura :)

Hope you enjoy episode 5. You can follow Kath and Lexi on twitter Kath at @docgrassy82 and Lexi @stanquagsire Heres a link to book The Signal/JW3 livestream event that David and Irene are going to be part of https://www.jw3.org.uk/whats-on/signal-x-jw3-celebration-new-jewish-musical-theatre-online More information on the “Lights Up on Voter Mobilization” event Jenn Collela is taking part in. https://www.playbill.com/article/broadway-green-alliance-playbill-more-partner-for-lights-up-on-voter-mobilization-town-hall You can book for Rachel Tuckers livestream with John Owen Jones here. https://www.brasseriezedel.com/events/one-night-stand-rachel-tucker-and-john-owen-jones-in-concert/ Heres's Broadway Mania A Virtual Theatre company's version of “Somewhere in The Middle of Nowhere” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIq23lcPrcs&feature=youtu.be Check out Cameo.com for video messages from some of your favourite Come from Away cast members. As always let me know your thoughts @cfa_musical on twitter or Instagram or meanwhileonourplane@gmail.com Laura :)

Hope you enjoy this weeks episode. You can follow Kevin Tuerff on twitter or Instagram @kevintuerff  and check out his book. Channel of Peace here www.amazon.com/Channel-Peace-Stranded-Gander-11/dp/148700513X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1JSOKK8V6V9NQ&dchild=1&keywords=channel+of+peace&qid=1599687983&sprefix=channel+of+%2Caps%2C215&sr=8-1 You can find out all about Pay it forward 911 at www.payitforward911.org And www.911day.org  has some great ideas on how to pay it forward this year. Don't forget to use the hashtag #payitforward911 in your posts.  You can get tickets to stream Rachel Tuckers live show with John Owen Jones at the Crazy Coq on the 23rd September here. www.brasseriezedel.com/events/one-night-stand-rachel-tucker-and-john-owen-jones-in-concert And here’s the link to get tickets for Songs From A New World at the London Palladium on the 11th October www.lwtheatres.co.uk/theatres/the-london-palladium Follow @dualitymusic_uk for updates on their live shows in London (UK) Follow the Rowdymen on twitter @TRowdymen and you can find their first single “Bell Island Pony” here   www.youtu.be/K4IBpwbccmM Go subscribe to the North American tour casts new youtube channel “Conversations from Away” where they’ll be talking and learning more about Black Lives Matter.  www.youtube.com/channel/UCRmk-wz0sepWmsvSf3CYxmg As always let me know your feedback @cfa_musical on twitter or Instagram or email meanwhileonourplane@gmail.com Laura :).

This week I'm chatting with Nikki Marie about her 12 Days of Come From Away project!  You can follow Nikki Marie on Instagram at @12daysofcomefromaway or on twitter @buffaloplaidgal As always let me know what you think. And please share your ideas for how you'll be doing #Payitforward911 I'd love to share them in next weeks episode. You can reach me on Twitter and Instagram @cfa_musical or email meanwhileonourplane@gmail.com Here's this weeks links Canadian Musical Showcase featuring Petrina Bromley https://www.broadwayworld.com/montreal/article/VIDEO-Canadian-Musical-Theatre-Writers-Collective-Presents-a-Showcase-Of-Songs-By-Advanced-Writers-Workshop-20200830 (Petrina's part is about 1h39 in)  Duality Music UK (Free Live Music shows in London) https://www.facebook.com/dualitymusic.live/ Rachel Tuckers "Me and The Sky" for International Women's Day https://www.instagram.com/tv/CEXLdHbFeQi/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet Kenita Miller and Caesar Samayoa chat with TKTS https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=695997687663617&extid=HmFy101q7JXt2phE Ali Momen and Torquil Campbell Soft Revolution Podcast https://softrevcast.com Find out about Ali Momen's Arts New Deal https://youtu.be/6rpWhg0G2x4 Sign the Arts New Deal Petition Here. https://www.change.org/p/justin-trudeau-it-s-time-for-an-artsnewdeal-let-s-put-canada-s-artists-to-work-392c1d4f-4a7d-4e24-b865-e962a6b8e90f?utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=custom_url&recruited_by_id=75b383c0-ac0e-11ea-b5aa-1b6a1b2a6390

I hope you enjoy episode 2. Heres the links from this week. Irene Sankoff's Interview with Maestra https://maestramusic.org/blog/women-who-wow-us-spotlight-17/ You can check out all the latest news on the Swedish cast on the theatres social media on facebook https://www.facebook.com/ostgotateatern or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ostgotateatern/ Sponsor the Broadway Cast running  5k for Broadway Cares https://donate.broadwaycares.org/team/310629  and find more information about Broadway Cares here https://broadwaycares.org And or sponsor the broadway cast that slept out for Covenant House.  https://www.sleepout.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.team&teamID=8734 and find out more about Covenant House Here https://www.covenanthouse.org The Rowdymens show in London Ontario. https://www.facebook.com/events/304489657433699/ Duality Music event in London England. https://www.facebook.com/dualitymusic.live/ Intermissions http://intermissionslive.com You can follow Nick and Diane on twitter at @realnickandiane Please let me know your feedback on the show on twitter or instagram @cfa_musical or you can email meanwhileonourplane@gmail.com Laura :)

Hi and welcome to my new podcast.  It's my first episode so I'm excited to share what I've been working on. If you have any feedback you can find me on twitter or instagram @cfa_musical or you can email me meanwhileonourplane@gmail.com You can check out my recommendation of the week, Check in From Away with Steffi D and Lisa H over in Toronto at https://youtu.be/TVuMtk0v0go In this episode I'll be interviewing Charlotte Lucas. A Come From Away fan who is a graphic designer from London. We talk about graphic design in theatre merchandising as well as about the memories and experiences Charlotte has had seeing the show. You can find Charlotte on Instagram at @illustratedbychar Twitter @illustratechar and on Etsy at https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/illustratedbychar.