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Irene Sankoff is a Canadian librettist and composer–lyricist, best known for co-writing the Broadway musical Come from Away with her writing partner and husband, David Hein. Biography. Sankoff was born in North York, Ontario, and double-majored in psychology and creative writing at York University, where she met Hein.
The official website of Irene Sankoff and David Hein, writers of the Tony award winning Broadway hit, "Come From Away".
Feb 17, 2017 · Come from Away creators David Hein and Irene Sankoff struggled as artists, found each other as life and business partners and became the dynamic duo of the Canadian musical.
Come from Away is a musical, with book, music and lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein. It is based on the events in the Newfoundland town of Gander during the week following the September 11 attacks, when 38 planes, carrying approximately 7,000 passengers, were ordered to land unexpectedly at Gander International Airport.
Don’t miss this breathtaking new musical written by Tony® nominees Irene Sankoff and David Hein, and helmed by this year’s Tony-winning Best Director, Christopher Ashley. Newsweek cheers, “It takes you to a place you never want to leave!”
Jan 17, 2020 · David Hein and Irene Sankoff may have risen to fame with their smash Broadway musical Come From Away, but before they embarked on writing the true story of the thousands of passengers diverted...
Jun 5, 2024 · Irene Sankoff BIO. Irene Sankoff and David Hein are a Canadian married writing team. Their first show, My Mother’s Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding (based on David’s mother’s true story)...
Don’t miss this breathtaking new musical written by Tony® nominees Irene Sankoff and David Hein, directed by Tony-winning Best Director, Christopher Ashley and musical staging by Tony-nominee Kelly Devine.
Mar 30, 2017 · The soaring musical, by Toronto’s Irene Sankoff and David Hein, is everything Trump isn’t: large-hearted and inclusive. It tells the true story of how the tiny town of Gander, Newfoundland ...
Jun 8, 2017 · When David Hein and Irene Sankoff began writing Broadway’s Come From Away in 2011, they knew pilot Beverley Bass would play a pivotal role in the story they wanted to tell. Tony Nominees ...
