THE Canberra season of the Broadway musical, “Come From Away” has been rescheduled to February 3 because of uncertainty created by covid.

The show, which is still running on Broadway, is, producer Rodney Rigby says, a timely reminder of the triumph of humanity.

The Canadian musical about a famous episode during September 2001 is set in the small town of Gander in Newfoundland, Canada, which nearly doubled its population rapidly when after September 11, 2001, 38 aircrafts carrying 6579 passengers from 92 countries were diverted to the town’s airport.

The visitors are the “from away” part of the title and they became known as “the plane people”, welcomed by the townspeople in an extraordinary demonstration of sheer humanity that forms the core of the musical.

When it was announced in June as a significant coup for the Canberra Theatre and its director Alex Budd, it broke box office sales records during the first week.

Existing ticket holders will be contacted by the theatre.

“Come From Away” will now commence on Thursday, February 3 at the Canberra Theatre, bookings here or 6275 2700.