Come From Away joins Broadway's 'million dollar club'

Themusical Come From Away has joined Broadway's prestigious "million dollar club," after hitting$1 million in ticket sales in a week.

According to Playbill Magazine, the show grossed $1,087,151 lastweek.

In the hyper-competitive world of Broadway, most shows close before they reach the million-dollarmilestone.

Come From Away, which opened in March, has a $12 million productionpricetag, but looks like it may now be one of the highest-grossingshows in New York.

This benchmark puts Come From Away in the same company as Wicked, Hamilton and The Lion King.

The musical, based on the hospitality Gander and surrounding Newfoundland towns showed airline passengers after North American airspace was closed because of the 9/11 attacks,started selling out after strong reviews from the New York Times.

Avisit fromPrime Minister Justin Trudeau,SophieGregoire Trudeau and their guest Ivanka Trump also gave ticket sales a boost.

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Come From Away is expected to snag Tony Award nominations when contenders are announced on May 2.

The average cost for a Come From Away ticket is now $127.