Sheridan Music Theatre Performance students in the 2013 production of Come From Away at Sheridan College.
Come From Away, the hit musical that began its life and development with Sheridan’s Canadian Music Theatre Project (CMTP), was richly rewarded at the Dora Mavor Moore Awards in Toronto last week. The show received the following honours:
- Outstanding Production, Musical Theatre Division
- Outstanding New Musical/Opera: Book, Music & Lyrics by David Hein and Irene Sankoff, Musical Theatre/Opera Division
- Outstanding Performance – Female: Jenn Colella, Musical Theatre Division
- Jon Kaplan Audience Choice Award
This year’s Jon Kaplan Audience Choice Award marks the second time that Sheridan has been associated with this singular honour, having received the award in 2015 for its production of Brantwood: 1920-2020, another musical incubated through the CMTP.
Since 2011, 15 new musicals have been incubated through CMTP, involving 180 students in the process. This October, CMTP will present readings of four new musicals; to learn more please visit http://cmtp.sheridancollege.ca/