"There's a lyric in our opening number where we sing, "I'm an islander." And they heard this and leapt to their feet and started clapping and crying. And the cast just started bawling. We didn't know what to do. It was so beautiful. They really - they gave us the OK to come to Broadway. They really kind of blessed the show."
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On performing a concert version of Come From Away for Gander in "Jenn Colella And The Phantom Broadway Tattoo" on NPR (2018-05-04)
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