The Canadian production of Come From Away is moving to Elgin Theatre on Feb. 5 and extending its run in Toronto by at least three more months due to its incredible success, said Mirvish Productions.

The show has already regained its full production cost in the 14 weeks since its return to the Royal Alexandra Theatre, with every performance selling out so far, producer David Mirvish said.

“Who would think a musical about kindness would sell every seat in the room?” Mirvish said.

Communications director John Karastamatis said that they’ve never had to continue a show by moving it from one venue to another.

“The venues are usually booked two years in advance,” Karastamatis said. “You try to guess how long the run of a show would be. Sometimes you’re correct and sometimes you’re wrong. In this instance, we were wrong.”

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Mirvish said it made sense to extend the run time.

“What is happening, I think, is that it’s shifting from a show of interest to the people of Toronto and the people in surrounding cities, to a show of interest to a much, much bigger audience,” Mirvish said.

Mirvish said that he’s seen the show around 10 to 12 times in its different locations in the past two years. He said they also get many audience members who come to see it more than once, so the new venue will be another reason to come again.

The two theatres are about the same size with both venues seating roughly 1,500 people. Mirvish and Karastamatis said they are happy about that because they want the new venue to provide the same intimate setting.

“It will be interesting to see the show in a new space, with new energy,” Karastamatis said. “But we want it to maintain the same feeling of optimism and kindness, which is what the show’s all about.”

Ahead of the Broadway debut of "Come From Away," the musical's cast and creators in February recounted where they were on Sept. 11. Co-creator David Hein says his cousin was in the World Trade Center during the attacks. (The Canadian Press)

The production will continue at the Royal Alexandra until Jan. 20, 2019, before it moves to the Elgin.

Tickets for the Elgin run go on sale starting June 18.

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