“Welcome to the Rock!” is a behind the curtain peek of the multi-award winning musical Come From Away - and what it takes to get a show from a seed of an idea all the way to a Broadway hit and beyond. In this episode, meet the real inhabitants of Gander, Newfoundland and the Come From Away’s that you see on stage in the musical, including Captain Beverley Bass, Sheriff Oz Fudge and many more.  The voices you will hear in this episode:   Oz Fudge - Former Sheriff of Gander David Hein and Irene Sankoff - Book, Music & Lyrics Claude Elliot - Gander Mayor Diane Davis - Teacher at Gander Academy Beverley Bass - American Airlines Pilot Kevin T & Kevin J - Passengers / Come From Away’s Beulah Cooper - Royal Canadian Legion (Gander) Derm Flynn - Mayor of Appleton Nick and Diane - The Lovebirds / Come From Away’s Brian Mosher - Gander Reporter    Presented on behalf of Curtain Call by John Schwab   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices