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Irene Sankoff

she/her/hers

Writer
Come From Away
Participates in 1 Session
Irene Sankoff & David Hein are a Canadian married writing team. They won the 2019 Olivier Award and were nominated for the 2018 Grammy Award and the 2017 Tony Award for their score for Come From Away, with the show itself winning the 2019 Olivier Award for Best Musical, three 2017 Dora Mavor Moore Awards, four Helen Hayes Awards, five Outer Critics Circle Awards, and three Drama Desk Awards including Best Musical. David and Irene were also the recipients of the 2017 Outer Critics Circle and Drama Desk awards for Best Book. Their first show, My Mother’s Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding (based on David’s mother’s true story) was produced by Mirvish Productions in Toronto and played and won best musical awards across North America, with Sankoff and Hein performing in most productions. Current projects include the film adaptation of Come From Away (Entertainment One) among many others. Irene and David are the recipients of the Good Neighbor Award from the Four Freedoms Park Conservancy and the Meritorious Service Cross of Canada. They are proud members of the Dramatists Guild, Writer’s Guild East and ASCAP. Immeasurable thanks to everyone who helped us on this journey and to our extraordinary friends from Away and in Newfoundland for inspiring and trusting us to tell your story. @sankoffandhein

Sessions in which Irene Sankoff participates

Saturday 12 January, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
11:15 AM
11:15 AM
  • Spotlight: Come From Away
  • Ziegfeld Ballroom - Ziegfeld Ballroom
  • 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM  | 1 hour
  • Because we come from everywhere, we'll all come to the Ziegfeld Ballroom to check in with the Come From Away team about telling this in...
  • Spotlight