Broadway Musical Home - Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812

A musical adaptation of War and Peace, starring Josh Groban

Story:

Drawing inspiration from a 70-page portion of Leo Tolstoy’s Russian masterpiece War and Peace, Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 follows Natasha, a young girl who forms a relationship with the attractive rebel Anatole while her betrothed Andrey is off fighting. Andrey's best friend Pierre remains on high alert as the new romance blossoms.

: Composer, Lyricist and Librettist
Dave Malloy

Premiere

Broadway Premiere

Theatre: Imperial Theatre

Opening Night: Nov 14, 2016

Total Performances: 336

Original Cast: Josh Groban, Denee Benton, Brittain Ashford, Gelsey Bell, Nicholas Belton, Nick Choksi, Amber Gray, Grace McLean, Paul Pinto, Lucas Steele, Sumayya Ali, Courtney Bassett, Josh Canfield, Ken Clark, Erica Dorfler, Lulu Fall, Ashley Pérez Flanagan, Paloma Garcia-Lee, Nick Gaswirth, Alex Gibson, Billy Joe Kiessling, Mary Spencer Knapp, Reed Luplau, Brandt Martinez, Andrew Mayer, Azudi Onyejekwe, Pearl Rhein, Heath Saunders, Ani Taj, Cathryn Wake, Katrina Yaukey, Lauren Zakrin

Director: Rachel Chavkin

Choreographer: Sam Pinkleton

Producers: Howard & Janet Kagan, Paula Marie Black, Carole Shorenstein Hays, Jenny Steingart and Jason Eagan, Mary Lu Roffe and Susan Gallin, Diana DiMenna, Mary Maggio/Sharon Azrieli/Robin Gorman, Darren Sussman/Roman Gambourg/Lev Gelfer, Tom Smedes, John Logan, Lisa Matlin, Margie and Bryan Weingarten, Daveed Frazier, Argyle Productions/Jim Kierstead, In Fine Company/Hipzee, Gutterman & Caiola/Backdrop Partners, Siderow Kirchman Productions/Sunnyspot Productions, Gordon/Meli Theatricals, Rodger Hess/Larry Toppall, Daniel Rakowski/Ben Feldman, The American Repertory Theatre (Diane Paulus, Artistic Director; Diane Quinn, Executive Producer) and Ars Nova

Musical Director: Or Matias

Orchestrations: Dave Malloy

Scenic Design: Mimi Lien

Costume Design: Paloma Young

Lighting Design: Bradley King

Sound Design: Nicholas Pope

Musical Numbers

Prologue

Pierre

Moscow

The Private and Intimate Life of the House

Natasha & Bolkonskys

No One Else

The Opera

Natasha & Anatole

Natasha Lost

The Duel

Sunday Morning

Charming

The Ball

Letters

Sonya & Natasha

Sonya Alone

Preparations

Balaga

The Abduction

In My House

A Call to Pierre

Find Anatole

Pierre & Anatole

Natasha Very Ill

Pierre & Andrey

Pierre & Natasha

The Great Comet of 1812

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CDs

: Original Broadway Cast Album

: Original Off-Broadway Cast Album

Sheetmusic

: Vocal Selections

Books

: The Great Comet: The Journey of a New Musical to Broadway

: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

Other

2013 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Musical
Outstanding Music
Outstanding Lyrics
Outstanding Director of a Musical
Outstanding Costume Design

2013 Drama League Award Nominations

Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical
Distinguished Performance Award - Phillipa Soo

2017 Tony Award Nominations

Best Scenic Design of a Musical - Mimi Lien
Best Lighting Design of a Musical - Bradley King
Best Musical
Best Book of a Musical - Dave Malloy
Best Original Score - Dave Malloy
Best Leading Actor in a Musical - Josh Groban
Best Leading Actress in a Musical - Denée Benton
Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Lucas Steele
Best Costume Design of a Musical - Paloma Young
Best Direction of a Musical - Rachel Chavkin
Best Choreography - Sam Pinkleton
Best Orchestrations - Dave Malloy

2017 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Director of a Musical - Rachel Chavkin
Outstanding Set Design for a Musical - Mimi Lien
Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical - Bradley King
Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical - Nicholas Pope

2017 Drama League Award Nominations

Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical
Distinguished Performance Award - Denée Benton
Distinguished Performance Award - Josh Groban

2017 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations

Outstanding Set Design (Play or Musical) - Mimi Lien
Outstanding Lighting Design (Play or Musical) - Bradley King
Outstanding Sound Design (Play or Musical) - Nicholas Pope

2017 Theatre World Award Nominations

Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut Performance - Josh Groban
Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut Performance - Denée Benton
Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut Performance - Amber Gray
Special Theatre World Award - Dave Malloy in recognition of his Broadway debut as composer, writer, lyricist, orchestrator, and actor