Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Musical adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 (or simply The Great Comet) is a sung-through musical adaptation of a 70-page segment from Leo Tolstoy's 1869 novel War and Peace written by composer/lyricist Dave Malloy and directed by Rachel Chavkin. It is based on Part 8 of Tolstoy's novel, focusing on Natasha's romance with Anatole and Pierre's search for meaning in his life.[1]
Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 | |
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Music | Dave Malloy |
Lyrics | Dave Malloy |
Book | Dave Malloy |
Basis | War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy |
Productions | 2012 Off-Off-Broadway 2013 Off-Broadway 2016 Broadway 2023 Australia premiere 2023 Canada premiere 2025 Toronto |
Awards | Richard Rodgers Award for Musical Theater Nominated for 2017 Tony Award for Best Musical |
The musical originally ran at the Ars Nova in 2012, followed by 2013 stagings in both the Meatpacking District and the Theater District of Manhattan, a 2014 Spanish-language staging in Quito, Ecuador, and a 2015 remounting at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Great Comet premiered on Broadway in November 2016 at the Imperial Theatre, and closed in September 2017.
The original Off-Broadway production of the show had Dave Malloy and Phillipa Soo playing the roles of Pierre Bezukhov and Natasha Rostova respectively. Once the show was taken to Broadway, Josh Groban and Denée Benton made their Broadway debuts in the roles of Pierre and Natasha.
The musical received positive reviews, particularly for Phillipa Soo, Denée Benton, and Josh Groban's leading performances, as well as for the production's score, direction, and scenic design. The show was nominated for 12 awards – the highest number of nominations in the season – for the 2017 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Original Score, Best Book of a Musical, Best Actress in a Musical for Benton, Best Actor in a Musical for Groban, Best Featured Actor in a Musical for Lucas Steele, and Best Direction of a Musical for Chavkin. It won two awards: Best Scenic Design for Mimi Lien and Best Lighting Design in a Musical for Bradley King.