NATASHA, PIERRE, & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812
(Broadway)
Opening Date: November 14, 2016
Director: Rachel Chavkin
Writer: Dave Malloy
Cast: Josh Groban, Denée Benton, Brittain Ashford, Nicholas Belton
Accolades: 12 Tony Award nominations (2017) including: Best Musical, Best Original Score, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role, Best Book of a Musical, Best Costume Design, Best Direction, Best Choreography, & Best Orchestrations
Awards: 2 Tony Awards: Best Scenic Design, Best Lighting Design
Musical adaptation of a subplot of Tolstoy’s War and Peace. ‘The Great Comet’ focuses on the lives of Natasha and Pierre. One involved in a royal affair, the other searching for a moment of revelation.
