Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

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"Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812" is a sung-through electro-pop opera musical by Dave Malloy, adapted from a section of Leo Tolstoy’s "War and Peace" and known for its immersive staging and innovative score.

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instanceOf electro-pop opera ⓘ
stage musical ⓘ
sung-through musical ⓘ
awards Tony Award nominations ⓘ
basedOn War and Peace ⓘ
basedOnAuthor Leo Tolstoy ⓘ
basedOnSection Volume 2, Part 5 of War and Peace ⓘ
bookWriter Dave Malloy ⓘ
broadwayCity New York City ⓘ
broadwayClosingDate 2017 ⓘ
broadwayNatashaActor Denee Benton ⓘ
linked to: Denée Benton
broadwayOpeningDate 2016 ⓘ
broadwayPierreActor Josh Groban ⓘ
broadwayTransfer Imperial Theatre ⓘ
castRecordingReleaseYear 2013 ⓘ
character Anatole Kuragin ⓘ
Andrey Bolkonsky ⓘ
Hélène Kuragin ⓘ
Marya Dmitrievna ⓘ
Natasha Rostova ⓘ
Pierre Bezukhov ⓘ
Sonya Rostova ⓘ
composer Dave Malloy ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
creator Dave Malloy ⓘ
director Rachel Chavkin ⓘ
genre electropop ⓘ
musical theatre ⓘ
opera ⓘ
hasCastRecording original cast recording ⓘ
isSungThrough true ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Dave Malloy ⓘ
musicalStyle Russian folk-inspired ⓘ
classical ⓘ
electro-pop ⓘ
rock ⓘ
notableFor actors playing instruments onstage ⓘ
immersive staging ⓘ
innovative score ⓘ
use of in-the-round staging ⓘ
notableSong No One Else ⓘ
Prologue ⓘ
Sonya Alone ⓘ
The Duel ⓘ
The Great Comet of 1812 ⓘ
offBroadwayProduction Ars Nova 2012 ⓘ
Kazino tent venue 2013 ⓘ
originalNatashaActor Phillipa Soo ⓘ
originalPierreActor Dave Malloy ⓘ
premiereDate 2012 ⓘ
premiereLocation Ars Nova, New York City ⓘ
protagonist Natasha Rostova ⓘ
Pierre Bezukhov ⓘ
setting Moscow ⓘ
timePeriod Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
tonyCategoryNomination Best Book of a Musical ⓘ
Best Choreography ⓘ
Best Costume Design of a Musical ⓘ
Best Direction of a Musical ⓘ
Best Lighting Design of a Musical ⓘ
Best Musical ⓘ
Best Orchestrations ⓘ
Best Original Score ⓘ
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical ⓘ
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical ⓘ
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical ⓘ
Best Scenic Design of a Musical ⓘ
tonyNominationsCount 12 ⓘ

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Phillipa Soo → notableWork → Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 ⓘ
Phillipa Soo → performedIn → Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 ⓘ
Okieriete Onaodowan → theatreCredit → Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 ⓘ
American Repertory Theater → notableProduction → Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 ⓘ
Amber Gray → notableWork → Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 ⓘ
Phillipa Soo → notableWork → Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 ⓘ
subject linked to: Phillipa
Phillipa Soo → performedIn → Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 ⓘ
subject linked to: Phillipa
Ghostlight Records → notableRelease → Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 (Original Broadway Cast Recording) ⓘ
linked to: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812