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 NERFINISHED
basedOnAuthor Leo Tolstoy NERFINISHED
basedOnSection Volume 2, Part 5 of War and Peace NERFINISHED
bookWriter Dave Malloy NERFINISHED
broadwayCity New York City NERFINISHED
broadwayClosingDate 2017
broadwayNatashaActor Denee Benton NERFINISHED
broadwayOpeningDate 2016
broadwayPierreActor Josh Groban NERFINISHED
broadwayTransfer Imperial Theatre NERFINISHED
castRecordingReleaseYear 2013
character Anatole Kuragin NERFINISHED
Andrey Bolkonsky NERFINISHED
Hélène Kuragin NERFINISHED
Marya Dmitrievna NERFINISHED
Natasha Rostova NERFINISHED
Pierre Bezukhov NERFINISHED
Sonya Rostova NERFINISHED
composer Dave Malloy NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Dave Malloy NERFINISHED
director Rachel Chavkin NERFINISHED
genre electropop
musical theatre
opera
hasCastRecording original cast recording
isSungThrough true
language English
lyricist Dave Malloy NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Prologue NERFINISHED
Sonya Alone NERFINISHED
The Duel NERFINISHED
The Great Comet of 1812 NERFINISHED
offBroadwayProduction Ars Nova 2012
Kazino tent venue 2013
originalNatashaActor Phillipa Soo GENERATED
originalPierreActor Dave Malloy GENERATED
premiereDate 2012
premiereLocation Ars Nova, New York City NERFINISHED
protagonist Natasha Rostova NERFINISHED
Pierre Bezukhov NERFINISHED
setting Moscow NERFINISHED
timePeriod Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED
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