Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812
Imperial Theatre
Previews Began: October 18, 2016
Opening Night: November 14, 2016
Closing Night: September 3, 2017
Music: Dave Malloy
Lyrics: Dave Malloy
Book: Dave Malloy
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.
Musical Numbers
ACT ONE
Prologue………………………………………………….Company
Pierre…………………………………………..Pierre, Company
Moscow……………………………Marya D, Natasha, Sonya
The Private and Intimate Life of the House…….Mary,
Bolkonsky
Natasha and Bolkonskys…..Natasha, Mary, Bolkonsky
No One Else………………………………………………Natasha
The Opera……………………………………………….Company
Natasha and Anatole……………………..Natasha, Anatole
The Duel…………….Anatole, Pierre, Dolokhov, Hélène,
Company
Dust and Ashes………………………………..Pierre, Chorus
Sunday Morning……………….Natasha, Sonya, Marya D
Charming………………………………………Hélène, Natasha
The Ball………………………………………..Natasha, Anatole
ACT TWO
Letters…………………………………………………….Company
Sonya and Natasha…………………………..Sonya, Natasha
Sonya Alone…………………………………………………..Sonya
Preparations…………………….Dolokhov, Anatole, Pierre
Balaga……………..Balaga, Anatole, Dolokhov, Company
The Abduction…………………………………………Company
In My House…………………….Marya D, Natasha, Sonya
A Call to Pierre……………….Marya D, Pierre, Company
Find Anatole…………Pierre, Anatole, Hélène, Natasha,
Company
Pierre and Anatole……………………………Pierre, Anatole
Natasha Very Ill…………………………………………….Sonya
Pierre and Andrey…………………………….Pierre, Andrey
Pierre and Natasha………………………….Pierre, Natasha
The Great Comet of 1812……………….Pierre, Company
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
Denée Benton Natasha
Josh Groban Pierre
Brittain Ashford Sonya
Gelsey Bell Mary
Maidservant
Opera Singer
Nicholas Belton Andrey
Bolkonsky
Nick Choksi Dolokhov
Amber Gray Hélène
Grace McLean Marya D
Paul Pinto Balaga
Servant
Opera Singer
Lucas Steele Anatole
Sumayya Ali Ensemble
Courtney Bassett Ensemble
Josh Canfield Ensemble
Ken Clark Ensemble
Erica Dorfler Ensemble
Lulu Fall Ensemble
Ashley Pérez Flanagan Ensemble
Paloma Garcia-Lee Ensemble
Nick Gaswirth Ensemble
Alex Gibson Ensemble
Billy Joe Kiessling Ensemble
Mary Spencer Knapp Ensemble
Reed Luplau Opera Dancer
Ensemble
Brandt Martinez Ensemble
Andrew Mayer Ensemble
Azudi Onyejekwe Ensemble
Pearl Rhein Ensemble
Heath Saunders Ensemble
Ani Taj Opera Dancer
Ensemble
Cathryn Wake Ensemble
Katrina Yaukey Ensemble
Lauren Zakrin Ensemble
Swings: Paloma Garcia-Lee, Brandt Martinez
Standby: Scott Stangland (Pierre)
REPLACEMENTS
Dave Malloy Pierre
5/4/17 – 5/9/17
7/3/17 – 7/9/17
8/22/17 – 9/3/17
Okieriete Onaodowan Pierre
7/11/17 – 8/13/17
Scott Stangland Pierre
8/15/17 – 8/20/17
Brittain Ashford Sonya
8/15/17 – 9/3/17
Courtney Bassett Mary
Maid Servant
Opera Singer
Ingrid Michaelson Sonya
7/3/17 – 8/13/17
Erica Dorfler Ensemble
Brad Giovanine Ensemble
Shoba Narayan Ensemble
Mary Page Nance Opera Dancer
Ensemble
Swings: Kennedy Caughell, Blaine Alden Krauss, Celia Mei Rubin