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66-952: 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

132-516: A proscenium stage , the set put some of the audience onstage. Scott Stangland took over the role of Pierre, Denée Benton starred as Natasha, Lilli Cooper portrayed Hélène, and Nicholas Belton played Andrey/Old Prince Bolkonsky. The rest of the cast reprised their roles. The Broadway production at the Imperial Theatre began previews on October 18, 2016 and opened on November 14, 2016, starring Josh Groban as Pierre and Denée Benton as Natasha, both making their Broadway debuts. The remainder of

198-627: A Jewish Mother, Holy Cross Sucks!, Freestyle Love Supreme , The Wau Wau Sisters , and The Woodsman . In addition to its mainstage theatrical productions, the theater produces a number of series, festivals and programs. In 2010, Ars Nova began its annual summer music marathon, 54/10, named for the theater's location at the cross streets of 54th Street and 10th Avenue. Past acts have included Clydesdale Erotic, Justin Levine, Langhorne Slim, Semi Precious Weapons, Jay Brannan, The Woes, The Defibulators, Cynthia Hopkins , and The Spring Standards. In 2013,

264-414: A Musical for Chavkin. It won two awards: Best Scenic Design for Mimi Lien and Best Lighting Design in a Musical for Bradley King . The musical starts in 1812, Moscow , Russia , by introducing the characters ("Prologue"). The audience is then introduced to Pierre Bezukhov , a depressed, unhappily married man who feels he is wasting his life ("Pierre"). He is a good friend of Andrey Bolkonsky , who

330-920: A Spanish-language production produced by Teatro Parapluie. A Brazilian production opened in August 2018, in Portuguese, with Bruna Guerin as Natasha, André Frateschi as Pierre and Gabriel Leone as Anatole. The production won the Prêmio Reverência popular vote Award for "Best Musical." A Japanese production, helmed by the entertainment company Toho , opened at the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre on January 5, 2019 and ran through January 27, 2019. It starred Nogizaka46 's Erika Ikuta as Natasha and Yoshio Inoue as Pierre. The Korean production ran from March 2021 until May 2021, starring Haena and Jung Eun-ji as Natasha, and Hong Kwang-ho and K.will as Pierre. In 2024,

396-466: A couple cannot be married without a parent's (or next closest living relative) consent. Thus, most Indonesian couples who engage in elopement often end up marrying without acknowledgment or official record by the government. Similar to Indonesia, an elopement in Malaysia is considered as " kahwin lari " or "marriage on a run". This mostly occurs when either (or both) of the couple's families does not approve

462-540: A couple of weeks due to Patinkin's busy schedule. Ars Nova (theater) Ars Nova is an Off-Broadway , non-profit theater in New York City's Hell's Kitchen neighborhood. Ars Nova develops and produces theater, comedy and music created by artists in the early stages of their careers. Besides its Off-off Broadway home in Hell's Kitchen, Ars Nova also operates the former Barrow Street Theatre at Greenwich House as

528-529: A full-length show, as well providing a venue for veteran Ars Nova artists to showcase new material. Uncharted is a music series for up-and-coming musical theater writers to showcase original work through concerts. In 2013, Ars Nova added a new Uncharted writer's group modeled after Play Group. Curated by Kent Nicholson, the group brings together rising composers and writers monthly to workshop and develop new musicals. The Out Loud series connects emerging playwrights with professional directors to help facilitate

594-527: A legal right to object. In practice, however, it also gives warning to the couples' parents, who sometimes objected on purely personal grounds. To work around this, it is necessary to get a special licence from the Archbishop of Canterbury —or to flee somewhere the law did not apply. For civil marriages notices must be posted for 28 clear days, at the appropriate register office. In the Philippines , elopement

660-449: A notorious rogue and womaniser ("The Opera"). Anatole visits Natasha in her box to flirt and leaves her with feelings she has never experienced before ("Natasha & Anatole"). Anatole arrives home after the opera and goes out drinking with his friend, Fedya Dolokhov, and Pierre. They are met by Hélène Bezukhova , the unfaithfully promiscuous wife of Pierre and shamelessly suggestive sister of Anatole. Anatole lusts for Natasha, although it

726-488: A prerequisite of Christian marriage is the "reading of the banns "—for any three Sundays in the three months prior to the intended date of the ceremony, the names of every couple intending marriage has to be read aloud by the priest(s) of their parish(es) of residence, or the posting of a 'Notice of Intent to Marry' in the registry office for civil ceremonies . The intention of this is to prevent bigamy or other unlawful marriages by giving fair warning to anybody who might have

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792-399: A result of an impending arranged marriage or in defiance to parents' dislike of a preferred suitor. In Indonesia , an elopement is considered as " kawin lari ", translated as "runaway marriage" (" kawin ", means marriage, " lari " means running/fleeing). This happens if the groom, the bride or both fail to get parental permission for the marriage. As Indonesia is a religiously strict country,

858-431: A space for Off-Broadway productions. The theater was founded in 2002 in memory of Gabe Wiener, a music producer who died at the age of 26, by his sister, Jenny Steingart and her husband Jon Steingart. The theater's mission is to provide a venue for smart, surprising new work from emerging artists. Past Ars Nova productions include Game Play , Eager to Lose , Core Values, The Netflix Plays, Natasha, Pierre and

924-440: A third party. Today the term "elopement" is colloquially used for any marriage performed in haste, with a limited public engagement period or without a public engagement period. Some couples elope because they wish to avoid parental or religious objections. In some modern cases, the couple collude together to elope under the guise of a bride kidnapping , presenting their parents with a fait accompli . In most cases, however,

990-554: Is sung-through , with just one line of spoken dialogue coming in Pierre and Natasha's only scene together. On stage, nearly all of the actors play musical instruments augmenting the show's orchestra. Pierre plays the accordion briefly, and plays large sections of the score on the orchestra's piano. The libretto contains many passages taken word-for-word from Aylmer and Louise Maude 's 1922 translation of Tolstoy's novel. Act I Act II Note: An aria for Natasha, "Natasha Lost",

1056-453: Is a pastiche score of a cavalier sort. Mr. Malloy lifts styles with such abandon, making willful shifts – from punk riffs to agitated Broadway ballads, mock-pompous recitative to gritty Russian folk songs or drinking choruses with klezmer clarinets – that you lose track of what is being appropriated and really don't care." Time Out New York gave the piece five out of five stars, and also included it on both critics' Best of lists, stating "this

1122-466: Is already married. Pierre eventually finds Anatole at Hélène’s house ("Find Anatole"). Pierre, close to violence, orders Anatole to leave Moscow and burn all his correspondence with Natasha. A terrified Anatole agrees, but manages to squeeze travelling money out of Pierre in the process ("Pierre & Anatole"). Natasha attempts to take her own life by poisoning herself with arsenic , but lives ("Natasha Very Ill"). The next day, Andrey returns home from

1188-492: Is away fighting in the war. Andrey has recently become engaged to Natasha Rostova . Natasha and her cousin, Sonya Rostova , arrive in Moscow to visit Natasha’s godmother, Marya Dmitrievna, and wait for Andrey to come home ("Moscow"). Natasha is to meet her future in-laws, Andrey’s sister, the lonely Mary Bolkonskaya , and his father, the old Prince Bolkonsky who are trapped in a hateful co-existence ("The Private and Intimate Life of

1254-480: Is called " tanan ". Tanan is a long-standing practice in Filipino culture when a woman leaves her home without her parents' permission to live a life with her partner. Usually she will elope during the nighttime hours and is awaited by her lover nearby, who then takes her away to a location not of her origin. The next morning, the distraught parents are clueless to the whereabouts of their daughter. Tanan often occurs as

1320-441: Is considered an honor. This caused conflict with the surrounding settled- feudalistic and urbanized fellow Kurdish Mokri tribe , whom measured a woman's honor in delicacy and modesty rather than strength and stubbornness, who promoted the ban of this practice. The Mangur tribe were of the last Kurdish tribes to practice this tradition, continuing the practice until the 1980s. The relationship between Helen and Paris of Troy

1386-497: Is given only one performance in order to allow for greater risk taking and the development of as many new artists as possible over the 30 night period. As of 2012, the festival has been moved from fall to summer. In 2013, ANT Fest combined with the 54/10 music festival, with upcoming bands featured twice per week in the evenings after regular ANT Fest shows. Showgasm is a monthly variety show. It showcases short works (five minutes or less) by young artists who have not yet developed

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1452-416: Is performed with parental foreknowledge. The term elopement is sometimes used in its original, more general sense of escape or flight, e.g. an escape from a psychiatric institution. In this context, elopement (or wandering ) can refer to a patient with dementia leaving the psychiatric unit without authorization. It has also referred to a married person leaving their spouse in order to run away with

1518-457: Is preparing for church, she is confused about her feelings for Anatole at the opera and questions whether they mean she has betrayed Andrey, fearing that something may stop them from being together ("Sunday Morning"). Later that day, Hélène visits Natasha and invites her to the ball, praising her beauty, and Natasha agrees to attend. Hélène privately revels in the scandalous idea of her brother and Natasha getting together ("Charming"). That night at

1584-634: Is revealed he is already married. Hélène flirts with Dolokhov, who taunts Pierre by raising a toast to "married women and their lovers". A drunk Pierre finds Dolokhov's behaviour insulting and challenges him to a duel . Pierre accidentally wounds Dolokhov and Dolokhov, despite being a renowned crack shot, miraculously misses him. Before they all leave, Anatole asks Hélène to invite Natasha to a ball that evening and she agrees ("The Duel"). They leave Pierre, who reflects on his near-death experience and realizes that despite wasting his life, he wishes to live and find love ("Dust and Ashes"). The next morning, as Natasha

1650-547: Is sometimes depicted as an elopement instead of an abduction. Patsy’s Elopement (1915) was a silent episode of an early serial film that deals with the topic humorously created by the Lubin Manufacturing Company . Searches for elopement photography ideas on Pinterest increased by 128 percent in 2019, with other related terms like "elopements at city halls" and "elopements in forests" also seeing increases in volume. In contract bridge , an elopement play

1716-512: Is theater like no other in New York. It grounds you and transports you at once, and leaves you beaming with pleasure.” Josh Groban played his final performance in the Broadway production on July 2, 2017. Okieriete Onaodowan assumed the role of Pierre on July 11; he was supposed to begin performances on July 3 but needed more time to prepare. The show's creator and former Pierre, Dave Malloy , played

1782-424: Is unmarried. Natasha screams at Marya and Sonya and bursts into tears as she waits all night for Anatole ("In My House"). Marya calls on Pierre in the middle of the night and explains the situation to him, begging him to handle the crisis. Pierre tells Marya that Anatole is already married ("A Call to Pierre"). Pierre, outraged, searches Moscow for Anatole while Marya and Sonya tell a grief-stricken Natasha that Anatole

1848-504: Is unsuccessful ("Preparations"). Balaga, their troika driver, arrives to take them to Natasha's house where they will retrieve her before departing ("Balaga"). When they arrive at Natasha's house, citizens of Moscow are there to bid their goodbyes to Anatole and Natasha, but are thwarted at the last moment by Marya ("The Abduction"). Marya scolds Natasha, who then reveals to Marya and Sonya that she broke off her engagement with Andrey and reaffirms her love for Anatole, whom she still believes

1914-399: Is very disreputable, and is rarely practised. In the 19th and early 20th century, Assyrians had heavily guarded their females from abduction and also consensual elopement, when it came to their neighbours such as Kurds, Azeris and Turks, who would abduct Assyrian women and marry them, in some cases forcefully , where they would convert them to Islam . Pre-marital romance was tolerated by

1980-683: The Darlinghurst Theatre Company , running at the Eternity Playhouse from 7 July to 20 August 2023. Reviews were positive, citing the staging and diverse casting. The Chinese premiere ran from December 2023 to March 2024 at the Nine Trees Future Art Center and the Bank of Communications Qiantan 31 Performing Arts Center with Cooper Grodin starring as Pierre. A New Zealand production, produced by WITCH Music Theatre, opened at

2046-515: The Nomadic and Militaristic Kurdish Bolbas tribal confederation, most notability the Mangur tribe; these relationships usually ended up in elopement if not approved for marriage by the bride's family. These love marriages were called “ radu khstn ”, meaning "chased after [a person (typically a girl after a boy)]." Typically elopement was only considered honorable if the family of the bride repeatedly rejects

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2112-557: The Richard Rodgers Award for Musical Theater , a Special Citation from the OBIE awards, and five Drama Desk nominations. 40°46′03″N 73°59′26″W  /  40.76757°N 73.99055°W  / 40.76757; -73.99055 Elopement Elopement is a marriage which is conducted in a sudden and secretive fashion, sometimes involving a hurried flight away from one's place of residence together with one's beloved with

2178-830: The Winter Garden Theatre in Toronto , but was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic and consequent shutdown of theaters. It was rescheduled for December 5, 2023 to March 24, 2024 at the Crow's Theatre. In summer 2025, it will transfer to the Royal Alexandra Theatre . The European premiere was in February 2023 at the Landestheater in Linz , Austria. The Australian premiere was mounted by

2244-442: The A.R.T. remounting, the production took the proscenium stage, but removed almost 200 seats from the audience to accommodate the design. Again, the options of stage seats, in banquettes or dining tables, were available. The Broadway production cost about $ 14 million to stage, most of which was not recouped. In July 2017, Hamilton alum Okieriete Onaodowan took over the role of Pierre, singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson took over

2310-467: The Ars Nova staff and resources, in return for providing expertise and assistance with artistic planning and production. Residents are also often commissioned to develop new work for the Ars Nova stage. Each summer, the theater funds a group of artists to attend a week long retreat outside of New York City. The retreat is divided into focused work sessions, group discussions and social activities. In 2008,

2376-1109: The Arts and Humanities in Arvada, Colorado staged The Great Comet in February-March 2024. Seacoast Repertory Theatre , Portsmouth, New Hampshire , staged The Great Comet in March and April 2024. Cygnet Theatre , San Diego, California , staged The Great Comet in April and May 2024. Pioneer Theatre Company , Salt Lake City, Utah , staged The Great Comet in May 2024 starring Ali Ewoldt as Natasha and Kevin Earley as Pierre Writers Theatre of Glencoe, Illinois , staged The Great Comet from September through November 2024 starring Aurora Penepacker as Natasha and Evan Tyrone Martin as Pierre. The show had its international premiere in Quito , Ecuador in September 2014, in

2442-591: The Great Comet of 1812 , The Urban Dictionary Plays, The Lapsburgh Layover, Be a Good LIttle Widow, The Wii Plays, Now Circa Then, Bloodsong of Love, Missed Connections NYC, Sax & Dixon: We Thee Wed, Mel & El: Show & Tell, Two Girls for Five Bucks and the Ten Dollar Heartbreakers, Playlist, Jollyship the Whiz-Bang, Boom, From up Here, Dixie's Tupperware Party, At Least It's Pink, 25 Questions for

2508-684: The Hannah Playhouse Theatre, Wellington in April 2024. (Lines in quotations are lyrics from the opening song, "Prologue," which introduces the characters) The piece was very well received by the New York press. Charles Isherwood in The New York Times called it "a vibrant, transporting new musical," and both Times theater critics included the show on their Best of the Year lists. The Times' classical critic, Anthony Tommasini , called it "a breathless, roughish and ravishing quasi-opera. This

2574-478: The House"). However, their meeting ends in disaster, as Natasha finds Mary cold and Mary finds Natasha vain, with Bolkonsky behaving bizarrely and dismissing Natasha ("Natasha & Bolkonskys"). Natasha leaves, missing Andrey more than ever and recalls the time they first met ("No One Else"). The next night, Natasha watches an opera with Sonya and Marya. Natasha catches the eye of Pierre's brother-in-law Anatole Kuragin ,

2640-471: The Village Voice awarded Ars Nova its "Best Theater Concessions" honor, commenting that "Ars Nova satisfies those few disconsolate [theater concession consumers] among us: In addition to reasonably priced cocktails, it features snacks thematically linked with the play on offer." Ars Nova's commissioned production of Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 won several awards and nominations, including

2706-491: The Writer's Room. Together, the two theater groups will jointly select four playwrights per year to receive Writer’s Room Commissions. The commissioned writers will then come together to participate in a program designed to encourage artistic risk taking and provide developmental support. The Play Group is a coalition of emerging playwrights, who meet on a biweekly basis to develop and discuss their works-in-progress. If accepted into

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2772-994: The ball, Natasha is met by Anatole, and they dance. Anatole professes his love to Natasha, who tries to tell him that she is already engaged. Ignoring this, Anatole kisses Natasha, leading her to fall in love with him in return ("The Ball"). After his duel with Dolokhov, Pierre begins studying to search for enlightenment. Natasha is further torn between her feelings for both Andrey and Anatole ("Letters"). Sonya discovers letters between Natasha and Anatole and learns of their relationship. She confronts Natasha and desperately explains her distrust of Anatole, but Natasha bursts out in anger at her and leaves. Natasha writes to Mary and breaks off her engagement with Andrey ("Sonya & Natasha"). Alone, Sonya reflects on her love for her cousin and her determination to save her, even if she will lose her closest friend ("Sonya Alone"). That evening, Anatole and Dolokhov prepare for an elopement between Anatole and Natasha. Dolokhov attempts to change Anatole's mind, but

2838-508: The best man on Earth and if he were free he would gladly marry her, giving her hope ("Pierre & Natasha"). After their meeting, Pierre experiences a moment of enlightenment as he watches the Great Comet of 1812 soar across the night sky ("The Great Comet of 1812"). The score, written and orchestrated by Malloy, merges Russian folk and classical music with indie rock and EDM influences. The piece, described by Malloy as an "electropop opera,"

2904-548: The cast featured Lucas Steele as Anatole, Brittain Ashford as Sonya, Amber Gray as Hélène, Grace McLean as Marya, Manik Choksi as Dolokhov, Gelsey Bell as Princess Mary, Nicholas Belton as Andrey/Old Prince Bolkonsky, Paul Pinto as Balaga, and Scott Stangland as the standby for Pierre. The production had choreography by Sam Pinkleton, sets by Mimi Lien, costumes by Paloma Young , lights by Bradley King, sound by Nicholas Pope and music direction by Or Matias. With sets similar to

2970-467: The cast on June 21 and was temporarily replaced by Luke Holloway. David Abeles then took over the role of Pierre on July 9, 2013. The show closed on September 1, 2013. The show opened for a 14-week limited engagement starting on September 24, 2013 at the Kazino and moved to the Theater District , with the final cast of the previous production: Bell was replaced by Shaina Taub (Katrina Yaukey later took over

3036-436: The cast was announced with Jamie Muscato , Declan Bennett and Chumisa Dornford-May starring as Anatole, Pierre and Natasha, respectively. Also featured in the cast are Cedric Neal as Balaga, Daniel Krikler as Dolokhov, Eugene McCoy as Prince Bolkonsky/Andrey, Annette McLaughlin as Marya, Maimuna Memon as Sonya, Cat Simmons as Helene and Chloe Saracco as Princess Mary. The Capital City Theatre of Madison, Wisconsin staged

3102-503: The country is valid according to certain law, but failure to register the marriage according to Islamic family law can cause issues with inheritance, performing umrah / hajj , divorce, and the registration of the birth of a child. However, some couples marry out of the country specifically to avoid the registration requirements of their Islamic religious council, which are seen by them as overly complicated. In Assyrian society, elopement (" Jelawta " or " Jenawta ") against parental request

3168-405: The festival continued as an integrated part of ANT Fest. In 2008, Ars Nova premiered its All New Talent Festival, or ANT Fest. The festival ran from October 16 through November 24 and showcased the work of 175 new artists. ANT Fest has since become an annual event, lasting for 30 nights and giving early-career artists a forum to present original material in front of a New York audience. Each show

3234-413: The intention of getting married without parental approval. An elopement is contrasted with an abduction (e.g., a bride kidnapping ), in which either the bride or groom has not consented, or a shotgun wedding in which the parents of one (prototypically the bride's) coerce both into marriage. Controversially, in modern times, elopement is sometimes applied to any small, inexpensive wedding, even when it

3300-482: The men who resort to capturing a wife are often of lower social status , because of poverty, disease, poor character or criminality. They are sometimes deterred from legitimately seeking a wife because of the payment the woman's family expects, the bride price (not to be confused with a dowry , paid by the woman's family). In some areas, elopement is met with violent reactions from family members, while in other places eloping has become more accepted. In England ,

3366-1218: The musical from June 3-12, 2022. The West Coast premiere occurred in the fall of 2022 with the Shotgun Players in Berkeley, California . The Great Comet returned to the Loeb Drama Center, home of the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) in Cambridge, Massachusetts , under the Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club in April 2023. The Idaho Shakespeare Festival staged ‘The Great Comet’ in August of 2023. The Great Lakes Theater , Cleveland, Ohio , staged The Great Comet in September and October 2023 with Chris McCarrell as Anatole. The Horizon Theatre Company, Atlanta, Georgia , staged The Great Comet in October and November 2023. The Zach Theatre in Austin, Texas , staged The Great Comet in January-March 2024. The Arvada Center for

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3432-464: The possibility of marriage to her lover until the bride takes it in her own hands and marries her lover herself; otherwise, such as if the bride never mentions a request to marry her lover to her family before eloping with him or in certain families who only approve elopement of divorced women and restrict virgin girls only to arranged marriages , it is considered dishonorable. Many Bolbas women had been in at least one love marriage in their life and it

3498-588: The production returned to Korea featuring Lee Jisoo, Yoo Yeon-jung , and Park Soobin as Natasha , and Ha Do-kwon , K.Will , and Julian Jootaek Kim as Pierre . Variety also reported that productions in London and Korea were under discussion, with additional interest in China and the Philippines. The Canadian premiere produced by Musical Stage Co. and Crow's Theatre was set to run from January 26 to February 14, 2021 at

3564-401: 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

3630-451: The relationship or when the marriage involves a foreign man. Additionally, elopement can happen when the court does not give permission for polygamy or if the man wants to keep the new marriage secret from the first wife or even the existence of the first wife from the second. The eloping couple also may get married outside the border (e.g Pattani ) when the dowry amount is too high, causing them to be desperate to run away. Elopement outside

3696-477: The role from July 3 to 9. Onaodowan's performance was well received, but the show continued to struggle financially with the departure of Groban. The producers attempted to bring in Broadway legend Mandy Patinkin to boost ticket sales and prevent the show from closing. On July 26, 2017, a day before the official announcement, the website Broadway Black broke the news that Patinkin was set to replace Onaodowan as Pierre for three weeks, cutting Onoadowan's run short by

3762-405: The role from Taub on February 4) and Pinto was replaced by Ashkon Davaran. On December 10, 2013, the two-disc cast recording was released. The show was extended and ran until March 2, 2014. The team behind the original production remounted the show at the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) in Cambridge, Massachusetts , with performances beginning December 1, 2015 to January 2016. Now expanded to

3828-503: The role of Sonya and Courtney Bassett took over the role of Princess Mary, both for temporary engagements. On August 15, Stangland temporarily took over the role of Pierre and Ashford returned to the role of Sonya. On August 22, Bell returned to the role of Princess Mary and Dave Malloy took over the role of Pierre for the remainder of the Broadway run. The Broadway production played its final performance on September 3, 2017, having played 32 previews and 336 performances. On 25 June 2024, it

3894-400: The show had Phillipa Soo and Dave Malloy playing the roles of Natasha Rostova and Pierre Bezukhov respectively. Once the show was taken to Broadway, Denée Benton and Josh Groban made their Broadway debuts in the roles of Natasha and Pierre. The musical received positive reviews, particularly for Phillipa Soo , Denée Benton , and Josh Groban 's leading performances, as well as for

3960-694: The show was staged as an immersive production, with action happening around and among the audience. The set designed by Mimi Lien and lights by Bradley King transformed Ars Nova into a Russian supper club. The creative team was completed by Paloma Young as costume designer, Matt Hubbs as sound designer, and Dave Malloy as musical director. The cast included Malloy as Pierre, Phillipa Soo as Natasha, Lucas Steele as Anatole, Amber Gray as Hélène, Brittain Ashford as Sonya, Manik Choksi as Dolokhov, Gelsey Bell as Mary, Amelia Workman as Marya, Blake DeLong as Andrey/Old Prince Bolkonsky and Paul Pinto (who also served as associate music director) as Balaga. The show

4026-870: The two-year program, the writers are given a chance to develop their plays with peer support and input, culminating in a public reading of their completed works. In addition to receiving support from the other Play Group members and Ars Nova staff, participants gain access to Ars Nova's network of artists, tickets to Ars Nova productions and the opportunity to participate in the Out Loud reading series and annual Play Group project. The Artist in Residence program provides emerging directors, designers, composers, and playwrights with an artistic home for one year. Ars Nova's 2012 Artists in Residence are The Debate Society (Company-in-Residence), Portia Krieger (Director-in-Residence) and Shaina Taub (Composer-in-Residence). Each resident has access to

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4092-468: The war and is disoriented about the refusal of marriage he received from Natasha, which he asks Pierre about. Pierre explains the scandal to him and pleads with him to be compassionate, but Andrey is unable to forgive Natasha and cold-heartedly tells Pierre that he will not ask for her hand in marriage again ("Pierre and Andrey"). Pierre visits a shattered Natasha, meeting her for the first time, and comforts her. During their conversation he expresses if he were

4158-602: The writer’s creative process and contribute to his/her professional development. The majority of the plays produced during Out Loud come from members of Ars Nova's Play Group. In 2012, the Manhattan Theatre Club launched The Studio at Stage II, with the intention of producing new works at the New York City Center . As a part of this program, the Manhattan Theatre Club teamed up with Ars Nova to create

4224-414: Was announced that The Great Comet would have its United Kingdom premiere at London’s Donmar Warehouse from 7 December 2024 to 8 February 2025. The show will be directed by Timothy Sheader and choreographed by Ellen Kane. Sheader has said this production will return the show to its Ars Nova roots, with a cast of 12 and band of 10 (as opposed to the Broadway edition, which had a cast of 33). On 17 October,

4290-427: Was cut during the Broadway production but is included on the original cast recording between number 8 ("Natasha & Anatole") and number 9 ("The Duel"). "Dust and Ashes" was added for the A.R.T. production. In 2020, Malloy released a song titled "Epilogue", a solo for Pierre after the finale that wasn't a part of the original musical. The musical premiered on October 16, 2012, at Ars Nova . Directed by Rachel Chavkin

4356-485: Was the first production of Ars Nova to ever transfer to Broadway. On May 16, 2013, the show opened in the Meatpacking District at Kazino, a temporary structure designed as an opulent Russian club, where the immersive production was staged, again by the same creative team. The cast reprised their roles, except Choksi, now replaced by Ian Lassiter (who temporarily took over the role for a month after which Choksi returned), and Workman, replaced by Grace McLean . Malloy left

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