Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812
Presented by WITCH Music Theatre
By Dave Malloy
20 april- 4 may 2024
Preview performance April 19
From the celebrated and award-winning composer Dave Malloy comes Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812, "both the most innovative and the best new musical to open on Broadway since Hamilton!" — The New York Times.
With an astronomical 12 Tony Award® nominations, including Best Musical and Best Original Score, this unprecedented Broadway sensation has been hailed by critics and audiences worldwide as a “ground-breaking modern masterpiece”. Featuring a breathtaking and daring score inspired by folk, indie-rock and electro-pop music, this form-defying musical is one of the most exciting shows ever seen on Broadway.
Now making its way from New York City to Te Whanganui-a-Tara in 2024, Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 invites audiences to step inside a world of opulent excess, hedonism, and profound passion to experience this musical adaptation of a scandalous slice of Tolstoy’s War and Peace.
Set against the backdrop of 19th-century Russia, refracted through a modern lens, young and impulsive Natasha Rostova arrives in Moscow to await the return of her fiancé from the front lines of war. When she falls under the intoxicating spell of the roguish Anatole, it falls to Pierre, a family friend in the middle of an existential crisis, to pick up the fragments of her shattered fate.
Playing at the newly reopened Hannah Playhouse, Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 is set to be nothing short of an extraordinary musical experience.
Presented by WITCH Music Theatre
Co-Directors Maya Handa Naff & Nick Lerew
Music Director Hayden Taylor
Choreographers Greta Casey-Solly (Te Atiawa) & Emily McDermott
Creative Producers Ben Emerson & Joshua Tucker
Broadway premiere presented by Howard & Janet Kagen, Paula Marie Black, Carole Shorenstein Hays, Jenny Steingart and Jason Eagan, Mary Lu Roffe and Susan Gallin, Diana DiMenna, Mary Maggio/Sharon Azrieli/Robin Gorman, Darren Sussman/Roman Gambourg/Lev Gelfer, Tom Smedes, John Logan, Lisa Matlin, Margie and Bryan Weingarten, Daveed Frazier, Argyle Productions/Jim Kierstead, In Fine Company/Hipzee, Gutterman & Caiola/Backdrop Partners, Siderow Kirchman Productions/Sunnyspot Productions, Gordon/Meli Theatricals, Rodger Hess/Larry Toppall, Daniel Rakowski/Matt Ross/Ben Feldman, Mike Karns, The American Repertory Theatre (Diane Paulus, Artistic Director; Diane Quinn, Executive Producer; Diane Borger, Producer), and Ars Nova.
Originally commissioned, developed, and world premiere produced by Ars Nova; Jason Eagan, Founding Artistic Director; Renee Blinkwolt, Managing Director.
Further developed and produced by the American Repertory Theater at Harvard University; Diane Paulus, Artistic Director; Diane Quinn, Executive Producer; Diane Borger, Producer.
By Arrangement with ORiGiN™ Theatrical on behalf of Samuel French Inc., a Concord Theatricals Company
Performances
Fri 19 April 7:30PM (Preview)
Sat 20 April 7:30PM (OPENING)
Tue 23 April 7:30PM
Wed 24 april 7:30PM
Thu 25 april 7:30PM
Fri 26 april 7:30PM
Sat 27 april 7:30pm
Sun 28 april 4PM (matinee)
Tue 30 april 7:30pm
wed 1 may 7:30pm
Thu 2 may 7:30pm
fri 03 may 7:30pm
sat 04 may 2pm (matinee)
sat 04 may 7:30pm (closing night)
Tickets from $36 - $56
Run time: 2 hours 20 minutes (including 20 minute interval)
Content forecast: This performance contains flashing lights, sudden loud noises, prop guns, and mature themes including addiction, mental illness, self-harm, suicide, and derogatory terms.
See Ticketing T&Cs.