Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
by Dave Malloy
Adapted from War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Victoria Bussert, director
Matthew Webb, music director
Alex Sanchez, choreographer
From the celebrated and award-winning composer Dave Malloy comes Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, an electropop opera based on a scandalous slice of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace. Young and impulsive, Natasha Rostova arrives in Moscow to await the return of her fiancé from the front lines. When she falls under the spell of the roguish Anatole, it is up to Pierre, a family friend in the middle of an existential crisis, to pick up the pieces of her shattered reputation. Following a critically exalted premiere at Ars Nova in New York City, a subsequent off-Broadway transfer and an acclaimed run on Broadway, this award-winning musical expands the possibilities for the genre with its daring score and bold storytelling.
Run time: 120 minutes
NOTICE: The following will be used in this performance - strobe lighting effects, synthetic fog and gun-shot sound effects
About the original production
Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 premiered at Ars Nova in New York City in October 2012, under the direction of Rachel Chavkin. The production later opened on Broadway, premiering at the Imperial Theatre on November 14, 2016.
Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals.
Ticket Information
$15 general admission ($10 students)
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This fully-staged production of Oberlin Music Theater will be presented in eight performances, December 3 through 10 at 7:30pm and December 6 at 2:30pm in the Wurtzel Theater.
