Research Catalog

Title

Natasha, Pierre, and the great comet of 1812 : the journey of a new musical to Broadway / edited and compiled by Steven Suskin ; script and annotations by Dave Malloy ; foreword by Oskar Eustis.

Publication

• New York : Sterling, [2016]
• ©2016

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Details

Additional Authors

• Suskin, Steven
• Malloy, Dave, 1976-
• Eustis, Oskar, 1958-

Description

208 pages : color illustrations; 29 cm +

Summary

"Here is the fascinating, behind-the-scenes journey of the new musical Natasha, Pierre & the great comet of 1812: from its inception, to Off-Off Broadway, to Off-Broadway, to its premiere at the Imperial Theatre on Broadway. The musical is based on a dramatic seventy-page slice from Leo Tolstoy's War and peace. Profusely illustrated, the book also includes an annotated script and a special CD with three songs from the Off-Broadway production and two all-new recordings for the Broadway production featuring Josh Groban with a 25-piece orchestra"--Dust jacket.

Subjects

• Malloy, Dave, 1976- > Natasha, Pierre, and the great comet of 1812
• Musicals > History and criticism
• Musicals > Librettos
• Librettos

Genre/Form

Librettos.

Note

• Nine bookmarks, with quotations from the Tony-nominated creators, inserted

Contents

• A glorious light in the sky. Creating a comet / by Dave Mallow, author ; Order from chaos / by Rachel Chavkin, director ; A crazy commission / by Jason Eagan, producer ; Way Off-Broadway / by Howard Kagan, producer ; A total environment / by Mimi Lien, scenic designer ; A costume tournament / by Paloma Young, costume designer ; Making comet move / by Sam Pinkleton, choreographer ; A candle in the mirror / by Bradley King, lighting designer ; What about Pierre? / by Dave Malloy ; Coming to Broadway / by Josh Groban ; On becoming Natasha / by Denée Benton ; Being Anatole / by Lucas Steele ; The music / by Or Matias, musical director ; Sound that moves / by Nicholas Pope, sound designer ; Seats with subwoofers / by Sonny Paladino, music supervisor ; Riding the comet / by Phillipa Soo ; An event! / by Diane Paulus, A.R.T. ; Comet lands on Broadway / by Howard Kagan -- The annotated script. Natasha, Pierre & the great comet of 1812 / annotated by Dave Malloy.
• CD. Dust and ashes -- Charming -- Sonya alone -- Balaga -- The great comet of 1812.

Call Number

MWED (New York) 17-3288

ISBN

• 9781454923282
• 1454923288

OCLC

995323518

Title

Natasha, Pierre, and the great comet of 1812 : the journey of a new musical to Broadway / edited and compiled by Steven Suskin ; script and annotations by Dave Malloy ; foreword by Oskar Eustis.

Publisher

New York : Sterling, [2016]

Copyright Date

©2016

Type of Content

text

still image

performed music

Type of Medium

unmediated

audio

Type of Carrier

volume

audio disc

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Added Author

Suskin, Steven, editor.

Malloy, Dave, 1976- librettist.

Malloy, Dave, 1976- editor.

Eustis, Oskar, 1958- writer of foreword.

Container of (work): Malloy, Dave, 1976- Natasha, Pierre, and the great comet of 1812 (Libretto)

Research Call Number

MWED (New York) 17-3288 [Text]

*LDC 55001 [CD]