Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812: The Journey of a New Musical to Broadway

Here is the official, 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 70-page slice of 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.

CONTENIDO:

Foreword (Oskar Eustis)
Introduction (Steven Suskin)

Part 1. A glorious light in the sky
-Creating a comet (Dave Malloy, author)
-Order from chaos (Rachel Chavkin, director)
-A crazy commission (Jason Eagan, Ars Nova)
-Way Off-Broadway (Howard Kagan, producer)
-A total environment (Mimi Lien, scenic designer)
-A costume tournment (Paloma Young, costume designer)
-Making comet move (Sam Pinkleton, choreographer)
-A candle in the mirror (Bradley King, lighting designer)
-What about Pierre? (Dave Malloy)
-Coming to Broadway (Josh Grohan)
-On Becoming Natasha (Denée Benton)
-Being Anatole (Lucas Steele)
-The music (Or Matias, musical director)
-Sound that moves (Nicholas Pope, sound designer)
-Seats with subwoofers (Sonny Paladino, music supervisor)
-Riding the comet (Phillipa Soo)
-An event! (Diane Paulus, A.R.T.)
-Comet lands on Broadway (Howard Kagan)

Part 2. The annotated script: Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 (annotated by Dave Malloy)