Natasha, Pierre & the great comet of 1812
Subtitle: the journey of a new musical to Broadway
By: edited and compiled by Steven Suskin ; script and annotations by Dave Malloy ; foreword by Oskar Eustis
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9781454923282
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Campaigns; Drama; Musicals; Librettos; Production and direction; Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815
Description: Musical inspired by Leo Tolstoy's War and peace; includes behind-the-scenes photographs, interviews with the cast and crew, and details on the costumes, set design, and lighting.
Notes: Companion CD contains recordings of three songs from the Off-Broadway production (Charming; Sonya alone; Balaga) and two new recordings for the Broadway production featuring Josh Groban with orchestra (Dust and ashes; The great comet of 1812)
Table of contents: title: A glorious light in the sky. Creating a Comet / by Dave Malloy, author; title: Order from chaos / by Rachel Chavkin, director; title: A crazy commission / by Jason Eagan, Ars Nova; title: Way Off-Broadway / by Howard Kagan, producer; title: A total environment / by Mimi Lien, scenic designer; title: A costume tournament / by Paloma Young, costume designer; title: Making Comet move / by Sam Pinkleton, choreographer; title: A candle in the mirror / by Bradley King, lighting designer; title: What about Pierre?/ by Dave Malloy; title: Coming to Broadway / by Josh Groban; title: On becoming Natasha / by Denée Benton; title: Being Anatole / by Lucas Steele; title: The music / by Or Matias, musical director; title: Sound that moves / by Nicholas Pope, sound designer; title: Seats with subwoofers / by Sonny Paladino, music supervisor; title: Riding the Comet / by Phillipa Soo; title: An event! / by Diane Paulus, A.R.T.; title: Comet lands on Broadway / by Howard Kagan; title: The annotated script: Natasha, Pierre & the great comet of 1812 / annotated by Dave Malloy.