Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 (Broadway)
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Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 (Broadway)
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Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 (Broadway) NYC Reviews and Tickets

85%
(2652 Ratings)
Positive
89%
Mixed
7%
Negative
4%
Members say
Great staging, Entertaining, Ambitious, Great singing, Clever

About the Show

Inspired by a 70-page slice of Tolstoy’s 'War and Peace,' this immersive, Off-Broadway hit transfers to the Main Stem.

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Show-Score Member Reviews (2,652)

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152 Reviews | 42 Followers
100
Great staging, Great singing, Must see, Funny, Masterful

See it if you have time machine. it`s too late to recommend

Don't see it if you don't like Russians

70 Reviews | 14 Followers
100
Absorbing, Clever, Delightful, Entertaining, Exquisite

See it if You like Josh Groban

Don't see it if Don't enjoy operettas

83 Reviews | 56 Followers
100
Great singing, Great staging, Riveting

See it if you want to be thoroughly entertained!

Don't see it if you can't keep up with the multiple characters and plots.

Eug
191 Reviews | 31 Followers
100
Absorbing, Clever, Romantic, Riveting, Intelligent

See it if you're a fan of ingenuity, exciting staging, remarkably original music and performances. A fully-realized production that is outside-the-box

Don't see it if you're not a fan of uniqueness.

76 Reviews | 25 Followers
100
Great staging, Entertaining, Great writing, Masterful, Must see

See it if You like immersive theatre

Don't see it if You don't like immersive theatre

69 Reviews | 19 Followers
100
Entertaining, Funny, Great singing, Great staging, Must see

See it if You enjoy a theatre experience that involves the audience and the entire theatre. You love great music and costuming.

Don't see it if You take issue with audience inclusion or find difficulty with the story, 'everyone's got 9 different names.'

75 Reviews | 18 Followers
100
Exquisite, Ambitious, Phenomenal score, Masterful, Brilliant staging!

See it if If you love fresh and inventive new musicals with a brilliant score then this is a must see!!

Don't see it if If you prefer traditional and more conventional musicals.

112 Reviews | 28 Followers
100
Exquisite, Great singing, Great acting, Great staging, Must see

See it if you love theatre that defies Broadway norms, strong ensembles, inventive staging, gorgeous design, and immersive experiences

Don't see it if you are a musical theatre traditionalist, you don't like War and Peace, or hate actors breaking the fourth wall Read more

Critic Reviews (65)

The Washington Post
November 14th, 2016

"Groban proves to be a thoroughly winning team player in an offbeat pop opera that is ultimately more memorable for technical dexterity than emotional texture...Dave Malloy’s divinely eclectic score gives a gallery of featured performers a vibrant showcase for their dramatic and vocal abilities...As for the narrative itself, well, 'Natasha, Pierre' is a vehicle built for style more than durable storytelling."
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Chicago Tribune
November 14th, 2016

"A wildly inventive new musical...'Great Comet' functions as a satire of the trope of turning Russian fiction into musicals...The weakness of Chavkin's fabulously staged production is pretty simple and obvious. Little attention is paid to the emotional inner lives of the characters...It is like you're watching a cutting, a really cool post-modern cabaret lived in real time."
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Entertainment Weekly
November 14th, 2016

"The staging is remarkable considering all its moving parts, and the gifted young ensemble, often cycling at full tilt through multiple roles, earn every ounce of sweat and confetti. But the end result feels a little too much like zero-calorie entertainment (well, not counting the pierogi): brisk and sexy and emotionally weightless. The flow of the story never quite takes hold, and the stakes for these star-crossed lovers feel no more or less crucial then the next musical number tells us it is."
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AM New York
November 14th, 2016

"Since it premiered, I have always found the show to be extremely uneven, with a stop-and-start momentum that alternates between all-out liveliness and long episodes of slow tedium. That being said, Rachel Chavkin’s stunning production is an intoxicating whirlwind of wild activity...Benton, a little-known actress, is wonderful as the doe-eyed Natasha, and Groban, with his rich voice in tow, gives a sensitive performance that fully captures Pierre’s angst-filled personality."
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NY1
November 18th, 2016

"Pure theatrical magic…Country aristocrat Natasha is played with sparkle and pluck by Denée Benton…Josh Groban makes a forceful and passionate Broadway debut as the dissolute Pierre...Rachel Chavkin’s breathless, immersive staging is a constant source of wonder...One of the most thrilling Broadway musicals this decade, 'The Great Comet' is intimate yet epic, ironic yet deeply felt, cosmic yet down to earth. It lights up the sky and our hearts."
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Theatermania
November 14th, 2016

"The most exciting theatrical experience since 'Hamilton,' a must-see for anyone who wants a sneak peek at how Broadway will look in the coming decades...Malloy's sharp lyrics and tunefully experimental music make the occasional haziness of the book easy to forgive...'The Great Comet' is a model for how to present 21st-century theater in venues designed 100 years ago....Everyone in this cast is working hard and it pays off."
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BroadwayWorld
November 15th, 2016

"Director Rachel Chavkin's brilliantly joyous and sneakily subversive mounting of ‘The Great Comet,’ an infectiously lively musical…Josh Groban supplies the attention-grabbing star name and does a fine job anchoring the festivities with gravitas…Denée Benton's Natasha revels in the spotlight much of the time and she reflects it luminously with a lovely voice and a glowing presence...Let this dazzling show fill your spirits all night long."
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Lighting & Sound America
November 15th, 2016

"Never, ever dull...As engaging as all the color, movement, and vocal pyrotechnics can be, there is something uncertain about the piece…'The Great Comet’ is sometimes moving, sometimes electrifying, and sometimes just a bit vulgar and overreaching in its gritted-teeth determination to give the audience a good time…As it is, it's prone to rather giddy mood shifts that sometimes undermine the story it is trying to tell. Make no mistake, however -- this is a wild, rollicking circus of a show."
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