More Vodka! Dave Malloy’s Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812 is Aiming for Broadway

There could be another Russian romance heading to Broadway! Immersive musical Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812, which recently had an acclaimed off-Broadway run, is eyeing the Great White Way. According to The New York Times, one of the musical’s producer’s, Howard Kagan, is aiming to mount the show on the Main Stem soon.

Based on a most scandalous slice of Leo Tolstoy’s Russian masterpiece War and Peace, The Great Comet tells the story of a young girl named Natasha, who is betrothed to Andrey, though he’s off at war. In his absence, Natasha strikes up a relationship with the attractive Anatole, whose rebellious nature causes Andrey’s best friend Pierre to be on alert to the budding romance.

Dave Malloy’s innovative show was directed by Rachel Chavkin and originally started out in October 2012 at Ars Nova before transferring to Kazino, a pop-up venue downtown, the following May. In September 2013 the tuner moved with Kazino to the Theater District. The cast featured David Abeles as Pierre, Brittain Ashford as Sonya, Blake DeLong as Bolkonsky/Andrey, Amber Gray as Helene, Nick Choksi as Dolokhov, Grace McLean as Marya D, Ashkon Davaran as Balaga, Phillipa Soo as Natasha, Lucas Steele as Anatole and Shaina Taub as Princess Mary.