Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 is a musical adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace, described as an electropop opera, with music and libretto by Dave Malloy. It is based on Volume 2, Part 5 of War and Peace, focusing on Natasha's affair with Anatole, and Pierre's growing despair.The piece premiered in 2012 at Ars Nova. In May 2013, the show transferred to a custom pop-up venue Kazino, initially located in the Meatpacking District. In September 2013, the show and Kazino moved to the Theater District. The production, directed by Rachel Chavkin, combined elements of interactive theatre and dinner theater.Malloy's original score merges Russian folk and classical music with indie rock and EDM influences. In 2013 Ghostlight Records released a two-disc cast album.The work received the 2013 Richard Rodgers Award for Musical Theater, a 2013 Obie Award, and Best New Musical at the 2013 Off-Broadway Alliance Awards, and was nominated for five Drama Desk Awards, two Drama League Awards and a record breaking eleven Lucille Lortel Awards.. }
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- Natasha,_Pierre_and_the_Great_Comet_of_1812 abstract "Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 is a musical adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace, described as an electropop opera, with music and libretto by Dave Malloy. It is based on Volume 2, Part 5 of War and Peace, focusing on Natasha's affair with Anatole, and Pierre's growing despair.The piece premiered in 2012 at Ars Nova. In May 2013, the show transferred to a custom pop-up venue Kazino, initially located in the Meatpacking District. In September 2013, the show and Kazino moved to the Theater District. The production, directed by Rachel Chavkin, combined elements of interactive theatre and dinner theater.Malloy's original score merges Russian folk and classical music with indie rock and EDM influences. In 2013 Ghostlight Records released a two-disc cast album.The work received the 2013 Richard Rodgers Award for Musical Theater, a 2013 Obie Award, and Best New Musical at the 2013 Off-Broadway Alliance Awards, and was nominated for five Drama Desk Awards, two Drama League Awards and a record breaking eleven Lucille Lortel Awards.".