Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 to open in London
Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 to open in London
#1Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 to open in London
Posted: 6/25/24 at 4:39am
The UK premiere of Dave Malloy’s musical Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812 has been announced, running at the Donmar from 7 December 2024 to 8 February 2025.
Directed by Tim Sheader as part of his first season, with choreography by Ellen Kane and musical supervision by Nicholas Skilbeck, this production features set design by Leslie Travers, costume design by Evie Gurney.
https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/natasha-pierre-and-the-great-comet-of-1812-to-have-uk-premiere-this-winter_1608944/
#2Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 to open in London
Posted: 6/25/24 at 6:46am
OMG! Yes!!!!! This production was so good on Broadway! Really wish it didn’t have all the controversies, then it could’ve run longer. At any rate, London is in for a treat with this production!
The idea is to work and to experiment. Some things will be creatively successful, some things will succeed at the box office, and some things will only - which is the biggest only - teach you things that see the future. And they're probably as valuable as any of your successes. -Harold Prince
willep
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/08
#3Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 to open in London
Posted: 6/25/24 at 6:52am
To be clear, it is NOT the Broadway production. Completely different creative team. In fact he specifically states in the article that he didn’t even see the Broadway production.
That being said, love the Donmar and The Great Comet, so I’m very interested to see what they do with the piece.
Sammy232
Stand-by Joined: 8/3/23
#4Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 to open in London
Posted: 6/25/24 at 7:41am
willep said: "To be clear, it is NOT the Broadway production. Completely different creative team. In fact he specifically states in the article that he didn’t even see the Broadway production.
That being said, love the Donmar and The Great Comet, so I’m very interested to see what they do with the piece."
I absolutely love this material and would be very curious to see a different production
hearthemsing22
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/14/20
#5Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 to open in London
Posted: 6/25/24 at 8:28am
I'm so glad that London will finally be able to experience this show but am I the only one who found it dull?
#6Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 to open in London
Posted: 6/25/24 at 11:35am
They also announced that Adrien Brody will be in a play called The Fear of 13 written by Lindsey Ferrentino, the playwright writing the book for The Queen of Versailles
FreddyMyLove2
Swing Joined: 4/24/17
#7Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 to open in London
Posted: 6/25/24 at 11:45am
I am so glad to hear this, even if I'll never see it. I always thought this show deserved SO much better than what it got. It totally thrived in Toronto (where I saw it 20 times) and I hope it also thrives in London!
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#8Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 to open in London
Posted: 6/25/24 at 11:58am
Seems like a great space for it.
#9Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 to open in London
Posted: 6/25/24 at 12:02pm
I know this is a different production but hopefully Mandy Patinkin will someday perform as Pierre!
#10Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 to open in London
Posted: 6/25/24 at 12:09pm
hearthemsing22 said: "I'm so glad that London will finally be able to experience this show but am I the only one who found it dull?"
I found it dreadful.
"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one".
-Felicia Finley-
Huss417
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#11Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 to open in London
Posted: 6/25/24 at 12:14pm
muscle23ftl said: "hearthemsing22 said: "I'm so glad that London will finally be able to experience this show but am I the only one who found it dull?"
I found it dreadful."
Why doesn't that surprise me.
"I hope your Fanny is bigger than my Peter."
Mary Martin to Ezio Pinza opening night of Fanny.
hearthemsing22
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/14/20
#12Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 to open in London
Posted: 6/25/24 at 12:51pm
Huss417 said: "muscle23ftl said: "hearthemsing22 said: "I'm so glad that London will finally be able to experience this show but am I the only one who found it dull?"
I found it dreadful."
Why doesn't that surprise me."
Why so rude? Not every show will be a hit with all audiences.
#13Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 to open in London
Posted: 6/25/24 at 1:04pm
I just realized, they are also doing Intimate Apparel by Lynn Nottage. American heavy season for a British theatre company
willep
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/08
#14Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 to open in London
Posted: 6/25/24 at 1:14pm
Wick3 said: "I know this is a different production but hopefully Mandy Patinkin will someday perform as Pierre!"
That would be exciting. I remember the cast talking about how wonderful he was in rehearsals.
Huss417
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#15Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 to open in London
Posted: 6/25/24 at 1:47pm
hearthemsing22 said: "Huss417 said: "muscle23ftl said: "hearthemsing22 said: "I'm so glad that London will finally be able to experience this show but am I the only one who found it dull?"
I found it dreadful."
Why doesn't that surprise me."
Why so rude? Not every show will be a hit with all audiences."
Far from being rude and it looks like 11 people actually agree with me.
"I hope your Fanny is bigger than my Peter."
Mary Martin to Ezio Pinza opening night of Fanny.
#16Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 to open in London
Posted: 6/25/24 at 3:24pm
Why does all the cool stuff happen whenever I'm broke and cannot travel across an entire f*cking ocean
hearthemsing22
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/14/20
#17Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 to open in London
Posted: 6/25/24 at 3:36pm
Huss417 said: "hearthemsing22 said: "Huss417 said: "muscle23ftl said: "hearthemsing22 said: "I'm so glad that London will finally be able to experience this show but am I the only one who found it dull?"
I found it dreadful."
Why doesn't that surprise me."
Why so rude? Not every show will be a hit with all audiences."
Far from being rude and it looks like 11 people actually agree with me."
Jarethan
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/10/11
#18Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 to open in London
Posted: 6/25/24 at 4:09pm
Dylan Smith4 said: "OMG! Yes!!!!! This production was so good on Broadway! Really wish it didn’t have all the controversies, then it could’ve run longer. At any rate, London is in for a treat with this production!"
I think you may be remembering incorrectly. It had controversies god knows, but the reason it didn’t run longer is because people did t want to see it without Josh Grobin. It is a real shame because it was so unique and has a great score. Just too dependent on a big name.
#20Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 to open in London
Posted: 6/25/24 at 9:04pm
Broadway Flash said: "Poison oak"
DON'T YOU DARE GO THERE!
The idea is to work and to experiment. Some things will be creatively successful, some things will succeed at the box office, and some things will only - which is the biggest only - teach you things that see the future. And they're probably as valuable as any of your successes. -Harold Prince
#21Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 to open in London
Posted: 6/25/24 at 9:58pm
With Tim Sheader directing, who knows what you'll get. His time at Regents Park saw him have massive hits and big mis-fires. His Ragtime and Carousel were 2 of the worst things I have ever seen.
willep
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/08
#22Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 to open in London
Posted: 6/25/24 at 11:41pm
Jarethan said: "Dylan Smith4 said: "OMG! Yes!!!!! This production was so good on Broadway! Really wish it didn’t have all the controversies, then it could’ve run longer. At any rate, London is in for a treat with this production!"
I think you may be remembering incorrectly. It had controversies god knows, but the reason it didn’t run longer is because people did t want to see it without Josh Grobin. It is a real shame because it was so unique and has a great score. Just too dependent on a big name. "
The controversies absolutely contributed to the closing. Any/all stunt casting (Mandy Patinkin) immediately ran away once all the controversies started.
Owen22
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/24/11
#23Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 to open in London
Posted: 6/26/24 at 11:31am
TBFL said: "With Tim Sheader directing, who knows what you'll get. His time at Regents Park saw him have massive hits and big mis-fires. His Ragtime and Carousel were 2 of the worst things I have ever seen."
But his Into the Woods is still the greatest production of that show I've ever seen. Though I hear it didn't go quite as well in Central Park...
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