#1
Posted: 2/18/18 at 1:09am
I want to make a message board for all of those who, like me, who miss The Great Comet dearly <3.
Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 needs to be revived and back on Broadway!!
#2
Posted: 2/18/18 at 1:21am
There's a pretty crazy Comet group on Facebook where you'd fit right in...
#3
Posted: 2/18/18 at 4:37am
There is a big pile of N&P Great Comet coffee-table books on the remainder table at Barnes & Noble at Broadway and West 82 Street. I think it was marked down to around $10.00.
#4
Posted: 2/18/18 at 4:59am
I miss Great Comet as well. It didn't deserve to close. If only people didn't make Mandy Patinkin replacing Oak Onaodowan a big deal, then it would've lasted a bit longer. But the show would've probably closed by the end of 2017 or early 2018 anyway.
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#5
Posted: 2/18/18 at 8:34am
I loved the show and "mourned" it's too early closure -- but CoolDoge is right....it was never going to be a long running show. Calling for a revival within a year of its closing is just silly.
Will we ever see it? I have no idea, but would be happy to see it again in the future. Heck, I'm wondering when they might release the rights, I'd love to figure out if I could direct it!
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#6
Posted: 2/18/18 at 12:03pm
Sorry.
Not going to happen anytime in the foreseeable future.
Last time I looked, the producers lost their money on this.
Why would it get a fast encore?
Of course, considering the great success of the national tour, and the ongoing productions in London, Toronto, and Sydney that didn't have the stunt-casting fail...
(yeah, me neither)
Can we be real a second -- Can we please admit that this show's even marginal financial draw was a certain pop vocalist who (mostly) sang one song in the show? I cant speak for all, but the night I saw the show, there were a lot of folks there to just see Groban. Once he was gone, the gig was up -- unless they could find a similar draw. Credit to the producers -- they tried. Didn't work out. (Might not have worked out even if it had stayed open.)
#7
Posted: 2/18/18 at 12:11pm
I love the show too! And I wish it didnt close as early as it did. But you will probally never see a revival on broadway in your lifetime. You will probally get to experince a Reunion concert but not a full fledged revival.
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#8
Posted: 2/18/18 at 12:46pm
Does anyone know if the broadway production was filmed?
#9
Posted: 2/18/18 at 12:56pm
For the Lincoln Center archives, yes. Not for public viewing/purchase.
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#10
Posted: 2/18/18 at 1:04pm
Arent all productions "preserved" for either Lincoln Center or some other repository, or for the Producers?
I've assumed that they are
#11
Posted: 2/18/18 at 1:29pm
Natalia10 said: "I want to make a message board for all of those who, like me, who miss The Great Comet dearly <3."
I think all of us, me included, could benefit by pausing for a minute before we hit "Post Message."
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#12
Posted: 2/18/18 at 1:50pm
SempreLiberal said: "Does anyone know if the broadway production was filmed?"
There's several bootlegs floating around.
#13
Posted: 2/18/18 at 2:06pm
But I thought they announced a tour? Maybe they can team up with the upcoming Spider-Man tour.
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#14
Posted: 2/18/18 at 2:13pm
I, too, have a very special place in my heart for this show and was sad to see it go so soon. Though I don’t think that anyone - myself included - ever really thought that it would have great staying power and become a long-runner. It’s an intimate show with a niche audience and isn’t marketable to the masses without a name like Groban, and even then, it still struggles. I’m sure that productions will pop up over the next several years.
#15
Posted: 2/18/18 at 3:02pm
I love the show, and it has a special place in my heart. Really glad we got to see it before it closed!
I was also lucky enough to see Ghost Quartet in Seattle last month. In reflection, I'd really like to see a scaled-down version of Great Comet in a more intimate venue - I hope some good regional productions will pop up in that way. For all that I enjoyed the spectacle of the Broadway staging, I think there are some interesting things that could be done on a smaller scale.
#16
Posted: 2/18/18 at 3:05pm
I hope there can be a few regional productions along the line.
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#17
Posted: 2/18/18 at 11:18pm
Mike66 said: "Can we be real a second -- Can we please admit that this show's even marginal financial draw was a certain pop vocalist who (mostly) sang one song in the show? "
I can't think of any character that only sang one song in this show.
#18
Posted: 2/19/18 at 12:06am
haterobics said: "Mike66 said: "Can we be real a second -- Can we please admit that this show's even marginal financial draw was a certain pop vocalist who (mostly) sang one song in the show? "
I can't think of any characterthat only sang one song in this show."
Pop (? Dad ?) vocalist Paul Pinto as Balaga?
#19
Posted: 2/19/18 at 7:50am
SempreLiberal said: "Pop (? Dad ?)vocalist Paul Pinto as Balaga?"
They were all ensemble members, too, no one only sang during only one song in Comet.
#20
Posted: 2/19/18 at 7:54am
Cant tell if you're being serious or not..but he's talking about Groban.
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#21
Posted: 2/19/18 at 7:57am
dramamama611 said: "Cant tell if you're being serious or not..but he's talking about Groban."
Yes, but having one solo is not equal to singing one song. I'm rarely serious in silly threads. 
#22
Posted: 2/19/18 at 9:42am
Kitsune said: "In reflection,I'dreally like to see a scaled-down version of Great Comet in a more intimate venue - I hope some good regional productions will pop up in that way. For all that I enjoyed the spectacle of the Broadway staging, I think there are some interesting things that could be done on a smaller scale."
As much as I adored the Broadway version, for me it was never quite as wonderful as in the more intimate Kazino setting. That remains one of my favorite theatre going experiences. Unfortunately I didn’t see it at Ars Nova.
#23
Posted: 2/19/18 at 10:28am
haterobics said: "dramamama611 said: "Cant tell if you're being serious or not..but he's talking about Groban."
Yes, but having one solo is not equal to singing one song. I'm rarely serious in silly threads. "
LOL, I didn't mean my comment for you...but for SempreLiberal. Somehow, I didn't see that yours existed!
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#24
Posted: 2/19/18 at 12:08pm
I am also a huge fan of the Great Comet - but I know it won't be revived on Broadway anytime soon. I am just hoping for some sort of tour or regional production out here in California.
#25
Posted: 2/19/18 at 6:06pm
willep said: "Kitsune said: "In reflection,I'dreally like to see a scaled-down version of Great Comet in a more intimate venue - I hope some good regional productions will pop up in that way. For all that I enjoyed the spectacle of the Broadway staging, I think there are some interesting things that could be done on a smaller scale."
As much as I adored the Broadway version, for me it was never quite as wonderful as in the more intimate Kazino setting. That remains one of my favorite theatre going experiences. Unfortunately I didn’t see it at Ars Nova."
The Kazino staging was much better than Broadway. Sadly most are only acquainted with the Broadway production even when it was a much better piece Off Broadway.
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