Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 needs to be revived and back on Broadway!!
Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 needs to be revived and back on Broadway!!
Natalia10
Swing Joined: 2/18/18
#1Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 needs to be revived and back on Broadway!!
Posted: 2/18/18 at 1:09amI want to make a message board for all of those who, like me, who miss The Great Comet dearly <3.
#2Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 needs to be revived and back on Broadway!!
Posted: 2/18/18 at 1:21am
There's a pretty crazy Comet group on Facebook where you'd fit right in...
#3Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 needs to be revived and back on Broadway!!
Posted: 2/18/18 at 4:37amThere 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.
#4Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 needs to be revived and back on Broadway!!
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.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#5Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 needs to be revived and back on Broadway!!
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!
Mike66
Leading Actor Joined: 12/17/15
#6Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 needs to be revived and back on Broadway!!
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.)
Bwayfan292
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/19/17
#7Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 needs to be revived and back on Broadway!!
Posted: 2/18/18 at 12:11pmI 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.
#8Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 needs to be revived and back on Broadway!!
Posted: 2/18/18 at 12:46pmDoes anyone know if the broadway production was filmed?
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#9Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 needs to be revived and back on Broadway!!
Posted: 2/18/18 at 12:56pmFor the Lincoln Center archives, yes. Not for public viewing/purchase.
Mike66
Leading Actor Joined: 12/17/15
#10Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 needs to be revived and back on Broadway!!
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
#11Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 needs to be revived and back on Broadway!!
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."
#12Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 needs to be revived and back on Broadway!!
Posted: 2/18/18 at 1:50pm
SempreLiberal said: "Does anyone know if the broadway production was filmed?"
There's several bootlegs floating around.
#13Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 needs to be revived and back on Broadway!!
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.
Updated On: 2/18/18 at 02:06 PM
TheGingerBreadMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/7/12
#14Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 needs to be revived and back on Broadway!!
Posted: 2/18/18 at 2:13pmI, 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.
Kitsune
Broadway Star Joined: 12/29/06
#15Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 needs to be revived and back on Broadway!!
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.
#16Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 needs to be revived and back on Broadway!!
Posted: 2/18/18 at 3:05pmI hope there can be a few regional productions along the line.
#17Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 needs to be revived and back on Broadway!!
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.
#18Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 needs to be revived and back on Broadway!!
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?
#19Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 needs to be revived and back on Broadway!!
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.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#20Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 needs to be revived and back on Broadway!!
Posted: 2/19/18 at 7:54amCant tell if you're being serious or not..but he's talking about Groban.
#21Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 needs to be revived and back on Broadway!!
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. 
willep
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/08
#22Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 needs to be revived and back on Broadway!!
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.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#23Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 needs to be revived and back on Broadway!!
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!
conealpetterson
Stand-by Joined: 1/17/16
#24Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 needs to be revived and back on Broadway!!
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.
blaxx
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
#25Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 needs to be revived and back on Broadway!!
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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