Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
Sunday, September 22, 2024 at 02:00pm
Writers Theatre
Alexandra C. and John D. Nichols Theatre
325 Tudor Court
Written by Dave Malloy
Directed & Choreographed by Katie Spelman
Music Direction by Matt Deitchman
"There’s a war going on somewhere out there, and Andrey isn’t here.” Young and impulsive, Natasha Rostova arrives in Moscow to await the return of her fiancé from the front lines. But when she falls under the spell of the roguish Anatole, family friend Pierre must push through his existential crisis to help Natasha pick up the pieces of her shattered reputation. Based on a scandalous slice of Leo Tolstoy’s epic novel War and Peace, this innovative musical spectacle took Broadway by storm with its “electropop opera” score, receiving two Tony Awards and 12 nominations. Katie Spelman and Matt Deitchman, the inspired creative team behind WT’s hit production of Once, reunite to bring this modern spin on a literary classic to Chicago for the first time.
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