Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet 1812 with Josh Groban
Walk into the Imperial Theater at 249 W. 45th St. and ooh and ahh over how they transformed it into a Russian opera house with chandeliers and seating right on stage for this techno-rock-opera of WAR AND PEACE. Waiter serve you perogies and vodka if you sit there. But actors come around and throw perogies to the crowds as well. So even if you’re in the nosebleed section as I was, you might catch a treat. But the treat is the show. JOSH GROBAN as Pierre is superb in his first Broadway show. DENEE BENTON is also making her Broadway debut and soon she’ll own it. BRITTAIN ASHFORD’S performance as Natasha’s good and true friend, Sonya, did a heartbreaking solo, “Sonya Alone.”
When the final curtain came down, everyone was on their feet, clapping and cheering. And it didn’t end there. Wherever I went, I ran into people who saw me with the program and began enthusiastic conversations. A woman in the restaurant where I ate told me that she works at Carnegie Mellon where Josh Groban used to go to school. She said that she’d listen to him sing whenever she could and now she follows him wherever he appears, and brings friends.
Tickets are going fast. This is going to be a HUGE hit. It’s groundbreaking.
http://greatcometbroadway.com/
October 23, 2016 @ 9:38 am
Great review! I’ll be seeing it twice myself. FYI, Typo #1821 should be #1812 at top intro.
November 17, 2016 @ 11:32 pm
I am sure I’ll see it again one day in the new year. Best, Rochelle
October 23, 2016 @ 11:12 am
I understand when it was off Broadway everyone sat at tables and had free food and vodka.
November 17, 2016 @ 11:32 pm
Yes, Boston. My friend Robin is on the production team. I LOVED the show and the critics are raving.
October 23, 2016 @ 12:28 pm
I am inspired to go and see this show from your review!
November 17, 2016 @ 11:31 pm
Comet is really worth seeing. You’d just have to read a summary of War and Peace so you get a lot out of it because it’s like opera. love you. R