BREAKING NEWS: THE COMET IS COMING NEAR YOU!! International productions of the smash hit Natasha, Pierre, and The Great Comet of 1812 (the pop electro Opera retelling of a 70 page chapter from WAR & PEACE) are all in the works. As previously announced, the show will make it’s premiere in Japan in 2019.
Other companies that have just been announced include London, China, the Philippines, and a few sit down companies set to open in the US.
Following 2 sold out Off Broadway runs at Ars Nova and in the Kazino pop-up Theatre as well as a regional engagement at American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, MA, THE GREAT COMET arrived on Broadway 1 year ago playing the Imperial Theatre starring acclaimed vocalist Josh Groban in his long awaited Broadway debut. The show went on to receive the most Tony Awards nominations winning only 2 technical awards. It closed after 368 performances total due to low ticket sales and a horrible casting controversy.
Who is excited for THE GREAT COMET about to BLOSSOM INTO A NEW LIFE?!!
Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812, while very well loved, had a run that many believed to be far too short. But the producers aren’t ready to give up on this show yet. What do we know about what’s next for Great Comet?
LET’S CELEBRATE REMEMBER A YEAR IN THE LIFE OF FRIENDS. We had fun on our INSPIRATION OF RENT walking tour with our new friends from Virginia. These kids are super RENTHEADS!!!
We have been re-WAITING FOR LIFE to begin and now WE DANCE tonight! The highly anticipated revival of Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty’s debut musical Once On This Island Broadway (led by Tony winner Lea Salonga, Glee favorite, Alex Newell, newcomer Hailey Kilgore, and an all star cast) officially begins preview performances tonight at Broadway’s Circle in the Square Theatre. The official Opening Night is set for December 3rd, 2017.
Break a leg to the cast, crew, musicians, and creative team.
We are RE-WAITING FOR LIFE!! Get a sneak peak preview of the highly anticipated revival of Once On This Island Broadway tonight with a special livestream via Playbill. They will be coming to you live from the Renaissance New York Times Square Hotel at 6:30pm.
ONCE ON THIS ISLAND returns to Broadway this Fall at the Circle in the Square Theatre. Previews begin November 9th, 2017 and Opening Night set for December 3rd, 2017.
Who is excited?!
Mondays aren?t so bad when you know we?ll be live-streaming Once On This Island Broadway’s preview performance at Renaissance New York Times Square Hotel on our Facebook page!
Get a sneak peek at 6:30pm ET TONIGHT before the musical returns to Broadway this fall.
OUR NEWLY MELTED HEARTS NOW BLOSSOMING INTO A NEW LIFE! Today is a bittersweet day filled with DUST & ASHES as the Award winning high energy, interactive, intimate, and thrilling smash hit Natasha, Pierre, and The Great Comet of 1812 ends it’s Broadway run at the Imperial Theatre. Following today’s final bow at THE OPERA, the show will have had a total of 368 performances on the Great White Way.
THE GREAT COMET has had an incredible 7 year journey here part of our Theatre scene starting with 2 sold out Off Broadway runs at Ars Nova and in the Kazino pop-up Theatre as well as a regional engagement at American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, MA before Broadway last year. It went on to receive rave reviews and receiving numerous Awards and nominations. The show closes on Broadway after a horrible controversial drama with casting and low ticket sales. However, the show will continue to live on everywhere with rumors of a US National Tour set to kick off in 2019.
In addition, New York Broadway Tours very own Michael got to lend his voice and egg shaking skills with over 200 singers (and fans of the show) on THE GREAT COMET’s original Broadway cast album this past February. The voices have been lent to the musical’s showstopping Act 2 numbers BALAGA & THE ABDUCTION. You can download the original cast recording on iTunes or buy your own personal copy.
BRAVO, BRAVO to the entire cast, crew, musicians, and creative team of THE GREAT COMET on an incredible year long Broadway run.
GOODBYE MY GYPSY LOVERS!
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