WMU Theatre 2023-24 season

Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812

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Tickets

The box office is open for phone orders at (269) 387-6222. This show will be performed in the Williams Theater.

Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812

By Dave Malloy 

Adapted from War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy 

From the celebrated and award-winning composer Dave Malloy comes Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, an electropop opera based on a scandalous slice of Leo Tolstoy鈥檚 War and Peace. Young and impulsive, Natasha Rostova arrives in Moscow to await the return of her fianc茅 from the front lines. When she falls under the spell of the roguish Anatole, it is up to Pierre, a family friend in the middle of an existential crisis, to pick up the pieces of her shattered reputation. Following a critically exalted premiere at Ars Nova in New York City, a subsequent Off-Broadway transfer, and an acclaimed run on Broadway, this award-winning musical expands the possibilities for the genre with its daring score and bold storytelling. 

"A witty, inventive enchantment from rousing start to mournful finish. It is both the most innovative and the best new musical to open on Broadway since Hamilton!" - The New York Times 

鈥淒ave Malloy may be a genius.鈥 - New York Theatre Review

 

WMU Students receive $7 tickets by calling (269) 387-6222

Schedule

October 27, 28: 7:30 pm  

October 29: 2:00 pm

November 2: 7:30 pm  

November 3: 7:30 pm - ASL-Interpreted Performance 

November 4: 7:30 pm

November 5: 2:00 pm