Photo Coverage: NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 Celebrates Album Release at Barnes & Noble
By: Jennifer Broski Dec. 11, 2013
Barnes & Noble just celebrated the release of the new Ghostlight Records cast recording NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 with a special in-store performance and CD signing yesterday, December 10, the CD release date. The event was hosted by composer/writer Dave Malloy and included director Rachel Chavkin and members of the original cast. BroadwayWorld was there for the special event and you can check out photos below!
The original cast recording of Dave Malloy's hit electropop opera NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 features the complete 111 minute through-sung score. It was released by digital outlets on October 29 and the deluxe two-CD set will be in stores onDecember 10. A highlights version, featuring special selections from the acclaimed work, was also released in digital format on October 29.
The recording - enclosed in a double-disc physical package that includes a 48 page color booklet with complete lyrics, never-before-seen photos, a show synopsis, and an essay by renowned writer and critic Steven Suskin - was produced by Dean Sharenow, Kurt Deutsch and Howard and Janet Kagan. Order the album at www.sh-k-boom.com/greatcomet.
NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 - which concluded a hit summer engagement downtown - is now playing at the opulent custom venue Kazino in the Broadway Theater District, on West 45th Street between Times Square and 8th Avenue, for a 14-week limited run. NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 began performances on Friday, September 27 and is scheduled to run through Sunday, January 5. More information is available at www.thegreatcometof1812.com.
Photo Credit: Jennifer Broski
The cast of NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812
The cast of NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812
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