#npgc 1812

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NPGC WEST END CAST NPGC WEST END CAST NPGC WEST END CAST I AM GOING FERAL IM GONNA CRY OMGOMGOMGOMGOMG

[ur-cute-so-i]

its been 4 years but I don't think I'll ever be over how the whole cast of great comet sings "there's a war going on out there somewhere" but andrey just says "there's a war going on" further highlighting just how far natasha and pierre really are from andrey

[summoneryuna]

endless list of actors i love: [1/*]

↳ Josh Groban

One couple came up to me, quite excitedly and said that my voice was-he [the husband] compared my voice to his wife’s vagina! Which I didn’t get! I have no idea, but the wife was like “It’s true!!” So she’s in on it and I was drinking a giant glass of milk at the time and just spit everything out. I was scared to ask about that. Haha, like the acoustics must be incredible!

[razzberry-pi]

The Duel from npgc is by far the better duel themed musical song from 2016/2017

[arceus-ex-machina]

Re: Great Comet…does “The Private and Intimate Life of the House” work better with Odalia as Prince Bolkonsky and Amity as Mary or with Belos as Prince Bolkonsky and Hunter as Mary?

Hi! Very interesting question! My first instinct is to say the Blights just because of the "I can hurt you" stuff, it feels more Amity than Hunter, but I can see multiple interpretations which I'll get to after I say this very important thing:

The thought of Belos singing it is hilarious. It makes me wish I knew how to edit videos.

Anyway. So Amity's relationship with her parents/Odalia does have a lot in common with Mary and Bolkonsky; she feels trapped and powerless, forced to please her parents, knowing they're wrong and still having to play along. Obviously she never talks about wanting to hurt her parents in the same way Mary does, if only because of the whole "ages 6-11" thing, and although she actually DOES fight Odalia directly in the show, it's more of a "Greater Good™️" thing and less about revenge (I don't remember how textual the desire for making Bolkonsky suffer was, vs just wanting to free herself from her own suffering, but I definitely interpreted it as a part of her mix of feelings) or even about freedom/autonomy, which was absolutely a key part of Amity's arc and said fight but technically The Reason she fought Odalia was for world saving purposes. That said, I think interpreting Amity as feeling the same way as Mary would be a very reasonable headcanon, even if that wasn't the explicit sole catalyst for having her literally fight her mom lol. Although upon listening again, I'm remembering the importance of the power that Mary has over her father: he's old and frail, and she CAN hurt him. Both Belos and Odalia are too cunning and magically capable to resemble this.

Another similarity is what the parents are chasing: Odalia and Prince Bolkonsky are both after money, status, other such worldly things, and control of their children, to put it very simply. Selfish pursuits. Belos, on the other hand, is actively pursuing genocide.

Meanwhile, Hunter doesn't have much malice or distrust towards Belos until Hollow Mind; for most of his screen time he's not tired and jaded and consciously yearning for escape like Mary. So on the surface it strikes me as less similar...but he does still harbor a forbidden desire to go against his uncle's wishes in a way that could "hurt" his uncle - of course we know wild magic isn't actually evil, but Hunter can't be sure. He feels drawn to wild magic and he's clearly not all in on the belief that it's inherently dangerous, but he's still been told his whole life that it's evil, horrible, the thing that destroyed his family, took their magic, hurt Belos, etc, etc.

I saved this as a draft soon after receiving the ask because I didn't have the energy to conclude it, but I believe I was leaning towards the Blights as my answer. Would love to hear any other thoughts, though. I'm worried this is kinda incomplete, but if I go back and read this now I'll never post it, so I hope it's coherent!

[kli17]

Obviously, Andrey isn’t here

(This is kind of rushed but I wanted to get this up in time for Great Comet’s closing)

[unofficialgreatcometcast]

#FFB: Shoba Narayan

[chaaliapinz]

This user is not Alex Gibson

reblog if you too are not Alex Gibson (we love him, though)

[its-detrointt-now]

Anatole: Natalie, Natalie, Natalie, if you love me say yes, and i will come and steal you away

Marya & everyone:

[theparadigmshifts]

this is the stupidest post but every damn time pierre says “anatole, my guns” in the duel i imagine anatole ripping pierre’s sleeves off and pierre just. beating the shit out of dolokhov

[bedazzled-avocado]

Me trying to remember which character is which in The Great Comet

[helenekuraginaarc]

WAR AND PEACE,    featuring songs of natasha, pierre, and the great comet of 1812.

[haunthouse]

We're thrilled to announce that one of the original stars of Hamilton: An American Musical will join the cast of The Great Comet as Pierre beginning July 3rd! #WhatAboutPierre (x)

[summoneryuna]

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[viikarious]

Reed Luplau in a new photo feature for the Great Comet by Matthew Murphy for Broadway.com

[showtime-showtime]

Things I remember from NPGC 1812 (8/31)

So my close friend and I decided to go to NYC on a limb because I needed to see Great Comet before it closed today. These are things I remember from the show. I'm so grateful I got to see it and that I got to meet so much of this wonderful cast. So in the beginning there's a siren and then the lights get brighter and they all come out and talk to each section. Then the orchestra starts and they all run off. The Doors open and Pierre steps out. At this point there were several minutes of clapping and I was crying. The accordion starts up and Natasha screams and runs up to Andrey who then leaves out the Doors. During the prologue they all have glasses and are toasting. All the main squad has certain spots they stand in. Except Balaga who just wasn't there for a while. There was a guy playing random drum set in the pit in costume and I was like cool then out of nowhere he popped up on balagas part and I was shook. Marya was right next to me and intimidating af. The whole ensemble goes up to the area in front of the Doors and is there for a lot of Pierre. They spread out once the guitar comes in and then end in that same spot. Pierre cuts them off and just stands there for a while. Then counts them off for Moscow. This mostly takes place around the main circle of the pierres study. You can see mary and Bolkonsky's up in the area by the part of the pit in front of the door. Mary runs to the stairs and her facial expressions are bomb man like shit. The powder flying off the wig is hilarious. When Bolkonsky asks for wine Paul pinto comes in a server like hunched over real bad and it's great. When Natasha comes in for her bit with Mary they grab stools and wedge there way in the audience on stage. It's great. Bolkonsky in his underthings is hilarious. No one else was perfect. The light change as soon as she says moon was beautiful. Andrey comes out at one point and is reading a letter in the snow then runs off. The opera was the strangest damn thing I've ever seen. Mary was right next to us during the weird part. Her and Paul were just so good? Like didn't know voices could do that. Sonya and Natasha at the end, they're faces were absolutely hilarious. And then that rush of cold air shit I was shook. Lucas does this weird head thing on each of the beats when the lights hit him, it's a very anatole thing. Him, dolokov and Helene are in the middle in front of the those Doors but like down a row being sexual and shit as they do. The "box" the the area right in front of the Doors. The entirety of Natasha and anatole is just funny but also well done. Shit guys the duel started and I knew it was gonna be lit but once that beat dropped I was not prepared for the strobes, the ensemble being literally everywhere. It was a party nonstop and I was living. Though I always thought that line about corpulence and such was anatole and it's not? So I was confused but it was still great and a banger. And geez Pierre is so freaking drunk by the time he challenged dolokov. Obviously he gets shot then moved up behind the pit and Pierre is standing on the edge of the circle back to most of the audience. And then just keeps standing. Everyone is shocked he's not shot. Dolokov looks so disappointed in himself and it broke my heart. Dust and ashes had me shook. It was gorgeous. When the ensemble adds in some are in the aisles downstairs but most are up across the mezzanine. They all have little yellow spots on them and it's haunting. Sunday morning was cool. They had a couple of mirrors going around Natasha. Marya cracked me up. Charming holy fuck guys I didn't realize how much I loved amber til I saw her live. That song was great. The knock on the door leading into is just Gock block someone hits from between the Doors. I love Helene despite her flaws. Natasha looks like such a child at the end when she replies Helene. They leave out the Doors and everyone comes in with masks and gorgeous dresses dancing everywhere. In every aisle possible there's dancing. A lot of this song happens with like Natasha and anatole across from each other dancing around the pit. I love this song so much like fuck. The weird part towards the end of the ball when they kiss, everyone but the two of them have wine glasses filled with water and are making noise around the rim of the glasses. It's so powerful when it gets to after the kiss. The ensemble is all around, anatole is up too in front of the Door and Natasha is down in front of the main pit. She turns around on I will love you anatole and he is so surprised and pleased and it's great. She goes up, takes his arm, and they walk out the Doors and are just there for a few secs and then the doors slam shut and it's a black out. So to start act 2 the sirens went off again and they just went right into letters. Anyone who wasn't soloing was so incredibly into it like it made me move and jam right with them. The guy behind me got a letter but after the show as I was crying from just being overwhelmed by it all he gave it to me and it was the sweetest thing. Anyway nick c was right next to me for part of it and I was LIVING. All the hype man. When Natasha asks what should she do if she loves both of them, she's on one side of the pit with anatole and Andrey on either side of the pit. And then at one point on the other side of me was nick b and we made solid eye contact and he remembered me after the show which blew me away. When Natasha is waiting for the letter to get passed from dolokov across the front she looks so cute. Dolokov and Helene just encourage the audience to pass it to her and it's great. At one point I'm not quite sure if it's Letters or not but Sonya passes anatole and looks absolutely disgusted and dang girl get him. Sonya and Natasha absolutely broke my heart because Sonya deserves so much and Natasha is a child and it broke me. When it transitioned into Sonya alone Natasha walked past us and up around the mezzanine but to get up the stairs she walks right past Andrey who through all of the previous song was just broken. I kept looking back at him and I was crying. Brittain broke my heart and Sonya is so pure and good. But shit preparations started and I was like where's my boi??? There were about 4 guitars playing the beat alone that I could see. That song is such a damn jam I love nick c he slays it. When anatole says he'll send a letter from Poland he makes a funny face and waves bye to Pierre. During the verse about being in the study anatole is up top next to the Doors shaving and he walks back and forth when he's pacing with shaving cream still on his face.When dolokov is yelling at anatole he grabs him by the back of the head and you can tell anatole it annoyed. But then shit it goes into balaga and he just threw a basket of shakers at us and man it was a party. I have no idea where balaga comes from though. One minute I'm looking at danatole then the next balaga is jamming in my face. Because of where I was sitting he was right in my face and so I didn't get to see much of the danatole off to the side but I saw some of it and I just love them. But balaga was a party from start to finish. Danatole just dancing and jamming together the entire time was precious and I love them. The entire room just filled with shakers. Then conductor was even up just jamming with everyone. Going into the abduction damn it was so good. They all had drinks and were toasting again. I cheered with balaga and then just jammed again. The dueling accordions is so lit. The Russian dancing guys are in front of the Doors and up in the back of the theatre. It was so cool. The chaos section was just that. I didn't know where to look or what to do. I saw goes flying. Saw Helene and Marya doing their thing. Someone gave Natalie a painting to smash over balaga. When Pierre cuts them off most of them fall, he's hunched over, and dolokov and anatole just try to desperately and overdramatically catch their breath. The pause last so long because everyone was cheering and laughing. Lucas makes some of the best faces. It was great. Then it started back up everyone was happy and having a good time. Most of the ensemble had made their way near the Doors which had opened. Then anatole does his whole wait thing. The door shuts and everyone sits. He made this row scoot over and was sitting by this girl who was trying not to laugh. The pauses are extremely long. He put his arm around her and just stared at her for a bit. After he said it's a Russian custom, he just sat there. With his hand up and eyes closes. For what felt like a whole minute. Just waiting. Then it started back up and dolokov had to get his say in about the fur cloak which was great of course. They started running around when balaga started up it was a jam and most of the ensemble cleared out towards the house of the theatre. When it gets tot he part where anatole is trying to sneak in, you just see Marya up there in front of the Doors. She so quietly said "you will not enter" and "my house" was so gritty and forceful, and the audience lost their minds. She is such an absolute badass. They all run off. She stays pretty much up there for the majority of in my house and Natasha is DSR and Sonya is DSL in front of the pit. When Natasha runs off to her room she stands up in the middle of front of the middle pit area with her arms wrapped around her not moving for a very long time. Marya offers her pillows and water but Natasha doesn't move. Sonya tries to go to her and Marya scolds her so hard it shook me. Paul pinto is the servant who brings the letter from Marya. The lights there were really cool because there were lights bulbs hanging down from where Marya was to pierres study and they lit up with the music. Very cool. Pierre gets out to talk to Marya and starts walking around to find anatole. When he does Helene is sitting on the steps by the Doors and anatole is just curled up in her lap. He looks so helpless and at this point I just felt nothing but sorrow for anatole. He's such a scared child during Pierre and anatole. But damn Dave drag him. I've always loved Dave during this song but seeing was something else. Natasha walks down with a cup and powder that is the arsenic and drinks it during the part where the electro part just sounds like it having a fit. Anatole stumbled over right next to me and fell over the railing almost crying. When the music stops before Pierre sings again Natasha screams and runs off with Marya and Sonya. Pierre takes it back and anatole walks up towards the Doors, runs up the stairs and hits the One Note™. He stands there for a minute while it transitions into Natasha very ill. The Doors open and are lit white. He walks into the light and stands there for a bit, then walks off to the right. Sonya is DSR singing. After anatole is gone Andrey walks in. He has the letter from Natalie and has his heart to heart with pierre. When he says "never speak of that again he shoves the letters at Pierre who at this point now has his and anatoles. He walks around and into the "house" where mary he waiting. He shoved past her, sits in his fathers chair, and starts to shake a little like Bolkonsky does. Pierre and Natasha is so precious. Natasha is just walking around barefoot and in a night gown. She's struggling so much and Pierre is trying to comfort her and its heart breaking. When it gets to the part where he just speaks Natasha is trying to go up the steps towards the Doors and Dave is DSR. His mic goes out and he just speaks to her. It's was beautiful and heartbreaking. Natasha walks back to him and touches his face and it's very touching. She exits and Pierre puts on his coat. He illuminated by 2 spotlights and a single light bulb. Everything else is dark. The ensemble is scattered. Eventually more lights appears. The light bulbs slowly light up the theatre as do the other smaller comet looking pieces. The Comet is right over the pit and starts with only one bulb lit up on it. The last bit where it's all the music, it brightens slowly and fully until the music releases and it dims to black.