Dave Malloy's immersive adaptation sets Tolstoy's Moscow in 1812 to a score that mixes classical, folk, and rock.
For the show's particular mood, start with 'Sonya Alone' or 'The Opera.' They give you a good sense of how the music works.
The show's staging puts the audience right in the middle of the action, with performers moving through the space. Songs like 'Sonya Alone' and 'The Opera' come from a score that blends classical forms with contemporary energy. It's a specific kind of theatrical experience that turned a section of a Russian novel into something immediate and physical.
Dave Malloy wrote the music, lyrics, and book, adapting a slice of Tolstoy's epic. Rachel Chavkin directed the production, which premiered with an immersive design that broke down the usual theater walls. The original Broadway cast included Phillipa Soo as Natasha and Joshua Henry as Pierre.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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