Cast Recordings & AlbumsThe Great Comet, Starring Josh Groban and Denée Benton, Will Release a Cast RecordingThe two-disc album will be released in May.
By
Ryan McPhee
April 14, 2017
Now every room can be a lavish Russian hotspot. Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 will release a cast album through Reprise Records. The two-disc and digital album will drop May 19, and it available for pre-order now.
The musical, which is currently running at Broadway’s Imperial Theatre, features an electro-pop opera score by Dave Malloy and is directed by Rachel Chavkin. The production stars Josh Groban and Denée Benton in their Broadway debuts.
The cast also features Brittain Ashford as Sonya, Gelsey Bell as Princess Mary, Nicholas Belton as Bolkonsky/Andrey, Nick Choksi as Dolokhov, Amber Gray as Helene, Grace McLean as Marya D, Paul Pinto as Balaga, Scott Stangland as Pierre (Standby), and Lucas Steele as Anatole. The ensemble includes Sumayya Ali, Courtney Bassett, Josh Canfield, Kennedy Caughell, Ken Clark, Lulu Fall, Ashley Pérez Flanagan, Nick Gaswirth, Alex Gibson, Billy Joe Kiessling, Blaine Alden Krauss, Mary Spencer Knapp, Reed Luplau, Brandt Martinez, Andrew Mayer, Mary Page Nance, Shoba Narayan, Azudi Onyejekwe, Pearl Rhein, Celia Mei Rubin, Heath Saunders, Ani Taj, Cathryn Wake, Katrina Yaukey, and Lauren Zakrin.
Take a look at the track listing below.
Disc One 1. Prologue 2. Pierre 3. Moscow 4. The Private and Intimate Life of the House 5. Natasha & Bolkonskys 6. No One Else 7. The Opera 8. Natasha & Anatole 9. The Duel 10. Dust and Ashes 11. Sunday Morning 12. Charming 13. The Ball
Disc Two 14. Letters 15. Sonya & Natasha 16. Sonya Alone 17. Preparations 18. Balaga 19. The Abduction 20. In My House 21. A Call to Pierre 22. Find Anatole 23. Pierre & Anatole 24. Natasha Very Ill 25. Pierre & Andrey 26. Pierre & Natasha 27. The Great Comet of 1812