PRESS

Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812.

"Following its acclaimed, sellout run last fall at Ars Nova, the production has been given a stylish and sumptuous upgrade, and now comes with a full meal attached.

The show is performed in an elaborately appointed salon, with claret-colored velvet draperies and period paintings adorning the walls. Spiky candelabras modeled on the starbursts at the Metropolitan Opera twinkle from above. (Mimi Lien’s set designs form a crucial part of the mise-en-scène.) The audience sits at tables and banquettes clustered tightly together." New York Times

 

Photograph: Chad Batka

 

"The space, a 19th century-inspired fantasy embellished in red and gold by designer Mimi Lien, is spectacular." By Brian Scott Lipton of Theatre Mania
 

Photograph: Chad Batka

 

"Each scene takes you by surprise; each song takes you for a whirl. Inventive and thoughtful, knowingly sincere, this is theater like no other in New York. It grounds you and transports you at once, and leaves you beaming with pleasure."
"Space permits no more enthusiasm, except to say that this is a rare and marvelous event: amid the din of New York, an oasis of artful illumination." —Adam Feldman of Time Out New York

Photograph: Chad Batka

 

 

Photograph: Chad Batka



THE GREAT COMET

"Based on the scandalous slice of War and Peace, THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 is a heartbreakingly gorgeous and wickedly sharp theatrical event. By Dave Malloy,
Directed by Rachel Chavkin, Designed by Mimi Lien and set construction by RMS. In its smash-hit production debut at Ars Nova, THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 beguiled critics and was named one of the Top 10 Musicals of 2012 by New York Magazine, the New York Post and Time Out New York." - Ars Nova

 

LOAD-IN

TONY Cover?! What!

On the cover of Time Out New York's March  28-April 3, 2013 issue #900! And we just started building it... things just got serious. The pressure is on.

Inside the tent as the interior walls start to go up. Truss Rig by Sapsis. photo source: Ars Nova

Loading In the Set. Day One!

Tim and Derek getting their art on, hanging an endless amount of frames.

photo source: The Wall Street Journal