putawaythefairytales: “To Pierre, [the comet] is a benevolent wink from the heavens. Juxtaposed with
putawaythefairytales: “To Pierre, [the comet] is a benevolent wink from the heavens. Juxtaposed with Natasha’s aria to the moon, these two moments encapsulate an important through-line of the masterpiece that Dave Malloy and director Rachel Chavkin sculpted: that both the grandest and simplest of phenomena can inspire individual discovery. A moon is not just a moon, it is a beacon to the heart. A comet is not just a comet, it is a celestial wake-up call. Fire in the sky, for all its terror, still begets light.” - xHappy trails to the Broadway production of Natasha, Pierre, & the Great Comet of 1812, which plays its last performance on September 03, 2017. -- source link