This is a beautiful single-page advertising handbill (flyer) promoting ticket sales for the Original Broadway production of the DAVE MALLOY musical "NATASHA, PIERRE and the GREAT COMET of 1812" at New York's Imperial Theatre. (The production opened November 14th, 2016 and closed September 3rd, 2017 after 336 performances.) ..... The musical starred JOSH GROBAN (making his Broadway debut) as "Pierre" and DENEE BENTON as "Natasha" and featured BRITTAIN ASHFORD, GELSEY BELL, NICHOLAS BELTON, NICK CHOKSI, AMBER GRAY, GRACE McLEAN, PAUL PINTO, LUCAS STEELE, SUMAYYA ALI, COURTNEY BASSETT, JOSH CANFIELD, KEN CLARK, ERICA DORFLER, LULU FALL, ASHLEY PEREZ FLANAGAN, PALOMA GARCIA-LEE, NICK GASWIRTH, ALEX GIBSON, BILLY JOE KIESSLING, MARY SPENCER KNAPP, REED LUPLAU, BRANDT MARTINEZ, ANDREW MAYER, AZUDI ONYEJEKWE, PEARL RHEIN, HEATH SAUNDERS, ANI TAJ, CATHRYN WAKE, KATRINA YAUKEY and LAUREN ZAKRIN ..... CREDITS: Book, Music, Lyrics and Orchestrations by DAVE MALLOY adapted from "War and Peace" by LEO TOLSTOY; Sets designed by MIMI LIEN; Costumes designed by PALOMA YOUNG; Choreography by SAM PINKLETON; Directed by RACHEL CHAVKIN; Produced by THE AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATER and ARTS NOVA ..... DETAILS: Advertising handbills (heralds) were distributed or inserted into the playbills of other productions to help generate ticket sales for upcoming shows and events. This single page, two-sided handbill measures 4" X 9" inches and includes beautiful graphics, photos of the two stars and an excerpt from the "New York Times" review ("The most innovative and the best new musical since 'Hamilton'") on the front and excerpts from four additional reviews and booking information on the backside ..... CONDITION: This handbill is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.