07 Sep, 2026
7 mins read

Stanford scholar shines in San Jose’s ‘Nice Comet’

“Natasha, Pierre, and the Nice Comet of 1812,” written by Dave Malloy, has all the time been considered one of my favourite musical theater exhibits. The piece takes a 70-page sliver of “Conflict and Peace” by Leo Tolstoy and twists it right into a two-hour story of Russian aristocracy and marriage, pleasure and chaos. It […]