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Women of “The Great Comet of 1812”

March 23, 2017April 11, 2017 Victoria Myers 8699 Views emerging, great comet

Brittain Ashford, Gelsey Bell, Amber Gray, and Grace McLean are all making their Broadway debuts in “The Great Comet of 1812.” We sat down with them to discuss archetypes, the physicality of the show, balancing doing eight shows a week, and more.

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Mimi Lien on the Set Design of “The Great Comet of 1812”

January 4, 2017March 23, 2017 Victoria Myers 22321 Views designer, great comet, mimi lien

The set of “The Great Comet of 1812” creates an immersive world not often seen on Broadway. We visited set designer Mimi Lien at her studio and asked her to walk us through her process for creating the set of “The Great Comet of 1812.”

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