When talk of a lawsuit began to circulate, Kagan, also a member of the Board of Directors at Off-Broadway‘s Ars Nova Theatre, barred Ars Nova personnel (namely artistic director Jason Eagan) from previews, which began October 18. The current Playbill also includes the following at the bottom of the billboard page: “Originally commissioned, developed, and world premiere produced by Ars Nova.” ” but billing materials omitted the words “production of” and simply listed Ars Nova last among 38 other above-the-title producers in the Playbill. Howard and Janet Kagan, the show’s commercial producers, were reportedly contractually required to bill the show as “The Ars Nova production of. It will officially open at Broadway's Imperial Theatre November 14. The Great Comet was later remounted in a larger, more lavish custom “tent” in 2013. Heralded as an incubator of edgy new work, Ars Nova staged the world premiere of the immersive musical in 2012. A feud over the manner in which Off-Broadway‘s Ars Nova Theatre is being credited in the Broadway Playbill for Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 has caused a meteoric battle in the press.
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