<P> Natasha , Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 is a sung - through musical adaptation of a segment of Leo Tolstoy 's War and Peace written by composer / lyricist Dave Malloy and directed by Rachel Chavkin . It is based on Volume 2 , Part 5 of Tolstoy 's novel , focusing on Natasha 's affair with Anatole and Pierre 's search for meaning in his life . </P>
who wrote natasha pierre and the great comet of 1812
Dave Malloy