Prologue

[PIERRE]
There's a war going on out there somewhere
And Andrey isn't here
There's a war going on out there somewhere
And Andrey isn't here.

[ALL]
There's a war going on out there somewhere
And Andrey isn't here
There's a war going on out there somewhere
And Andrey isn't here.

And this is all in your program
you are at the opera
Gonna have to study up a little bit
if you wanna keep with the plot
Cuz it's a complicated Russian novel
everyone's got nine different names
So look it up in your program
We'd appreciate it, thanks a lot
da da da da da da da da da
Natasha!

[NATASHA]
Natasha is young
She loves Andrey with all her heart.

[ALL]
She loves Andrey with all her heart
Natasha is young and Andrey isn't here.

[SONYA]
Sonya is good Natasha's cousin and closest friend.

[ALL]
Natasha's cousin and closest friend Sonya is good
Natasha is young, and Andrey isn't here.

[MARYA]
Marya is old-school, a grande dame of Moscow Natasha's godmother, strict yet kind.

[ALL]
Natasha's godmother strict yet kind Marya is old-school, Sonya is good, Natasha is young
and Andrey isn't here.

And this is all in your program you are at the opera
Gonna have to study up a little bit
If you wanna keep with the plot
And it's a complicated Russian novel
Everyone's got nine different names.

So look it up in your program
We'd appreciate it, thanks a lot
Da da da da da da da da da
Anatole!

[ANATOLE]
Anatole is hot
He spends his money on women and wine.

[ALL]
He spends his money on women and wine, Anatole is hot
Marya is old-school, Sonya is good
Natasha is young and Andrey isn't here.

[HÉLÈNE]
Hélène is a slut Anatole's sister, married to Pierre.

[ALL]
Anatole's sister, married to Pierre
Hélène is a slut, Anatole is hot
Marya is old-school, Sonya is good
Natasha is young and Andrey isn't here.

[DOLOKHOV]
Dolokhov is fierce, but not too important
Anatole's friend, a crazy good shot.

[ALL]
Anatole's friend, a crazy good shot Dolokhov is fierce
Hélène is a slut, Anatole is hot
Marya is old-school, Sonya is good
Natasha is young and Andrey isn't here
Chandeliers and caviar, the war can't touch us here
Minor Characters!

[BOLKONSKY]
Old Prince Bolkonsky is crazy.

[MARY]
And Mary is plain.

[MARY & BOLKONSY]
Andrey's family, totally messed up.

[BALAGA]
And Balaga's just for fun!

[ALL]
Balaga's just for fun!
Balaga is fun, Bolkonsky is crazy
Mary is plain, Dolokhov is fierce
Hélène is a slut, Anatole is hot
Marya is old-school, Sonya is good
Natasha is young and Andrey isn't here.

And what about Pierre?
Dear, bewildered and awkward Pierre?
What about Pierre?
Rich, unhappily married Pierre?
What about Pierre?
What about Pierre? What about Pierre?