<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> www.arsnovanyc.com </Td> </Tr> <P> Ars Nova is an Off - Broadway, non-profit theater in New York City's Hell's Kitchen neighborhood . Ars Nova develops and produces theater, comedy, and music created by artists in the early stages of their professional careers . Their unique development programs are designed to support outside - the - box thinking and encourage innovative, genre - bending work . By providing a safe environment where risk - taking and collaboration are paramount, Ars Nova gives voice to a new generation of artists and audiences, pushing the boundaries of live entertainment by nurturing creative ideas into smart, surprising new work . Ars Nova provides an artistic home for emerging talent by cultivating a hive of creative activity, both on stage--through developmental programs and performances--and off--through the support and cultivation of a thriving artist community . </P> <P> Since Ars Nova's founding, they've launched the careers of luminaries like Lin - Manuel Miranda (Pulitzer - winning playwright / composer of Hamilton & In The Heights), Liz Meriwether (Emmy - nominated creator of television's New Girl), Beau Willimon (Emmy - winning creator of Netflix's House of Cards), Amy Herzog (OBIE Award - winning playwright of 4000 Miles), Dave Malloy (Richard Rogers Award for Musical Theatre winner for Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812), Annie Baker (Pulitzer Prize - winning playwright of The Flick & Circle Mirror Transformation), Thomas Kail (Director of In The Heights and Hamilton), Alex Timbers (two - time tony nominated writer and director, recently directed Rocky, and Peter and the Starcatcher), Billy Eichner (creator of Funny or Die's Billy on the Street), and Bridget Everett (comedian and cabaret performer), among others . </P> <P> Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812, produced by Ars Nova in 2012, officially transferred to Broadway in 2016 with Josh Groban playing the role of Pierre . </P>

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