Josh Groban, Denee Benton and the Cast of 'GREAT COMET' Set for Ars Nova's NOVA BALL REMIX

Ars Nova announces Nova Ball Remix, the non-profit's winter gala, which will take place on Monday, December 5 at Capitale (130 Bowery). Nova Ball Remix will celebrate Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 and the Broadway debuts of its writer and composer Dave Malloy, director Rachel Chavkin and originating producer Ars Nova. The evening features performances by Josh Groban, Denée Benton & the Broadway cast of The Great Comet, Heather Christian, Joe Iconis & Family, Anais Mitchel, Sky Pony, and more.

Nova Ball Remix will begin at 6.30pm with a VIP reception followed by dinner and performances. Proceeds from the evening, which includes a live auction in addition to cocktails and live performances, support Ars Nova?s extensive artistic development initiatives and world premiere programming. Individual tickets begin at $1000, tables of ten begin at $10,000, and can be purchased online at arsnovanyc.com, by phone at (212) 489-9800 x 131 or via email at mingram@arsnovanyc.com. Sponsorships, Journal Ads, and Artist-Sponsor tickets are also available. The event's lead sponsor is Seeso.

The co-chairs of the Nova Ball Remix host committee are Paula Marie Black, Dana Kirchman, and Alisa Lessing. The Host committee includes Nancy & Jeff Bergman, Paula Marie Black, Nicole Brodeur & Alex Payne, Lizzy & David Florence, Megan Kingery, Dana Kirchman & Mark Wiedman, Alisa & Scott Lessing, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Gerry Ohrstrom, Eva Price/Maximum Entertainment, Royal Bank of Canada, Seeso, Jenna Segal, Jeffrey Seller, Sander Jacobs & Jill Furman, Evan & Jill Shapiro, Stephen & Saskia Siderow, Stephen Sondheim, Jenny & Jon Steingart, Darren Sussman & Roman Gambourg, David Syner, and Zena Wiener.

Ars Nova is committed to developing and producing theater, comedy and music artists in the Early Stages of their professional careers. Our unique development programs are designed to support outside-the-box thinking and cross-pollination to encourage innovative work. Dubbed by the New York Times as a "fertile incubator of offbeat theater," Ars Nova blurs genres and subverts the status quo. With our feverish bounty of programming, we are the stomping ground and launching pad for visionary, adventurous artists of all stripes. 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 was honored with a 2015 OBIE Award and a 2015 Special Citation from the New York Drama Critics' Circle for our sustained quality and commitment to the development and production of new work. Notable past productions include: Outstanding Musical Lortel Award-winner Futurity, by César Alvarez with The Lisps; New York Time's "Best of 2015" Small Mouth Sounds by Bess Wohl (Off-Broadway transfer production Summer 2016); Time Out NY's "Best of 2014,"Jacuzzi by The Debate Society; Drama Desk nominated Charlatan by Vinny DePonto and Josh Koenigsberg; the award-winning smash-hit Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 by Dave Malloy (Lortel, Obie, and Richard Rodgers Awards; Broadway transfer production now playing); Jollyship the Whiz-Bang by Nick Jones and Raja Azar directed by Sam Gold; the world premiere of the 2009 season's most-produced play boom by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb and directed by Alex Timbers; Drama Desk and Outer Critic Circle nominated From Up Here by Liz Flahive; audience favorite Dixie's Tupperware Party by Kris Andersson; the show that put Bridget Everett on the map, At Least It's Pink, by Everett and Kenny Mellman; and Lin-Manuel Miranda and Thomas Kail's first New York production, Freestyle Love Supreme, by Anthony Veneziale and Miranda.