This Broadway Play Closed, But Its Pierogi Lives On

The Broadway play Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 burned quickly on the Great White Way. Josh Groban headlined. The show was nominated for 12 Tonys in 2016, the most that season. Then controversy overtook the headlines following cast changes, and the show closed on Sept. 3. But one aspect lives on: the pierogi.

Before each show of the musical reenactment of War and Peace, audience members received a single potato pierogi. These in-demand little dumplings live on at Samovarchik, a small café on Manhattan's Lower East Side. The walk-up counter sells "The Famous 'Great Comet Pirogie'" at five for $3, so they're probably the best cheap eat in town.

The musical's original dumplings came from Midtown's Russian Samovar, so it's fitting that the smaller downtown location uses the Russian suffix -chik to denote diminutive).

So swing by the tiny shop on Stanton Street and see if you give the pierogi a standing ovation.