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Sonya (War and Peace)
Sofya Alexandrovna "Sonya" (; ) is a character in Leo Tolstoy's 1869 novel "War and Peace", and in Sergey Prokofiev's 1955 opera "War and Peace" and Dave Malloy's 2012 musical "Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812" based on it. She is the orphaned niece of Count and Countess Rostov. Although sometimes called "Sonya Rostova", it is not clear if that is her surname or not; the novel does not tell. "
Brittain Ashford
Brittain Ashford is an American actress and musician best known for portraying Sonya Rostova in the 2016 Broadway musical "Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812", as well as fronting the band Prairie Empire.
Background.
Born in Seattle, Washington, Ashford attended Roosevelt High School. She attended college at the University of Washington, Seattle.
Career.
Career Theatre.
Ashford's first theatrical performance was as Sonya Rostova in the 2012 Ars Nova production of close friend Dave Malloy's "Natasha