The original song in the place of “No One Else” in the 2012 Ars Nova production of Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
As the show’s composer and lyricist, Dave Malloy, explains, this song was removed when the show transferred locations:
Phillipa Soo performed this song as Natasha during...
[NATASHA]
If he were here now
I would not be so silly and afraid of things
I would simply embrace him
Cling to him
And lost in his eyes
His childlike eyes
I wouldn't feel so lost
If he were here now
I'd make him laugh as he used to laugh
I'd make him smile his smile
Blush his blush
I would stare into those eyes
Oh how I see those eyes
I love him alone
Nothing else matters
But that face and those eyes
Where is he?
Better not to think of it
Better to forget him for the present
Oh but if he were here now
The lights in the streetlamps flicker in the snow
So sad and in love
So softened and tender
So lost and young
And I don't know where I'm going
If He Were Here Now was written by Dave Malloy.
If He Were Here Now was produced by Dean Sharenow & Janet Kagan & Howard Kagan & Kurt Deutsch.
Dave Malloy released If He Were Here Now on Tue Oct 16 2012.