Anastasia (2016 musical)
| Anastasia | |
|---|---|
| Music | Stephen Flaherty |
| Lyrics | Lynn Ahrens |
| Book | Terrence McNally |
| Setting | Russia |
| Basis | 1997 film Anastasia |
| Premiere | May 13, 2016: Hartford Stage Hartford |
| Productions | 2016 Hartford Stage |
Anastasia is a musical with music and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, and a book by Terrence McNally. Based on the 1997 film of the same name, the musical tells the story of the legend of Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, which claims that she in fact escaped the execution of her family. Anastasia, who appears in the plot as an eighteen-year-old amnesiac orphan named Anya, hopes to find some trace of her family and sides with con men who wish to take advantage of her likeness to the Grand Duchess.
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Production
A reading was held in 2012, featuring Kelli Barret as Anya (Anastasia), Patrick Page as Vladimir, Angela Lansbury as the Empress Maria and Aaron Tveit as Dimitri.[1] A workshop was held on June 12, 2015 in New York City workshop, and included Elena Shaddow as Anna, Ramin Karimloo as Gleb Vaganov, a new role, and Douglas Sills as Vlad.[2]
The original stage production of Anastasia premiered at Hartford Stage in Hartford, Connecticut on May 13, 2016, with direction by Darko Tresnjak and choreography by Peggy Hickey, and starring Christy Altomare and Derek Klena as Anya and Dmitry.[3] The musical is anticipated to premiere on Broadway at a Shubert Organization theatre (not yet announced) during the 2016-17 season.[4]
Director Tresnjak explained: "We’ve kept, I think, six songs from the movie, but there are 16 new numbers. We’ve kept the best parts of the animated movie, but it really is a new musical." [2] The musical also adds characters not in the film.[4]
Musical numbers
2016 Hartford Stage Production
Saint Petersburg, 1907, 1917, and 1927
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Paris, 1927
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Characters and original cast
The characters and original cast:
| Character | Reading (2012)[1] | Workshop (2015)[2] | Hartford Stage Cast (2016)[6] | Broadway (TBA) |
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| Anya | Kelli Barrett | Elena Shaddow | Christy Altomare | |
| Dimitry | Aaron Tveit | Mark Evans | Derek Klena | |
| Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna | Angela Lansbury | Mary Beth Peil | ||
| Gleb Vaganov | Aaron Lazar | Ramin Karimloo | Manoel Felciano | |
| Vlad Popov | Patrick Page | Douglas Sills | John Bolton | |
| Countess Lily Malevsky-Malevitch | Julie Halston | Joanna Glushak | Caroline O’Connor | |
| Young Anya / Prince Alexei Romanov | Maria May | N/A | Nicole Scimeca | |
| Tsarina Alexandra / Isadora Duncan | N/A | Lauren Blakeman | ||
| Tsar Nicholas II / Count Ipolitov | N/A | Benjamin Eakeley | Constantine Germanacos | |
| Olga Romanov | N/A | Samantha Sturm | ||
| Tatiana Romanov / Tatyana / Josephine Baker | N/A | Shina Ann Morris | ||
| Maria Romanov / Marfa / Odette in Swan Lake | N/A | Alida Michal | ||
| Anastasia, age 17 / Anna | N/A | Molly Rushing | ||
| Gorlinsky / Pablo Picasso | N/A | Ken Krugman | ||
| Ernest Hemingway / Count Leopold | N/A | Kevin Ligon | ||
| Django Reinhardt / Von Rothbart in Swan Lake | N/A | Johnny Stellard | ||
| Gertrude Stein | N/A | Rayanne Gonzales | ||
| Coco Chanel | N/A | Janet Dickinson | ||
| Russian Doorman | N/A | Kevin Munhall | ||
| Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake | N/A | Max Clayton | ||
| Hotel Manager | N/A | James Brown III | ||
References
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- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Hetrick, Adam. "Broadway-Bound Anastasia Begins Previews After Delay", Playbill, May 13, 2016
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