Anastasia (musical)
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Anastasia is a musical play with music and lyrics by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, and a book by Terrence McNally. Based on the 20th Century Fox Animation film Anastasia, the musical adapts the legend of the Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, who was rumored to have escaped and survived the execution of the Russian Imperial family. Many years later, an amnesiac young woman named Anya hopes to find some trace of her past by siding with two con men, who wish to take advantage of her resemblance to Anastasia by presenting her to the Grand Duchess' paternal grandmother, Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna.
Anastasia | |
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Music | Stephen Flaherty |
Lyrics | Lynn Ahrens |
Book | Terrence McNally |
Basis | Anastasia by Susan Gauthier Bruce Graham Bob Tzudiker Noni White Eric Tuchman |
Premiere | May 27, 2016: Hartford Stage, Hartford |
Productions | 2016 Hartford (tryout) 2017 Broadway 2018 North America tour |
After completing a pre-Broadway run in Hartford, Connecticut, the show premiered on Broadway at the Broadhurst Theatre in April 2017, and since then it has spawned multiple productions worldwide and has also become a popular choice for high school and college productions.[1][2]