Anastasia
I enjoyed the film, it is a guilty pleasure, but could not figure out how it could be adapted for the stage. Spoiler, no ghost of Rasputin, no cute talking bat and no big eyed puppy. The changes are creative and the production was excellent. Sad to say Gertrude Stein and Josephine Baker did not make the final edit.
"Based on 1997 film of the same name, the musical adapts the legend of Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, which claimed that she escaped the execution of her family. Years later, an amnesiac orphan named Anya hopes to find some trace of her family by siding with two con men who wish to take advantage of her likeness to the Grand Duchess.
The show premiered on Broadway in April 2017 and was nominated for the Drama Desk award for Best Musical, among other award nominations."
Anastasia
I enjoyed the film, it is a guilty pleasure, but could not figure out how it could be adapted for the stage. Spoiler, no ghost of Rasputin, no cute talking bat and no big eyed puppy. The changes are creative and the production was excellent. Sad to say Gertrude Stein and Josephine Baker did not make the final edit.
"Based on 1997 film of the same name, the musical adapts the legend of Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, which claimed that she escaped the execution of her family. Years later, an amnesiac orphan named Anya hopes to find some trace of her family by siding with two con men who wish to take advantage of her likeness to the Grand Duchess.
The show premiered on Broadway in April 2017 and was nominated for the Drama Desk award for Best Musical, among other award nominations."