Anastasia (musical)

Anastasia
Vocal Selections artwork
MusicStephen Flaherty
LyricsLynn Ahrens
BookTerrence McNally
BasisAnastasia
by Susan Gauthier
Bruce Graham
Bob Tzudiker
Noni White
Eric Tuchman
PremiereMay 27, 2016: Hartford Stage, Hartford
Productions2016 Hartford (tryout)
2017 Broadway
2018 North America tour

Anastasia is a musical play with music and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, and a book by Terrence McNally. Based on the 20th Century Fox Animation 1997 film of the same name, 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.

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.