| 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 |
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.