ANASTASIA Cast Recording to Be Released on Vinyl
by Julie Musbach - October 9, 2018
Broadway Records announces that Anastasia (Original Broadway Cast Recording) will be released on vinyl on December 14, 2018. The special edition vinyl set will be available in the US with a retail exclusive at Barnes & Noble and bn.com. It will also be available via BroadwayRecords.com, and to audience members at the merchandise stands of Broadway's Broadhurst Theatre. The vinyl is now available for pre-order at bn.com and BroadwayRecords.com.
VIDEO: Get A First Look At ANASTASIA in Madrid
by Alan Henry - September 26, 2018
ANASTASIA has already started previews at Teatro Coliseum in Madrid and is officially opening next week. Watch the video below as Jana Gomez performs 'Once Upon a December!'
Judy Kaye To Join ANASTASIA as The Dowager Empress
by Stephi Wild - September 20, 2018
Two-time Tony Award winner Judy Kaye will return to Broadway to play the 'Dowager Empress' in the hit Broadway musical ANASTASIA on September 28, 2018. Kaye will to take over for original company member Mary Beth Peil.
Mary Beth Peil Will Play Final Performance in ANASTASIA On September 23
by Stephi Wild - September 5, 2018
Mary Beth Peil will play her final performance as the "Dowager Empress" in the hit Broadway musical ANASTASIA on September 23, 2018. Peil is an original member of the Broadway company and was nominated for the 2017 Tony and Drama Desk Awards for her performance. She is a celebrated singer and stage and screen veteran, well known for her work in The King and I (Tony nomination), "Dawson's Creek" and "The Good Wife". Next, she can be seen starring in the acclaimed film "The Song of Sway Lake" opening in cinemas September 21, 2018.
STAGE TUBE: Watch ANASTASIAs of the World Journey to the Past in New Music Video!
by Nicole Rosky - August 21, 2018
The producers of the new musical, ANASTASIA are kicking off the show's international expansion with the debut, multilingual music video 'In My Dreams/Journey to the Past' featuring all four Anyas: Broadway's Christy Altomare, Germany's Judith Caspari, the US National Tour's Lila Coogan and Spain's Jana Gomez. Watch the full music video below and CLICK HERE to go behind the scenes with all four Anyas!
TV: ANASTASIA Goes Global! Meet the Anyas of Broadway, Germany, Spain and the US Tour
by Nicole Rosky - August 21, 2018
The producers of the new musical, ANASTASIA just kicked off the show's international expansion with the debut, multilingual music video 'In My Dreams/Journey to the Past' featuring all four Anyas: Broadway's Christy Altomare, Germany's Judith Caspari, the US National Tour's Lila Coogan and Spain's Jana Gomez.
Lila Coogan, Stephen Brower, and More Cast in ANASTASIA First National Tour
by Stephi Wild - July 25, 2018
Take the journey! Casting has been announced for the North American tour of the critically-acclaimed Broadway production of ANASTASIA. This production features a book by celebrated playwright Terrence McNally, a lush, new score by Stephen Flaherty (music) and Lynn Ahrens (lyrics) and direction by Tony Award-winning director Darko Tresnjak. The tour will launch at Proctors in Schenectady, NY on October 9, 2018 and will go on to play 30 cities in its first season.
VIDEO: Watch This Epic Promposal On Stage at ANASTASIA
by Stephi Wild - June 6, 2018
What would you do if your friend took you to a Broadway show and then asked you to prom onstage with the cast? That's just what happened with Victoria and John recently at a performance of Anastasia.
ANASTASIA Lawsuit Continues as Judge Questions Copyright Infringement
by Nicole Rosky - April 3, 2018
As BroadwayWorld reported last year, the heir of French playwright Marcelle Maurette sued playwright Terrence McNally and the producers of the Broadway hit Anastasia for plagiarizing material from the 1952 play. Jean-Etienne de Becdelievre claimed that 20th Century Fox licensed the play for its 1956 and 1997 films, but not for stage productions.