ANASTASIA to Run at Adelaide’s Festival Theatre from August 2026
This comes after its Australian debut this month.
By: Gillian Blum Dec. 06, 2025
Producers John Frost for Crossroads Live and Opera Australia announced that Broadway musical Anastasia will premiere at Adelaide’s Festival Theatre from August 2026.
The highly anticipated musical makes its Australian debut this month at Melbourne’s glorious Regent Theatre before travelling to Crown Theatre Perth in March and Sydney’s Lyric Theatre in April 2026.
The cast for this eagerly-awaited musical includes Georgina Hopson as Anya, Robert Tripolino as charming con artist Dmitry, Joshua Robson in the role of antagonist Gleb, Rodney Dobson as Vlad, the much-loved Rhonda Burchmore as Countess Lily and theatre icon Nancye Hayes AM in the role of the Dowager Empress.
"I just can’t wait to share the magic of Anastasia with Adelaide audiences," said Hopson. "It’s a beautiful story to be immersed in, accompanied by iconic songs that invoke a nostalgic feeling of our shared childhood including 'Once Upon a December' and 'Journey to the Past.'"
The ensemble cast members include Sophia Bae, Elliot Baker, Billy Bourchier, Nicholas Cunningham, Davis Giotopoulos Moore, Todd Goddard, Stephanie Kurlow, Keian Langdon, Bella Minniti, Nathan Stafford, Alexis Van Maanen, Annie Wilson, Deone Zanotto, and Andrea Zappacosta with the Swings team featuring Manon Gunderson-Briggs, Iosefa Laga'aia, Nathan Pinnell and Emma Russell.
Inspired by the mysterious tale of Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov’s rumored escape in the dawning days of the Russian Revolution, and the 1997 Oscar nominated animated film of the same name, Anastasia has been brought to life on the stage by the Tony Award-winning creative team of Terrence McNally, Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens.
Anastasia is a lavish musical for all ages, transporting audiences from the twilight years of the Imperial rule to the euphoria and exuberance of Paris in the 1920s, as a brave young woman named Anya sets out to discover the mystery of her past. Pursued by an army officer determined to silence her, she enlists the aid of a dashing conman and a lovable ex-aristocrat. Together, they embark on an epic adventure to help her find home, love, and family.
Directed by Tony Award winning director Darko Tresnjak, Anastasia premiered on Broadway in March 2017. It received a Tony Award nomination for Best Costume Design in a Musical and won more than 15 major international awards including Best Musical awards in Germany, the Netherlands and Spain.
The book for Anastasia was written by the late five time Tony Award winning writer Terrence McNally, whose credits include Love! Valour! Compassion!, Master Class, Kiss of the Spider Woman and Ragtime. Music and lyrics for Anastasia were written by the renowned writing team of Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens.
Visit www.anastasiathemusical.com.au to get on the waitlist for Adelaide season tickets.
Australia - Adelaide Awards - Live Stats
Best Musical - Top 3
1.
BONNIE AND CLYDE (The Arts Theatre)
24.3% of votes
2.
COME FROM AWAY (The Arts Theatre)
23.1% of votes
3.
BILLY ELLIOT (Northern Light Theatre Company)
17.6% of votes
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