Anastasia: The Musical at Maine State Music Theatre

Maine State Music Theatre (MSMT) is thrilled to launch its highly anticipated 2025 season with the sweeping Broadway musical Anastasia: The Musical, running June 4–21 at the Pickard Theater in Brunswick. A co-production with Lancaster, Pennsylvania’s renowned Fulton Theatre, Anastasia whisks audiences from the twilight of the Russian Empire to the dazzling lights of 1920s Paris in a grand tale of mystery, courage, and self-discovery.

Based on the beloved 1997 animated film, Anastasia follows Anya, a brave young woman haunted by fragmented memories of a royal past. With the help of a dashing con artist named Dmitry and his endearing friend Vlad, she sets off on a thrilling quest to uncover the secrets of her identity—discovering love, belonging, and a place to call home along the way.

With a book by four-time Tony Award winner Terrence McNally (Ragtime, Master Class), music by Stephen Flaherty, and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens—the award-winning team behind Ragtime and Once on This Island—Anastasia is a sweeping romantic epic that transports audiences through history and across continents. The production dazzles with soaring melodies, dynamic choreography, and richly detailed period costumes, all set to a lush score that includes beloved favorites like “Journey to the Past” and “Once Upon a December.”

The production stars Lila Coogan as Anya (Broadway: Mary Poppins, National Tour: Anastasia), Coleman Cummings as Dmitry (National Tour: RENT), Nick Gaswirth as Vlad (Broadway: How To Dance In Ohio, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812), Mary Ernster as Dowager Empress Maria (Broadway: War Paint), Gregory Lee Rodriguez as Gleb (National Tour: Les Misérables), Amanda Rose as Lily (Broadway: Merrily We Roll Along, Wicked).

Six local young performers will alternate the roles of the Romanov children: Alexa Largay, Alison Largay, and Rya Redding (Little Anastasia) and Lukas Charrier, Milo Fantigrossi, and Bentley Milliano (Alexei Romanov).

The ensemble features Mark Aldrich, Rachel Alvarez-Robinson, Paul Amrani, Bailey Blaise, Greta Cardoza, Bryan Fortunato, Erin Gonzales, Tauren Hagans, Payton Hines, Matthew Irani, Andrew Love, Christopher Page-Sanders, Stephen Petrovich, Lauren Steinert, Dylan Stukenberg, Todd Turner, and Gisella Amarisa Watts.

Directed and choreographed by Kenny Ingram, with music direction by Kevin Stites, the creative team also includes scenic designer William James Mohney, costume designer Jeff Hendry, lighting designer Samuel Biondolillo, sound designer Shannon Slaton, props designer Meg Valentine, wig designer Kevin S. Foster II, video coordinator Luis Garcia, and fight choreographer Preston Cuer. Casting is by Jamibeth Margolis, CSA.

Anastasia: The Musical is inspired by the Twentieth Century Fox Motion Pictures by special arrangement with Buena Vista Theatrical, and from the play by Marcelle Maurette as adapted by Guy Bolton.

Anastasia: The Musical is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. For more information, visit concordtheatricals.com.

Anastasia: The Musical runs June 4–21, 2025, and is the first of four Mainstage musicals in MSMT’s 2025 season, followed by Tootsie, Footloose, and West Side Story.

Tickets are on sale now at msmt.org or by calling the MSMT Box Office at 207-725-8769.