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Who Played Dowager Empress in Anastasia

Dowager Empress is a role in Anastasia, a musical that opened Regional (US) in 2016.

From Darko Tresnjak—2014 Tony Award winner for Best Director of a Musical for A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder—and the Tony Award-winning writers of the Broadway classic Ragtime. From the twilight of the Russian Empire to the euphoria of Paris in the 1920s, the new musical Anastasia is the romantic and rousing story of a brave young woman attempting to discover the mystery of her past while finding a place for herself in the rapidly changing world of a new century.

9 actors have played Dowager Empress in Anastasia.

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Performer Production Opened
Janet Dickinson Regional (US) Anastasia 2016
Mary Beth Peil Regional (US) Anastasia 2016
Janet Dickinson Broadway Anastasia 2017
Jennifer Smith Broadway Anastasia 2017
Judy Kaye Broadway Anastasia 2017
Penny Fuller Broadway Anastasia 2017
Alison Ewing US Tour Anastasia 2018
Joy Franz US Tour Anastasia 2018
Mary Illes US Tour Anastasia 2018
Tamra Hayden US Tour Anastasia 2018

Other Roles in Anastasia

Role Production Opened
Anastasia Regional (US) Anastasia 2016
Coco Chanel Regional (US) Anastasia 2016
Dmitry Regional (US) Anastasia 2016
Dowager Empress Regional (US) Anastasia 2016
Ensemble Regional (US) Anastasia 2016
Gertrude Stein Regional (US) Anastasia 2016
Gleb Regional (US) Anastasia 2016
Gorlinsky Regional (US) Anastasia 2016
Leopold Regional (US) Anastasia 2016
Lily Regional (US) Anastasia 2016
Performer Regional (US) Anastasia 2016
Suitor 1 Regional (US) Anastasia 2016
Tsar Regional (US) Anastasia 2016
Tsarina Regional (US) Anastasia 2016
Vlad Regional (US) Anastasia 2016
Young Anastasia Regional (US) Anastasia 2016

“Dowager Empress” Also Appears In

Production Type Year
Anastasia Broadway 1954

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