#anastasia bway

[elephantlovemedleys]

i do love rich girl x lower class boy romances especially when it's dimitri and anya or baby and johnny

[broadway-shenanigans]

He’s literally the phantom irl

Ramin scaring Christy backstage at Anastasia [x]

[derekklenadaily]

@giftober | Day 23: Fourth Wall

[dmitryanya]

IS YOUR NAME. DMITRY AND ANYA FEOM ANASTASIA ANJJAJAJSHDHAH

yeah !! it is !! i always wonder how many people recognize it !!

[noblehcart]

me: ah yess my favorite part. the entire ten seconds that liesel is on screen.

[thedvilsinthedetails]

What each marauder’s fav musical would be (in my opinion):

James - beetlejuice (chaotic af, funny and happy ending…)

Regulus - Jekyll and Hyde (thought provoking, sad ending also he’d find ‘bitch bitch bitch’ funny bc that’s lowkey exactly what the ppl at functions he has to attend are like. Also he loves ‘bring on the men’ and I won’t accept questions and if ur confused about the name, it’s exactly what it sounds like.)

Remus - Hamilton (he just…would love it.)

Sirius - Six (no question. And he would sing ‘Don’t lose ur head’ at the drop of a hat. He defo learnt the dance to ex-wives and six finale)

Peter - Dear Evan Hansen (he just gives me those vibes like he genuinely would love it and I love that 4 him)

Barty - Heathers (pretty sure this was in like one of my first posts too but he would LOVE heathers.)

Evan - Moulin Rouge! (OMG this one was actually hard icl I couldn’t think of one for ages but I actually think this is perfect for Evan. He definitely prefers like plainer style of stuff and shit and pretends not to like musicals but he goes excited like a puppy dog with proper heart eyes if you show him the absolutely over decorated stage they perform moulin rouge on. And you best believe he knows all the lyrics of ‘Firework’ by Katy Perry but no no my friend it’s not because he listens to her, in fact he’d probably be confused about the annoying pop song arrangement of ‘the song from moulin rouge’ also he loves the song mashup bit in ‘backstage romance’ that they dance to (if you don’t know what I mean then play this song but skip to 2:30 bc the start of the song won’t make sense without the entire plot detailed to you) because I say so because everyone does because it’s impossible not to.)

Mary - Anastasia (look I will not be accepting slander of this musical and neither would Mary. It is a masterpiece.)

Lily - Jesus Christ Superstar (fucking love this musical and only the best for Lily Evans. She would love it because I said so.)

Pandora - Hadestown (thought provoking, gorgeous music, based off a Greek myth. Just yes. Also I can picture her humming Orpheus’ tune but especially the extended bit in ‘wait for me’ )

Marlene - Les Misérables (ok so I know this might seem like an odd option for her but hear me out hear me out…Marlene attempting to perform all the parts in ‘one day more’ and blasting ‘Do you hear the people sing?’ from her phone as an attempt to scare people.)

Dorcas - Phantom of the Opera (the absolute dramatic theme is definitely her jam and she absolutely knows how to play it on every instrument. Like she doesn’t necessarily know how to play an instrument but you can bet she at least knows the phantom’s theme on it.)

my theatre kid side is rlly coming thru in this oops

also if anyone wants to know the specific albums (bc a lot of them have more than one recording) of the musical that I prefer and am thinking of as I write this then check below ‘keep reading’

beetlejuice/hamilton/anastasia all only have one - the original bway cast

Jekyll and Hyde - ‘Jekyll and Hyde: The Gothic Musical Thriller’ (the 1995 one with Anthony Warlow as J/H)

Six - ‘Six: the musical (studio cast recording)’ sorry to the Broadway cast lovers, I prefer the og Brit one bc it feels weird to hear them with American accents to me

Dear Evan Hansen - the original Broadway cast recording, not the movie one

Heathers - Original West end cast. Again sorry to all the ppl that prefer the off broadway one, west end heathers ver till I die, it’s just better like ‘never shut up again’? I say no? I’m sorry it’s just better, no matter how much u say ‘blue’ is better than ‘your welcome’

Moulin Rouge - original Broadway cast, as much as I love Nicole Kidman I just prefer the bway cast recording to the movie recs

Jesus Christ Superstar - ‘Jesus Christ Superstar (Remastered 2005)’ the one with the 1996 London cast, it’s just my favourite album of it because of the song arrangement

Hadestown - original Broadway cast recording (I feel like ppl don’t rlly listen to the concept album anymore bc it’s just so wildly different from how the actual show music ended up sounding, I do actually quite like it but the musical ver is better in my opinion)

Les Mis - holy shit there’s a lot of albums for this one, tbh I’m not thinking of a specific one but maybe the 2010 London recording - the live one(?) I just quite like it but tbh I listen to a diff album each time I swear 😭

Phantom of the Opera - the original 1986 London cast one bc I just prefer it to the movie

[six-costume-refs]

You mentioned Six Korea was a replica production, what exactly does that mean with reference to the other productions?

Hey! Yes, my apologies for not defining that! “Replica production” is basically used to describe any production using the same designs and choreography (usually in tandem with any directing/cut song/etc directions) as a prior or pre-existing production of that show. For example:

- if a Broadway show opens an associated national tour, that tour is almost always a replica of the Bway production

- sometimes we see revivals that are replicas of an earlier production (this usually happens because a production closed and then reopened because that initial production had gained significant interest since, like Beetlejuice, or because the original production is just too iconic to change, like A Chorus Line)

- international productions that keep the same base design/choreography/etc as original Bway/WE would be categorized as replica

Note that all replica productions aren’t exactly identical. There’s often some variance or changes. Sometimes that’s in materials, based on differing budgets and/or supply. @operafantomet does a fantastic job of cataloguing a lot of the changes in replica, semi-replica, and non-replica Phantom productions (here’s a post showing some of the variance in replica Star Princess bodices). Sometimes it’s in choreography or blocking, with some slight changes made to adapt a show to a different stage and all the changed technical aspects that exist there (different dimensions or set-ups). The musical Fun Home was built to be performed in-the-round, so when they switched to a national tour they had to re-block the production to work in typical proscenium theaters. Even Six has some of these changes - all current productions are technically replicas, but of course many of the productions use different materials and have some changed staging!

On the other hand, non-replica productions are new productions that don’t take heavily to the point of near-replication from prior productions, often with a different creative team. Nearly every revival is non-replica. Some international are as well; take this as an example of Anya’s red and gold dress from Anastasia as an example:

Left is Veronica Stern, currently Anya in the replica 2nd US Tour. Right is Pia Piltz, recently Anya in the non-replica Finnish production. The Finnish designers did take some loose inspiration with the color scheme, updo, and silhouette, but it’s obviously not anywhere near identical, is designed by someone else, and is part of a non-replica production.

Or with regards to recent UK productions, the current Newsies production very notably doesn’t use the initial choreography/staging/design of the initial Bway/US Tours and would be referred to as non-replica as well (it’s adapted brilliantly actually, I’ll talk about that sometime).

You also may sometimes hear the term “semi-replica.” It’s not half as common and not really an official term in the same way that replica and non-replica are, but people sometimes use it to describe productions with both replica elements and entirely original elements. Phantom has had a few productions that people will sometimes describe as semi-replica; the pared-down production that opened on the West End post-lockdown would be one example (again, if anyone is interested in examples I’ll refer you to @operafantomet).

Hope that clears things up!

[izloveshorses]

Sorry if you’ve answered this before, but out of the outfits Anya wears in the musical is there one that you think feels the most representative of her in its design?

oooh this is an excellent question, idk if i can give just one answer. so i'll give three!

(anyone who knows more than me about fashion/costuming/textiles is welcome to chime in, i'm just working with vibes and being obsessed with The Character for seven years lol)

Big Red

the most obvious choice is Big Red (what she wears in the finale). Linda Cho's masterpiece was designed as a timeless look, something not quite period appropriate but a representation of how Anya/Anastasia is now a timeless figure, someone who managed to escape history and the narrative. the jewel pattern forms a phoenix shape, a creature known to die and be reborn in fire, which fittingly matches the very name of Anastasia ('she will rise again').

so, symbolically, Big Red makes the most sense for Anastasia, in a broader sense.

Blue Ballet Dress

but while Big Red is perfect for Anastasia, I think the blue ballet dress is more suited to Anya, in a way. it's tighter fitting than Big Red, but it moves. pictures don't really do it justice but it's quite remarkable to watch in person. it's shimmering and fluid, it's flexible and light. And I think, if you watch the Broadway production specifically, Big Red is so stiff and lifeless. It restricts while Blue moves with. Which can represent the choice Anya has to make at her crossroads: live in restrictive glory as Anastasia or remain fluid as an anonymous woman? Anya adapts, survives. and to me, that is who Anya is more than anything else.

Pink Hartford Era Dress

if we can expand beyond broadway and return to the pre-bway run at Hartford, I'd like to include the pink dress. In act i she seems more tomboyish, but in reality she just simply didn't have the means to wear anything beyond what was available to her. (The lore of the brown coat™ is that it was stolen off of a man which is why it's so ill fitting lol).

But by this point in the show she no longer has to rely on practicality and affordability to dress herself, she can afford to select something that represents her more. Now that they're in Paris she has access to anything under the sun! So I believe she chose this dress on her own, and I believe when you have the freedom to choose your own wardrobe, your wardrobe starts to express your personality. It's soft and sweet, it matches the pink blossoms that surround her when she sings Journey to the Past, representing hope and rebirth and springtime, echoing broader themes of her journey, etc etc. And she gets to be girly. Just a little bit. The color is also a bold choice imo. She stands out! She's no longer in drab neutrals, she's in bright and irresistible pink!

So. I can't not include the pink hartford dress on this list.

[elephantlovemedleys]

out of nowhere just remembered the dimya dirty dancing au i wrote four years ago that i (sadly) abandoned

[tending-the-hearth]

Tell me dear mutual, who is this 'Moulin Rouge' character, and why am I seeing his screaming face all over your tumblr?

Does he offer much angst in these trying times? :D

screaming face moulin rouge man my beloved 🙏🏻🙏🏻

The character is Christian, and he is VERY angsty but also VERY romantic and i love him very much. Not to get into spoilers but the entire show is centered around his “doomed by the narrative” romance with the main Moulin Rouge performer, Satine, who is just… so tragic, they deserved so much better 😭

The specific screaming man is Aaron Tveit whose soul is tied to the Moulin Rouge musical because this man was part of the OBC, left, and has returned to the show like four different times

The specific song he is seen screaming is “El Tango de Roxanne”, which has become iconic for Aaron (and other Christians) doing an INSANE opt-up at the end of the song, and after seeing him performing on Friday, i can confidently say the hype is worth it because i was changed in my soul after seeing it live.

Aaron was also in Next To Normal, Catch Me If You Can, Wicked, and most recently before Moulin Rouge, he was Sweeney Todd in the bway revival, but a LOT of people probably know him best as the most angsty of all angsty Broadway men

beloved <3

i will also say my one of my other FAVORITE Broadway men also played Christian on Broadway

i’m so normal about Derek Klena as Christian i promise

He was Dmitri in the OBC of Anastasia (one of my favorite musicals ever), and I would give my soul to see him as Christian tbh

but also fun fact is that the character of Christian was originated in the 2001 movie by none other than the man the myth Mr. “Hello There” himself Ewan McGregor

his “Roxanne” lives in my head rent free tbh

it’s honestly because of their performances and Karen Olivo, Ciara Renee and Jojo that I’ve become obsessed with the show, it is the ONLY jukebox i will listen to and enjoy

[derekklenadaily]

baaofnyc: Ever wonder how BAA regular and Bway icon- Derek Klena got his first Broadway break👀? Check out this clip from Winter Workshop 2024’s Q&A, where he reveals some insight on how he booked Wicked- his Broadway debut⭐️! Plus, he shares some amazing words of wisdom about auditioning, being a kind person, and always putting your best foot forward… “you never know which project will lead to the next!”

Which Broadway special guest interview do you want us to post highlights of next?

PS Who’s excited for the Wicked movie? 🧙🫧💕💚

#derekklena #lindsaymendez #wicked #wickedmusical

#moulinrouge #anastasia #baaofnyc #musicaltheatre #broadway #broadwaytraining #dogfightmusical #broadwaydebut #fiyero #elphaba #prettylittleliars #carrie #dad2be

[misanthropologymajor]

idea????

Simon “Ghost” Riley x f!reader x Kyle “Gaz” Garrick

Phantom of the Opera AU

would wind up a darkfic because PotO is fairly dark

roles filled by characters???

Simon “Ghost” Riley - The Phantom of the Opera

Kyle “Gaz” Garrick - Viscount Raoul de Chagny

reader- Christine Daae

John Price - Madame Giry

John “Soap” Mactavish - Meg Giry

my tiktok feed is currently 1/3 videos of a song from Anastasia bway, sung by Ramin Karimloo, who was the phantom on the west end, which has had my brainworms returning to my lifelong obsession with the phantom of the opera. phantom wears an amazing skull mask in the second act opening. thought of ghost. this idea has been plaguing me since then. sos, send help

[auditionsuggestions]

Unique Audition Songs Tenor/Bari Edition

Here's some more interesting and less-done songs for Tenors and Baritones! As with the Sop/Mezzo list, some of these may be hard to find sheet music for.

Proud Lady from The Baker's Wife

Emma from Emma

The Man I'll Never Be from Daddy Long Legs

Charity from Daddy Long Legs

What Does She Mean by Love from Daddy Long Legs

She Thinks I'm Old from Daddy Long Legs

I Stole a Bus from Bubble Boy

Set Sail from (Sorta) Love Songs: The Songs of Scott Burkell and Paul Loesel

No Mercy At All from Doctor Zhivago

Watch the Moon from Doctor Zhivago

Yuri's Decision from Doctor Zhivago

Steal With Style from The Robber Bridegroom

It Just Wasn't Meant to Happen from Calvin Berger

Centuries from Death Takes A Holiday

I Thought that I Could Live from Death Takes A Holiday

Nowhere Left to Run from Amazing Grace

Falcon in the Dive from The Scarlet Pimpernel

Where's the Girl from The Scarlet Pimpernel

Into the Fire from The Scarlet Pimpernel

When I Look at You (Reprise) form The Scarlet Pimpernel

She Was There from The Scarlet Pimpernel

Try Me from She Loves Me

Grand Knowing You from She Loves Me

Stroke By Stroke from Jasper in Deadland

The Killing from Jasper in Deadland

As Good as You from Jane Eyre

Farewell Good Angel from Jane Eyre

The Voice Across the Moors from Jane Eyre (obviously only St. John's part)

How I Am from Little Women (2005 Bway version)

Fly At Me from Little Women (Oler & Hubbard version)

Listen to the Rain from The Ballad of Little Jo

When You Love Someone from The Ballad of Little Jo

Whatcha Gonna Do? from The Ballad of Little Jo

No More Mister Nice Guy from The Swan Princess

The Neva Flows from Anastasia

Still from Anastasia

A Man Could Go Quite Mad from The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Funny from City of Angels

Love Sneaks in from Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Donny Novitski from Bandstand

Right This Way from Bandstand

This is Life (Reprise) from Bandstand

No One Has Ever Loved Me from Passion

The Streets of Dublin from A Man of No Importance

[queenkinqs]

the cultural and historical significance of anastasia (1997) and it’s bway adaptation are lowkey horrific if you think about it too hard but unlike pocahontas (1995) its just too damn good for anyone to really care