#anastasia cast: madrid

[trainerfangirlsmile]

I went to see the second to last show in the Anastasia The Musical run in Mexico and oh my god:

So first of all, this was the first Mexican production that I ever saw in an established theater as opposed to a tour production (that was the Cats Mexican Tour back in 2019) so I was a little excited about that fact and how it would feel.

I had heard one negative comment about it, mainly how the sets and costumes didn't make justice to the original production (this couldn't have been MORE WRONG they were absolutely breathtaking)

There was a young girl (couldn't be more than 9 y/o) that was asked if she had seen the original movie and her answer was no, which made me think that for a lot of young kids the show could've been their first approach to Anastasia and I think that's beautiful

Now onto the musical itself:

The 3rd call for starting was made by little Anya and her voice was so adorable! She also made the call for starting the 2nd act during intermission

Most of the songs were adapted from the Madrid version rather than from the Latin American Dub of the movie (where the songs were sung by a popular Mexican singer called Thalia) and while at first it slightly disappointed me, it didn't affect the value of the production at all, I found myself vibing to the music all the time

Gleb's actor had a higher-pitched voice than Ramin, which at first surprised me, but he also managed to make a much more awkward Gleb that you could, not root for per-say, but understand him and his motivations from the start? One of my friends knew nothing about the changes in the musical, but this is how they felt about it (also please take into consideration it had been some time since I had last seen a "grand duchess slime tutorial", I may have forgotten some stuff)

Vlad was a delight to see on stage, he was funny and charming, every time he came on stage you knew you would laugh, also he was shorter than Lily's actress, and it made funnier some jokes, we stan an unhinged couple

Dimitri amazed me. He was very tall and had a great singing voice, I was so nervous for the adaption of My Petersburg, but you can imagine my surprise when he made a great rendition of it, also ohmygoshhhh him in In a Crowd of Thousands? I kid you not, his yearning almost made me faint, seriously, he and Anya left almost no space for Jesus and I was over there in the second floor gasping for air when he said "your highness", the chemistry was off the charts

Lily was a riot the whole time she was on stage as well, funny, sarcastic, you named it she had it. Land of Yesterday was one of my favorite choreographies from the original production and it did not disappointed me!

The Dowager Empress had this ring in her voice that kinda reminded me of older Mexican dubs? Which makes no sense considering her age but at the same time it does considering her character, such talent she has! She and Alix's actress also made it more obvious through their short interactions that they weren't in the best of terms which I thought it was a great Easter egg for historical fans

The ensemble was amazing! They were all so incredible to watch, during Quartet at the Ballet, the dancers got such a big applause that it warmed my heart, they were seriously so amazing!

A song I was surprised that shook me emotionally was Stay, I Pray You; I had always enjoyed the song and think it is beautifully written, especially because it reflects how one may feel leaving your country "by choice" (I may be projecting a bit into it) but seeing it live and in my native language just broke me, beautifully done by the cast

Mariana Davila as Anya was such a treat to see live! I wish I had been able to meet her at the stage door, because she was just breathtaking! Her voice was so beautiful and it left me speechless so many times during the 2 ½ hours of the show, I hope she gets so many more roles and that I can keep watching her! Again, her chemistry with Dimitri was amazing and she also looked beautiful in Anya's dresses.

I left this as my last point because I think it was my favorite part but, as I had said before, a lot of the songs were adapted from the Madrid cast which, if I remember correctly, had been adapted from the Spanish Dub of the movie.

A lot of movie fans had voiced their disappointment at not being able to hear songs like Once Upon a December with the original lyrics, and Mariana had said that they had tried to change them to the ones we were used to

Upon starting the show and realizing the new lyrics, I thought, "Well, maybe it was just for some specific shows or dates" and proceeded to enjoy the show

AND THEN COMES THE END OF ACT 1 AND GUYS

Journey To The Past was sang with the exact same lyrics as the Latin American Dub from 1997.

I am not joking when I tell you that the second that I heard "No me falles no..." I looked towards my friends and was already getting my eyes welled up with tears, it was such a flashback to being 5 years old coming home from blockbuster on an early December day and just, gosh, it was too much emotionally, I really cried throughout the whole song

Also, last year, I went on an exchange program, and some of the trips I was able to make were to Paris (since it was really close to were I was studying at the time) and just, seeing the images from Paris was also a reminder that I had been able to make many dreams come true in the last year, including watching this musical

It didn't help that the lights started from the seats towards the stage, it was so poetic, I still feel emotional thinking it and it has been like 23 hours since I experienced this.

Mexico is so talented, I hope we can continue to enjoy these experiences, and not only in the capital city, everyone in all the 32 states deserves to have a magical time

[anastasiamusicalupdates]

Anastasia the Musical Costumes: Anya

Russia

The first costume we see an adult Anya wearing is her iconic Russian coat and skirt. This costume is nearly identical in nearly every production. The main differences between productions are in the wigs, which can differ when it comes to braid placement, waves vs curls vs straight, and shade. Some productions include dirt smudges on Anya’s face. The costume features a brown woven coat, thick belt, patterned skirt, and boots. Underneath, Anya actresses wear a peasant blouse, wool stockings, and striped bloomers. Some scenes feature fingerless gloves.

(Christy Altomare, Broadway)

Learn To Do It

The Russia costume with the coat removed, so we can see the peasant blouse underneath. The exact pattern can sometimes differ, and some productions will use just one garment as a blouse while others will use two layered pieces.

(María Arévalo Saez, Madrid)

Paris Holds the Key to Your Heart

The design for this gown is a white suit-like dress with blue accents. She also wears matching shoes and new jewelry. At this point her hairstyle changes to an updo, either a low bun or roll, with finger waves. Anya also begins wearing brighter red lipstick. The Hartford production had Anya in a completely different pink dress with a more 1920s silhouette, though no pictures exist of this costume.

(Molly Rushing, Broadway)

In a Crowd of Thousands

Here, Anya wears a nightgown/chemise. The exact shimmery pattern can be different between productions. This is the only point in act two that Anya does not wear her updo, instead wearing a long wig with loose curls pulled away from her face.

(Christy Altomare, Broadway)

Pink Ballet Hartford

The original design for this gown was a light pink, flowing dress with short transparent gloves. The original collar gradually got raised over the course of the Hartford production, the only production to ever use this design.

(Christy Altomare, Hartford)

Blue Ballet

When the show moved to Broadway, the gown was designed to reflect the animated film’s ballet dress. Every replica production since has used this design. It is a more structured gown with blue beading and long white gloves.

(Kathryn Boswell, Broadway)

Marketing Post-Ballet OUAD Reprise Coat

When packing after the ballet, Anya has changed into a long purple velvet coat. It is relatively simple, though it has some embroidery over the front buttons. Though the marketing posters show her wearing this dress with a long wavy wig, that wig is never featured in the show and instead the dress is worn with her usual act two updo. The marketing wig looks very similar to the wig worn during In a Crowd of Thousands, however the marketing wig generally had tighter waves rather than loose curls, and it also had a knotted bun in the back.

(Christy Altomare, early marketing for Hartford and Broadway)

Finale

The last outfit Anya wears in the show is her red gown to reflect the royal status she’s come to discover (and will soon reject). Exact embroidery can differ between productions. It is strapless with a wide and low waistline, featuring gold and red decals. The skirt is severely pleated to give the appearance of a split in the front to reveal a red beaded underskirt. It is worn with long white gloves, a large red and gold tiara, matching earrings, and a bracelet. Sometimes it is short enough that Anya’s shoes are visible.

(Victoria Madden, Second National Tour)

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

During the parade, the Broadway cast of Anastasia performed Once Upon a December and Anya got a new costume, only ever used for this performance and never in the actual stage show. Anya starts the song in a brown hooded cloak, removed to reveal a pink Russian court dress, pink shoes, and tiara. The hairstyle is the act one braided look, but slightly shorter, more voluminous on top, and with loose curls instead of waves.

(Christy Altomare, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade)

[thenobleprincex]

i feel very normal about them 🥹🤍✨

Personl reflection/rambling thoughts incoming, hence the break:

Honestly, watching this show close is hitting me so hard and making me feel so much. I am hoping and praying that this cast will do a (brief) run in London just so I can at least have the chance to watch them, even though I know it won't actually happen and I am just deluding myself but... Am I asking for too much??

And like, to be totally honest, though I've been somewhat following along the Merrily train since maybe the beginning of the year (and this was very much because I noticed that Jonathan and Daniel were in it together and looked very cute with each other and I enjoyed both of them seperately, so that made me curious about the show), I only actually jumped on board very recently. And god, I was hooked. And to see it come to a close already is honestly a bit heartbreaking?

These past few months, since Fall last year, have honestly been surprisingly hard for me. I've been feeling a lot and being Very emotional (very angry, very sad, very very lost, and very very lonely), and thinking and reflecting seems to be leading nowhere and I just feel like I'm trapped with all these intense emotions that just don't go away. It's so hard.

And simultaneously, and mostly by coincidence, these have also been months where I'm returning to loads of past loves of mine. Like, I started listening to the Witch Please podcast (which is brilliant) about a year ago and that made me go and relisten to half of the Harry Potter books (which I haven't read since my early early teens since I'm not a big re-reader). Then in November it was Doctor Who's 60th and that was so amazing and exciting and got me totally hooked back on Doctor Who (which feels a bit full circle for me, because the first time I watched the show it was right after the 50th and that was a very exciting time, but I've always been awful at following along with stuff as it came out, so season 14 was the first time I actually fully did it and it was GREAT). It also made me start crushing very very hard on David Tennant (and Georgia haha) which makes me feel fourteen again in the best way (truly, I'm so not mad about it. Do I wish it was less intense? Yeah, absolutely. But other than that, it's fine lol).

And now I'm getting back into musicals?? Like, it just feels like I'm reliving all my teen loves and I truly don't know what to make of that (if anything? hahaha).

I did not grow up with musicals, you know? Like, I've always loved the concept, but there is not much of a musical scene over here. There was no Disney channel and their teen musical shows. The closest I had were musical animes (god, the obsession I had with Mermaid Melody!!) and seasons 7 and 8 of Morangos com Açúcar (which were coming out when I was young, and I watched it RELIGIOUSLY). But I did love the concept, so much so that when I first started watching 🏴‍☠️ shows, Glee was one of the first I watched. And then 2016 and Hamilton happened and I was so HOOKED to that show. Like, I was totally one of those Hamilton Girlies, no questions. I was obsessed with it. And I was studying music at the time and seriously considering pursuing music in university (I had such an appreciation for Alex Lacamoire in particular, I loved that guy). That ended up not happening and eventually my hyperfixation moved on to other things (*coughs* my football girlie era lol), but I did listen to some other shows at the time and met two of the loves of my life: Waitress (which I am slightly hopeful I may one day see?) and Anastasia (which I doubt I'll get to see...). I remember watching Christy's Instagram lives and loving her so much (she had such a lovely energy). And I loved that production so much too (and it remains one of my biggest regrets Ever that I did not go and see the Spanish production in Madrid). That was the only show I've actually followed along as it closed and it was so intense, and it's been years, but now I'm just sort of reliving that with Merrily.

Like, those people seem to be having the absolute best time backstage. It makes me wanna be a part of that so bad. I've watched their insta takeovers wayy too many times because it really does make me so giddy and happy. I've legitimately started looking for, like, volunteer or amateur theatre groups where I live where I could maybe fill some sort of backstage position because theatre seems like so much fun!!! but there is nothing and since being on stage is literally one of my biggest nightmares, I just have to live with it all by myself instead.

And it's fine. It's fine. Merrily will close on Sunday and I'll be on my phone all day and I'll be very sad and then I'll move on to something else I guess. Living with the fact that I'll never get to see these three perform together live does hurt though. I'm just kinda tired of yearning and wanting things and people so much and just never having any resolution to that, ya know?

Okay, I don't really have anything else in me right now. Just.. If you read this, and if you somehow relate or feel in any way called to reach out, please feel free. I'd appreciate it. Not to be every fangirl stereotype ever, but I actually don't have many friend (irl or otherwise) and I have a very hard time making them, but if you're in your early/mid-twenties and would like to talk, I'd be very happy to do that

For the time being, I'll cross my fingers and keep on dreaming/deluding myself that my Lindsay/Dan/Jonathan MWRA dreams will come true at some point in the near future haha. Wishing them all the luck and joy for these final performances <3

[docpiplup]

@asongofstarkandtargaryen There's news of an upcoming period drama: Las Pelotaris 1926. Here's the info I found:

Synopsis: "The series tells of the struggle of three Basque ball players who try to achieve their dreams by overcoming the prejudices and ties that prevailed in the 20s of the last century, when men monopolized all the power. Chelo (Zuria Vega), Idoia (Clara Salas) and Itzi (María de Nati) are successful athletes who assume the consequences of breaking the mold in a world where ambition and sexual freedom were denied to the female gender."

Marc Cistaré is the creator of this story that tells the story of three women who fight to fulfill their dreams in a world dominated by men. Cistaré leads a team of scriptwriters made up of Adriana Rivas (Vis a Vis, Estoy vivo, Águila Roja), Javier Naya (El barco, Rabia) and the Mexican Anaí López (XY, Bienvenida realidad, Infames).

Jesús Rodrigo (Vis a Vis, El internado, Estoy vivo, Un paso adelante) is in charge of directing the 8 episodes, which have Chechu Graf as director of photography (Toc, Toc , Campeones, La víctima número 8) and Fernando González (La casa de papel, Águila Roja) in charge of the setting as art director.

This series was filmed in various locations such as Ciudad de México, Tepoztlán and Las Estacas and later the filming moved to Spain, in locations in the Basque Country like Donostia, Biarritz, Artikutza and Pasaia, as well as some locations in other places such as Madrid and Guadalajara.

The international cast headed by the Mexican Zuria Vega (El refugio, Alma de Hierro, Inquilinos, Sin ella, La venganza de las Juanas, Un refugio para el amor) and the Spanish Claudia Salas (La ruta, Élite, La peste, Cerdita) and María de Nati (El buen patrón, El Reino, Que Dios nos perdone, Entrevías, La víctima número 8) will complete with these actors in the main male roles: the Argentinean David Chocarro (En otra piel, La Doña, El rostro de la venganza, La casa de al lado, El recluso) and the Mexicans Marco de la O (Rambo: Last Blood, El Chapo, Falsa identidad, R), Vicente Tamayo (El Club, La Guzmán, La Candidata, Luis Miguel: la serie), Héctor Kotsifakis (Luna de miel, El recluso, Hysteria, Ojos que no ven, Los minutos negros) and Antonio Gaona (Palabra de Ladrón, Educando a Nina, Rosario Tijeras), among many other actors. The cast, eminently female, includes the Colombian Viviana Serna (La ciénaga: entre el mar y la tierra, La Bruja, La ronca de oro, Por Siempre Joan Sebastián, Supertitlán) and the Spanish Alejandra Onieva (Alta Mar, Reinas, Presunto Culpable, El secreto de Puente Viejo), Krista Aroca (HIT) and Eva Rubio (El buen patrón, La voz dormida, Primaria).

Complete cast

Zuria Vega (Chelo Barbosa)

Claudia Salas (Idoia)

María de Nati (Itzi)

Viviana Serna (Rosa)

Carla Gris (Laia)

Gaizka Ugarte (Andrés)

Anastasia Russo (Malen)

Rachel Lascar (Dra. Dietrich)

Miguel Garcés (Gorka)

Hector Kotsifakis (Uribe)

Raúl Yuste (Teniente del Álamo)

Fernanda Valencia( Maca)

Daniel García (policía)

Alejandra Onieva

David Chocarro

Marco de la O

Vicente Tamayo

Antonio Gaona

Álex Onieva

Krista Aroca

Eva Rubio

Jesús Castejón

Peter Vives

' Las Pelotaris 1926' remains the definitive title of the first series that was born from the agreement between TelevisaUnivision and Mediapro Studio, being a co-production between Mexico and Spain. The series will premiere exclusively on ViX+, the premium subscription level of the ViX streaming service, which is available in the Spanish-speaking Latin America and the USA.

[aralisj]

If anyone has the OMCR (Original Madrid Cast Recording) of Anastasia please, please, please hit me up 💜

[anastasiamusicalfan]

Hi. I’ve been looking for the CD of the Spanish Madrid cast of Anastasia, but it’s impossible to get a copy. Can somebody help me? I’m looking to buy it or perhaps somebody can rip the CD in FLAC or WAV? Thanks

Hi,

I found this link to the Anastasia Madrid soundtrack on YouTube that you might find useful.

YouTube

I’m not sure if any of my followers can help you if you need access to the soundtrack a different way?

[goldenmaknaes]

              ❝ BUT I KNOW IT ALL WILL COME BACK…

                                                SOME DAY. ❞

[christinealtomare]

Anastasia walks along Gran Vía (with her jewelry and crown)

[nanasalt]

marcflynn_: Paris holds the key to your heart 💜#últimadelasemana #AnastasiaElMusicalPH: @laura_enrech

[milanvanwaardenburg]

Fabian Kaiser said in his Instagram Live that Anastasia is the second best selling show in Germany at the moment! So, if sales continue like this, he believes the show will extend! A cast recording is also probably going to happen, since Fabian knows he won’t be around when the recording happens due to vacation.

[resourcesgclore]

{ °.; by clicking HERE you will be redirected to TWENTY-TWO DASH ICONS of the international cast of ANASTASIA, THE MUSICAL ( broadway, stuttgart & madrid ). i don’t own the pictures used, i merely cut/resized them !! if there is a problem with any of these, don’t hesitate to let me know. please, like or reblog if you find these useful. find a couple more previews below the cut !! xoxo

[sienofrph]

{ °.; by clicking HERE you will be redirected to TWENTY-TWO DASH ICONS of the international cast of ANASTASIA, THE MUSICAL ( broadway, stuttgart & madrid ). i don’t own the pictures used, i merely cut/resized them !! if there is a problem with any of these, don’t hesitate to let me know. please, like or reblog if you find these useful. find a couple more previews below the cut !! xoxo

[anastasiamusicalupdates]

The cast of Anastasia Madrid during Paris Holds the Key to Your Heart.

[earith]

dunno what’s going on behind the scenes at anastasia madrid but it seems like they’re staying around for another season! They just put out tickets for august/september.

[anastasiasource]

From Diego Rodriguez’s Instagram story (Dec. 22, 2018).

[sunlightnstorms]

*CUE INTERNAL SCREAMING* A sneak peak of the Anastasia España “Crowd of Thousands” translation, via Iñigo Etayo Ochoa-Lácar’s instagram story, 7/10/18