#anastasiamusical

[illegally-blind-and-deaf]

THINGS I WOULD CHANGE IN THE ANASTASIA BROADWAY

Why? Because there are some loose ends, historical inaccuracies and plot holes that need fixing

Last Dance of the Romanovs: I would change Alexei to being slightly older and Anastasia to being slightly younger for historical accuracy. Would also change the 1916 at the back to 1917 cause that's when they were arrested. I would also make it so that Anastasia doesn't get shot at the end, she has mire interaction with her sisters and Tatiana comes back to drag her out, but theguards fire at them and drag them out. Then when Maria Feodorovna is reading the letter we see the Romanovs getting shot behind her for continuity

In My Dreams: change Anya to not being so timid and more sassy and spunky, looking at Vlad behind the chair and stating "I can see you." (Also throw in her sayings "spacebo" instead of thankbyou when Dmitri hands her the glass

Learn To Do It: Much more of Anya being an absolute prankster. When Vlad sings "you three tantrums and terrorised the cook! Ha!" The ha is replaced with Dmitri yelping as he opens a book and a fake spider springs out and Anya is cackling. She then continues to pull faces at him until Vlad says "but you'd behave when your father gave that look". Anya getting randomly angry during the Queen Victoria section bothers me, so I'd make it so they were obviously tired and at the end of their wits. When she's bickering with Dmitri, he flicks her/pushes her/anything to be a bother when Vlad says "continuing on" which makes far more sense. Anya and Dmitri doing the crazy WALTZING begins with Anya throwing him around and then he throws her around and then spins her and it's like a "oh hey we can actually... get along????" And then Vlad interrupts with the polka. Would also add more traditional Russian dances including Dmitri doing the Cossacks dance because yes

My Petersburg: I'd make this much more focused on Dmitri and would use this as an opportunity to express what it was like for the working class in Imperial Russia (this is important 1 for explaining Dmitri's behaviour and 2 it explains why history wants Anya to live bear with me.) I would actually love it if he was an ethnic minority (probably Jewish) for the contrast between what Vlad has told her and what Dmitri has told her. The actual song wouldn't be so mich about Petersburg, but what Dmitri's dream city would be: equality, no poverty, hot food and beds and baths, you get the gist. It also gives us a glimpse of the puppy dog wide-eyes Dmitri we see in Paris.

A Secret She Kept (Anya giving him the diamond) pretty much everything stays the same except Anya really contemplates giving him the diamond and when he sound her he finishes with a massive hug and buries his head in her shoulder. At the end just before the change to the station, Dmitri does his excited "I'm going to take a bath in a real bathtub!" And does a little excited jump

Paris Holds The Key: Dmitri is staring wide-eyes the entire time and is having the time of his life. During the funky instrumental bit before the mini solos when they're standing in the middle, Vlad gives Anya and Dmitri chocolate and Dmitri steals the rest of the bar. At the end when they split off Dmitri says he's going back to have a bath and lad remarks to not use up all the hot water and not eat all the chocolate as Dmitri runs off and all we hear is hysterical laughter

The Nightmare: When Dmitri runs in the door opens with a bang and Anya screams and buries her face and pleads for him to not hurt her (cause she doesn't realise that it's Dmitri) and he sits on the floor and comforts her as she cries into his shoulder. Then he helps her onto the bed and we have In A Crowd of Thousands. (Also I would bring back the oversized button up because that was so mich better sorry not sorry)

After the Ballet: I'd complete scratch Everything To Win and replace it with a different song (more on that later) and would bring back the movie section where Dmitri goes in instead of Anya. We don't see them conversing but we hear them and we see Anya's reactions to the revelations of Dmitri's plans. When he inevitably is thrown out, she yells at him, says something's along the lines of " you are the scum of the earth" and "you broke my heart", slaps him then storms out. Then we have everything go black except a spotlight on Dmitri and his song which is essentially him realising what he has become and lamenting about he has now become the tormentors of his childhood and how he's realised too late that happiness doesn't come from money but from love which he hasn't felt for literal years. Behind him, through the doors, we see the silhouettes of his life experiences: his mother's death, his father's arrest, him protesting, etc, and eventually we see him dancing with Anya before it goes back to black. At the end he makes up his mind to get the Empress to see Anya if it's the last thing he does because it's the only thing he can do after what he's done. He then has the whole dramatic argument and gets slapped again and then finally drags her to the apartment where Anya throws a book at him and he backs out and yeah

Still/Neva Reprise: ok this one is the reason I have some of my changes. Last Dance of the Romanovs continuity so that she can scream "back in that cellar in Yekateringburg all over again" without it being a massive pothole because shE GOT SHOT AT THE BALL????? And also, her knowing about the real complicated truth of Imperial Russia and FINALLY being able to remember Nicholas II saying "I am my father's daughter but u am not my father" and when he asks her if history really wants her to have lived she says "yes" And he asks why and she says something along the lines of "so that I can heal the wound my ancestors left in Russia" (idk something like that) just because it bothers me that we completely brush over the fact that the revolution happened for a reason and it makes her more sympathetic towards Gleb. And then the rest is the same except the dress, we bring back the og movie dress because the red dress is pretty but wth why do we have late 1700s skirt with a post 30s bodice? Sleeveless dresses didn't come around until the 30s???? ITS 1927????????

Finale/The Kiss: OK THIS SCENE BOTHERS ME SO MUCH ITS SO CUTE BUT IT BOTHERS ME BECAUSE Dmitri never apologises to Anya to her face. It's just "ugh I can't be with you goodbye" and she's like "you literally used me and haven't apologised to my face but I LOVE YOU" NO SHE WILL COME RUNNING AND RUN INTO HIM BECAUSE HE WAS GOING BACK TO APOLOGISE AND THEY TALK ABOUT THE THINGS AND THAT THEY LOVE EACH OTHER AND DMITRI APOLOGISES STRAIGHT UP WITH NO EXCUSES and then Anya kisses him and they hug again and Anya says "let's run away together to the countryside and well have fresh food and real baths and a warm bed" and it would be so cute. Anya also wouldn't leave without leaving a letter for Nana in which she says thank you and that she'll be back again soon and we have the classic "it's the perfect ending!" "No, it's theboerfect beginning" line from the movie. Then the actual finale we have Anya changed into a causal blue dress (like the movie dress) and she and Dmitri run down the stage with suitcases and hats and they waltz and he spins her around again and they kiss on the last boom at the end and yes

OTHER CHANGES FOR THE WHOLE MUSICAL:

Anastasia RomanovA not Romanov

She's assessed as Her Imperial Highness or Your Highness NOT your majesty because she's not the Tsarina

Just more bonding with the sisters an Anya in all the dead flashback scenes

[silverowl102]

Couldn’t stop thinking about Anastasia the Musical while visiting the bridge.

Pont Alexandre III and Les Invalides. Paris (by David)

[infernalbloodhunter]

"If we live through this, remind me to thank you."

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Third of the many pics from my Dimitri cosplay from the animated film Anastasia

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Photo taken by saintastaeroth

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#anastasiacosplay #anastasiamusical #anastasiafilm #disneycosplay #disneyprince #disneycosplayer #dimitricosplay #dimitrianastasia #foxanastasia #anastasiaanimation #anastasia

[derekklenadaily]

iamtnyc: He’s BACK! 🤘⭐️

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After taking a break from teaching at IAMT to return to @moulinrougebway, we are happy to welcome @derek_klena back to teaching weekly this fall at IAMT! 🎉

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#derekklena #moulinrougebroadway #jaggedlittlepill #anastasiamusical #broadway #conservatory #theatreschool #theatrekid #danceschool #postsecondary

[anastasiamusicalupdates]

piapiltz: Tsarina Aleksandra Fjodorovna & Anastasia ennen viikon ensimmäistä esitystä ✨💕✨

Kiitos kuvasta @jonjongeital ❤️

#anastasiamusical #tampereenteatteri #romanovs #motheranddaughter #tsarina #anastasiaromanov #theatre #musicaltheatre #beforetheshow #loveit #tiara #fairytail

October 5, 2022

Translation: Tsarina Aleksandra Fjodorovna & Anastasia before the first show of the week

Thank you @jonjongeital for the picture

[brazenbutterflyfragilewings]

Finally decided on my Castlefest line-up .I have one too many, but this is in case that one of the bigger ones is too heavy or warm 😅 I don't have pictures of all of them, so I guess you'll have to wait and see 😉 I hope my tiara's arrive on time #costuming #cosplaycostume #cosplayers #costumedesign #castlefest #castlefest2022 #festival #cosplay #anastasia #anastasiaromanov #anastasiamusical #anastasiacosplay #arielthemermaid #arielthelittlemermaid #arieldisney #disneycosplayer #moviecosplay #floraenchantix #florawinxclub #flora #giselle #giselleenchanted #enchantedmovie https://www.instagram.com/p/CgIIyZBtBoi/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[lightleckrereins]

I learnt how to do smocking for the sake of making this shirt. Which is a great summary of my sewing journey: teach myself new skills just to make a new costume. #cosplay #anastasia #anastasiathemusical #anastasiamusical #anastasiacosplay #anya #anyacosplay #onceuponadecember #journeytothepast #broadway #broadwaycosplay #musicalcosplay #musicaltheatre #mexicancosplayer #cosplaymexico https://www.instagram.com/p/CS40iqhlQ_N/?utm_medium=tumblr

[lovinghighnotes]

I know that the Anastasia is not the most accurate historical musical, but I still love it. It inspires me to be true to myself and despite what happened in the past, I can still look forward to the future. This was inspired by the OBC with Christy Altomare.

[illegally-blind-and-deaf]

Mildly obsessed with the idea of Anya wandering around countryside Russia after being allowed to leave

And like, meeting a bunch of different people from different ethnicities

Like a Kazak family that takes her in during a snowstorm and gives her a new shirt

A pair of Ukranian brothers helping her around Odessa and their sister gives Anya a traditional coat because it's far warmer

A Polish woman who gives her a shawl embroidered with beautiful flowers

A Lithuanian family who let's her stay with them during the harshest winter months and teach her dances in their barns and gives her a traditional skirt because her old one was small and torn

A Russian farmer showing her how to make felt boots

So by the time she reaches Leningrad it's impossible to tell where she's from because her clothes are a collection of different cultures and ethnicities mingled in the Russian population

Idk I feel like that's so sweet

[vampyrekatwrites]

Anastasia the Musical + Art

[jiunna]

Sketches that I vaguely remember doing and forgot to post at some point

(wth this wasn’t posted yet?? internet problems UnU )

[infernalbloodhunter]

"I was the boy in the palace - the one who opened the wall. She's the real thing, Vlad."

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Second of the many pics from my Dimitri cosplay from the animated film Anastasia

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Photo taken by saintastaeroth

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I'm technically a Fox/Disney prince now lol

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#anastasiacosplay #anastasiamusical #anastasiafilm #disneycosplay #disneyprince #disneycosplayer #dimitricosplay #dimitrianastasia #foxanastasia #anastasiaanimation #anastasia

[derekklenadaily]

onstagecollectiveofficial: ❤️‍🔥🎶✨How wonderful life is now you're in the world ... FINALLY we are thrilled to welcome THE ✨Derek Klena✨ to On Stage Collective as one of our Broadway guest artists this June 2024!

🌟 We have extended our application deadline until Dec 1! ‼️Apply now to be considered to work with Derek and all of our guest artists and make your NYC Debut June 2024!

🎭 Derek starred on Broadway in Alanis Morissette’s critically acclaimed musical JAGGED LITTLE PILL, for which he received a Tony Award Nomination for “Best Featured Actor in a Musical”. He recently concluded his run as “Christian” in the Tony Award-winning Best Musical MOULIN ROUGE. His performance earned him a Broadway.com Audience Choice Award for “Favorite Replacement.” Earlier this year, Derek also starred as “Joe Gillis” opposite Stephanie J. Block in the Kennedy Center’s limited run of SUNSET BOULEVARD.

Derek first broke onto the NYC theatre scene in the 2012 Off-Broadway revival of CARRIE, where he quickly garnered attention from Oscar, Grammy, and Tony winners Benj Pasek and Justin Paul to originate the lead role of “Eddie Birdlace” in DOGFIGHT. He received a Clive Barnes Award Nomination for his performance. Derek made his Broadway debut as “Fiyero” in the 10th-anniversary company of WICKED. On Broadway, he also originated the roles of “Michael Johnson” in Jason Robert Brown’s THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY and “Dmitry” in Ahrens/Flaherty/McNally’s ANASTASIA. 📷: @derek_klena

🔗link in bio!🔗

#broadway #derekklena #moulinrougemusical #moulinrouge #comewhatmay #moulinrougemusical #moulinrougechristian #anastasiamusical #sunsetboulevard #newyorknewyork #onstagecollective #auditions #singersofinstagram #actorsofinstagram #dogfightmusical #wickedmusical

[anastasiamusicalupdates]

milanvw: In @anastasiadasmusical we had one show when the train was not working, so we ‘faked it’ with chairs. And yes, it was so uncomfortable as you imagine this right now 😂.

Or that moment when @judith.caspari fell out of the train. (😂😂)

Or that moment when I fell flat on my 🍑 in our first preview.

Or that show when I got hiccups and could not talk and sing anymore.

I could write a book about all these stage fails❤️😂

#theatre #anastasiathemusical #anastasiamusical #performer #singer #actor #stageentertainment

February 5, 2021