Captivating and fairytale-like at the same time: the musical Anastasia retells the fascinating legend of the youngest daughter of the Tsar - between historical references, moving music and a timeless longing for identity and home.
When little Anastasia receives a music box as a gift from her grandmother, she has no idea that it holds a kind of key to her future. A short time later, her grandmother has disappeared and Anastasia's family is murdered. The country and its people are in the grip of revolution when news arrives from distant Paris that the Tsar's mother will pay a large reward if anyone brings her beloved grandchild - Anastasia - to her. Incentive enough for two soldiers of fortune in St. Petersburg, sorry: Leningrad, to fulfill this wish.
The myth surrounding the whereabouts of the youngest daughter of the tsar, Anastasia, persisted throughout the 20th century until it finally had to give way to the bitter truth in 2006 - and thus became a fairy tale. The animated film of the same name by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman, which was released in cinemas in 1997, is also a fairy tale. Stephen Flaherty, whose songs shaped the film, was asked to adapt the movie into a musical in 2012.
Together with songwriter Lynn Ahrens and book author Terrence McNally, Flaherty has created a musical adaptation that is loosely based on the film story, but is historically somewhat closer to reality - and yet still characterized by the fairytale-like sounds of the film.
Premiere September 20, 2025
Further performances: September 26 and 28, October 3 and 5, 2025, January 8, February 7 and 18, 2026
