Anastasia Broadway Musical

Cast Update June 2018

 

 

Anastasia is a musical with music and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, and a book by Terrence McNally. Based on the 1997 film of the same name, the musical tells the story of the legend of Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, which claims that she in fact escaped the execution of her family.

Cast

Christy Altomare – Anya

Broadway: Mamma Mia! (Sophie). Off-Broadway: Carrie (Sue Snell, MCC). First National Tour: Spring Awakening (Wendla). Regional: Daddy Long Legs (Jerrusha); Camelot (Guenevere, Chicago); Anastasia (Anya, Hartford Stage, Connecticut Critics Circle Award). Television: “The Big C.” Cast recording: Carrie. Original music (singer/songwriter): After You, Waiting for You. BFA in Musical Theatre, CCM. Love and thanks to the creative team, cast and crew, Telsey + Co., Station 3, Edie Robb, Abrams, teachers, family, and all who have supported me throughout this journey. I love you all!

 

Zach Adkins – Dmitry

Broadway debut! Recent: Kinky Boots (First National tour), Murder Ballad (Cleveland’s Playhouse Square), Sweeney Todd (Idaho Shakespeare Festival), and Spring Awakening (Beck Arts, Broadway World Award). BWMT. Love and thanks to the Anastasia team, Telsey + Co., Abrams, and my supportive family. @zachmadkins

John Bolton – Vlad

Broadway/New York: Dames at Sea (Astaire nomination); A Christmas Story (Drama Desk nomination); Curtains; Monty Python’s Spamalot; Contact; Titanic; How to Succeed…; Damn Yankees; Guys and Dolls (Carnegie Hall); NY Pops and NY Philharmonic headliner; host of Off-Broadway’s Pageant. TV: “Madam Secretary,” “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” “Elementary,” “Blue Bloods,” “The Good Wife,” “Boardwalk Empire,” “Gossip Girl,” “Law and Order: Criminal Intent,” “Ed,” “Show Boat,” “The Savages,” “All My Children,” “As the World Turns.” BA in Journalism. @ItsJohnBolton

Max Von Essen – Gleb

Max von Essen starred in An American in Paris on Broadway as Henri Baurel, a role which earned him a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor. He previously appeared in the revival of Evita as Agustin Magaldi, the first revival of Les Miserables as Enjolras, Dance of the Vampires as Alfred, the closing company of the original Les Miserables, and the first revival of Jesus Christ Superstar. Other New York credits include The Mint Theater’s production of Yours Unfaithfully, The Dreyfus Affair at BAM, Maury Yeston’s Death Takes a Holiday at the Roundabout Theatre Company, The Transport Group’s revival of Michael John LaChiusa’s Hello Again (Drama League Award), Jerry Springer: The Opera at Carnegie Hall, and Finian’s Rainbow at the Irish Repertory Theatre. He led the first national tour of Xanadu as Sonny Malone, appeared as Mary Sunshine in the national tour of Chicago, played Tony in West Side Story throughout Europe and performed as a back-up singer for the legendary Liza Minnelli. Television and film credits include “Law & Order: SVU”, “Elementary”, “Boardwalk Empire”, “The Good Wife”, “Royal Pains”, “Gossip Girl”, The Beautiful Life, The Intern, Sex and the City 2, Seven Lovers and the short film Blonde. He was also a regular on the hit web series, “Submissions Only”. Mr. von Essen’s recordings include An American In Paris (Grammy Nomination), Evita, Death Takes a Holiday, The Broadway Tenors, Love Songs of Andrew Lloyd Weber, and Finian’s Rainbow. Find Max on Twitter and Instagram as @maxizpad.

 

Vicki Lewis – Countess Lily

Broadway: Damn Yankees, Chicago, The Crucible (Roundabout), Pal Joey (Encores!). Television/Film (most notably): “Newsradio,” “Modern Family,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “The Middle,” “Angie Tribeca,” “Making History,” “Doll and Em,” “Bones,” “How I Met Your Mother,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Three Sisters,” “Home Improvement,” “Seinfeld,” “Murphy Brown,” Caroline in the City, The Ugly Truth, Godzilla, Mousehunt, Pushing Tin. Her voice can be heard in a myriad of animated projects including Pixar’s Finding Nemo and Finding Dory.

 

Mary Beth Peil – Dowager Empress

Broadway: Les Liaisons Dangereuses; The Visit; Follies; Women on the Verge…; Sunday in the Park…; Nine; The King and I (Tony nomination). Off-Broadway: many productions with Atlantic Theater (ensemble member and Obie winner); Cheever Evening, Later Life (Playwrights Horizon); First Ladies Suite (Transport Group); Sylvia (MTC); Hedda Gabler (NYTW). Regional: Hartford Stage, La Jolla Playhouse, Arena Stage, About Face, Long Wharf, Yale Rep, Kennedy Center. TV: “The Good Wife” (Jackie); “Dawson’s Creek” (Grams); “Law & Order: SVU”; “The Fringe.” Film: The Contest, Mirrors, Plagues of Our Fathers, The Reagans, Stepford Wives II, Odd Couple II.

Alex – Aquilion – Swing
Sissy Bell – Ensemble/Maria Romanov/Marfa
Lauren Blackman – Ensemble/Tsarina Alexandra/u/s Countess Lily
Kathryn Boswell – Swing u/s Anya
Stephen Brower – Ensemble/ u/s Dmitry
Kristen Smith Davis – Swing
Janet Dickinson – Ensemble/Countess Gregory/u/s Dowager Empress/Countess Lily
Constantine Germanacos – Ensemble/Tsar Nicholass II/ Count Ipolitov/ Count Gregory/ u/s Gleb
Wes Hart – Ensemble/Doorman/u/s Gleb
Ian Knauer – Swing/u/s Vlad
Ken Krugman – Ensemble/Gorlinsky/Count Leopols/u/s Vlad
Bruce Landry – Ensemble/ u/s Dmitry
Dustin Layton – Dance Cpt/Swing
Delilah Rose Pellow/u/s Little Anastasia/Alexei Romanov
James A Pierce III – Ensemble/Von Rothbart
Molly Rushing – Young Anastasia/Paulina/u/s Anya
Nicole Scimeca – Little Anastasia/Alexei Romanov
Jennifer Smith – Ensemble/u/s Dowager Empress
Matt Wiercinski – Ensemble/ Prince Siegfried
Lyrica Woodruff – Ensemble/Olga Romanov/Odette
Kelli Youngman – Ensemble/Tatiana Romanov/ Dunya