Anya
Operetta - Original
Ziegfeld Theatre
Data not verified
- First Preview: November 15, 1965
- Opening Date: November 29, 1965
- Closing Date: December 11, 1965
- Previews: 16
- Performances: 16
Book: George Abbott, Guy Bolton
Lyrics: Robert Wright, George Forrest
Music: Robert Wright, George Forrest
Synopsis
A former Russian Cossack general discovers a young woman in a Berlin psychiatric ward who claims to be the Grand Duchess Anastasia, the princess thought to have been killed with her family during the Russian Revolution. The general plans to reunite the woman with Anastasia's grandmother, the Dowager Empress, in hope of profit, in this musical adaptation of the play and film Anastasia.
Opening Night Cast
| Constance Towers | Anya | |
| Boris Aplon | Josef | |
| Lawrence Brooks | Count Drivinitz | |
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Jack Dabdoub | Sergei |
| Lillian Gish | Dowager Empress | |
| Elizabeth Howell | Countess Drivinitz Anouchka |
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| George S. Irving | Chernov |
Opening Night Production Credits
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George Abbott | Book |
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Guy Bolton | Book |
| Robert Wright | Music | |
| George Forrest | Music | |
| Robert Wright | Lyrics | |
| George Forrest | Lyrics |
Awards
Tony Award
| Year | Category | Name | Winner/Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Scenic Design (Play or Musical) | Robert Randolph | Nominee |
