Anastasia
(Animated Movie)
(Animated Movie)
This iconic song takes place close to the beginning of the movie.
(It was moved in the Broadway)
What is Journey to the Past?
This is the only song present in the movie, that was NOT included in the Broadway version.
What is In the Dark of the Night?
(At the Beginning was sang during the credits, not the movie, so it doesn't count)
Anastasia's beloved dog was named this.
What is Jemmy?
(Technically the dog belonged to Anastasia's sister Tatiana, but the pair became inseparable. Even to the point that Jemmy tried to fight off the guards as they fired at Anastasia)
"My hot-blooded, sensual, passionate mistress!"
Who is Vlad? (Broadway)
The Ipatiev House, called the "House of Special Purpose" by the Bolsheviks, was the location of this event.
What is the mass execution of the Romanov family?
This character was the original villain of the fictional Anastasia story.
Who is Rasputin?
This character replaced the villain from the movie in an attempt to be more 'historically accurate'.
Who is Gleb Vaganov?
Anastasia is credited by some for inventing this photography technique.
What are selfies?
(She stood in front of a mirror and took pictures of herself when she was bored)
"I've given up dancing for Lent"
Who is Countess Lily? (Broadway)
This creepy historical figure made a psychic prediction of the Romanov's murder 2 years before it happened.
Who was Grigori Rasputin?
The animated version of Anastasia from 1997 was NOT the first film adaptation of the story.
The first adaptation, starring Yul Brenner and Helen Hayes, was released in this year.
When was 1956?
Who is Ramin Karimloo?
The character of Dmitry is loosely based off of this historical figure.
Who is the Grand Duke Dimitri Pavlovitch, the cousin of Anastasia's Father?
"I'd give her a HA and a HIYA and a WHOOWA and I'd kick her sir"
Who is Bartok the bat? (movie)
The Romanov family was gathered into one room under the false pretences of this, before they were brutally executed.
What is taking a photograph?
(Allegedly to disprove the rumors that they had escaped from the Bolsheviks)
These THREE characters are present in the Anastasia movie but NOT in the Broadway.
Who are Rasputin, Bartok, and Sophie?
These 3 characters are present in the movie briefly as comedic relief, but in the broadway they act as brief secondary antagonists.
Who are Marfa, Dunya, and Paulina?
This woman, through carefully researched claims, mannerisms, and a touch of genuine mental instability, managed to convince most of the world that she was really Anastasia.
(Her claim was not disproven until 1991, when DNA testing confirmed that the Romanov's bodies had been found.)
Who was Anna Anderson?
"There never was an Anastasia. She was a dream."
Who is Gleb? (Broadway)
This discovery in 1970 appeared to confirm the rumors that Anastasia had survived her execution.
What is the hidden grave containing the bodies of her family members, but not her or her brother's bodies.
This was the amount offered as a reward for finding Anastasia by the Dowager Empress.
What is Ten-million rubles?
(The real reward offered by the Dowager Empress was 8-million rubles, equivalent to about 1-million dollars. The movie upped the stakes for dramatic purposes)
These FIVE characters, who were not present in the animated movie, are present in the Broadway version of Anastasia.
Who are Gleb, Countess Lily, Count Ipolitov, Count Leopold, and Gorlinsky?
Anastasia was notorious troublemaker and a vicious prankster, earning her this nickname.
What is The Little Imp?
(Shvybzik in Russian)
"Men are such babies!"
Who is Anya? (Movie)
On the night of the Romanov's execution, Anastasia and the other children survived the initial hailstorm of gunshots due to this simple thing they had done months earlier.
(This forced the execution squad to resort to much more violent and direct methods to complete the murders)
What is sewing jewels and other treasures into their underclothes to hide them from the Bolsheviks?
(They accidentally turned their undergarments into bulletproof vests).