A Special Message from Cody Simpson | ANASTASIA The Musical

[@jennjenn100js]

Don’t get me wrong I like Cody Simpson but I can’t picture him playing dimitri. So sad to see Zach leave 😭

[@brookedowd7747]

Jennifer Sorrentino i agree

[@greenarrow.]

They man can sing though

[@brookedowd7747]

Clarence Hudson doesn’t mean he can act and dance, but who knows he may suprise us

[@joanmarieseva2425]

so did i with Derek 😭

[@Sil3entAng3l]

I saw the show yesterday, he was good, but not Broadway great.. He was running out of breath while the other cast members was able to keep up with the show. He was a good singer

[@mydarlinglina]

GUYS, HE WAS FREAKING AMAZING 😭😭 You make me soo proud, Cody!

[@isabellaperez5365]

I FORGOT THAT HE EXISTED UNTIL RIGHT NOW

[@witchesmortuary235]

same omg I had to google his name to remember him

[@dancelikeumathurman8092]

Me

[@supb2949]

ikr 😂 I can remember teen me vaguely liking his song way back

[@ristygirl792]

Guys stop being so negative, give him a chance!

[@TheMissingLink1]

Ugh, did Nick Jonas in Les Mis teach us nothing?!

[@brookedowd7747]

TheMissingLink oh gosh i can only imagine how that went lol

[@clarinetangel99]

Trust me, you don't want to know. It was BAD.

[@RekusoXYZ]

Nick Jonas doesn't have a nice voice though

[@archiefanatic101]

I’m gonna be the unpopular one here and say I thought he did alright 🤷‍♀️

[@clarinetangel99]

@@archiefanatic101 I respect your opinion even though I disagree with it. To each their own. The beauty of musical theatre is that everyone can find an interpretation of a role that they genuinely enjoy.

[@purpleshamrock17]

Why not just promote one of the understudies like they did with Zach? They would at least know the part.

[@brookedowd7747]

purpleshamrock17 exactly instead of getting some obscure has been

[@jainajallow2609]

#bringbackderek

[@archiefanatic101]

Jaina Jallow SO. MUCH. YES.

[@JosephJohnson-gu5fw]

Derek is workshopping Magic Mike the Musical with Matt Doyle and basically every other hot guy on Broadway

[@jessicapatterson492]

Early Happy Trails to Zach, I'm glad I had the chance to see him in the show, Congratulations and best of luck to Cody, and most importantly, can we get an extended version of the guitar instrumental of Journey to the Past please??

[@rasanders21]

Jesus Christ give the guy a chance before you judge him.

[@kojejang0151]

WHAT?!!! WOW CONGRATS CODY!!

[@allison8972]

Just saw it yesterday and he did amazing. Keep up the great work.

[@elizabethanne555]

YES!!!!! Love that movie and so excited to see the show! I am from Romania and my sisters middle name is Anastasia! 💕💕💕

[@detelinayordanova4039]

I'm from Bulgaria. We're neighbors 😁

[@sophiaalistan2949]

Can’t wait tbh!

[@soph5707]

I’m going to miss Zach like crazy. But that’s alright. I was hung up on Derek leaving and kinda disappointed he was replaced with Zach. Until I saw Zach perform and LOOOOVED IT. I won’t judge Cody yet, despite how hard it is to see him as Dmitry.

[@melissafischer3818]

* backstreet boys voice * tELL ME WHY

[@Laureng226]

Damn this makes me happy I got to see the original cast...

[@kaylawassmer7832]

I along with my friend got to see Anastasia tonight 😊 we both are still in shock by this unbelievably amazing show that is definitely a must see ! I was literally about to spend the amount we paid for the tickets again just to witness the show again ! We had orchestra seats ! But never did i think i would get to see my my favorite singer in one of my favorite broadway shows 😊 thanks to my good friend who after the show noticed that i was literally on the verge of tears if i did not get to at least say Hi to Cody which did not happen it almost did but unfortunately we left before seeing if he was even gonna come out the stage door yes we stood out there in the rainy cold weather and met the lovely Anastasia herself 😊 all i gotta say is my night was made i was 9 or 10 rows back from my favorite singer 😊 yeah lets just say as a 22 year old who is a child at heart i have never cried that much in my life and believe me it does not take much to make me happy but this was honestly one of the best nights ever !!!!!

[@regina5135]

You guys, I respect that some of you would prefer Dima played by the originals (actor and understudy). And I do think they should have let one of the current understudies take on the role because they are very talented too, but let's see what this super talented guy can do, okay? Instead of bringing him down, let's support him to prove himself and not to disappoint us the Fanastasias, and also not to disgrace the Dima Derek and Zach have created😄 Besides, we currently have Ryan Mccartan as our favorite boy next door, so... (and before you protest that Ryan is experienced in musical theatre, yes, I know he was J.D. in Off-Broadway's Heathers).

[@thehappipotamus1613]

I dont know how i feel about this

[@klaudiajaworska6632]

I'm so excited!

[@annlawlor8678]

Love Cody! So lovely in person.

[@PhoenixJohnson29]

Um...I’m not sure how I feel about this

[@SugarLemon1127]

Maybe we just gotta wait and see if he's good as the role of Dmitry or not **Research who he is**Pop music singer? Oki maybe it can work.

[@PhoenixJohnson29]

Xx_Sugar Lemon_xX yea maybe he could work. We’ll just have to wait and see

[@anastasiagirl1342]

What about Zack Adkins?!

[@alyssac5415]

anastasiagirl1342 On Twitter, it says, “11 weeks only.”

[@diu4ever7]

Zach said on instagram that he’s leaving in november😢

[@arbood26]

@@alyssac5415 what about Christy altomare who played Anastasia? Is she leaving too??

[@alyssac5415]

diu4ever7 Omg, yes. I’ve just seen his post. :(

[@alyssac5415]

Ario Budiarto No, she isn’t. :)

[@pprinc3ss]

Having an Australian icon in Anastasia The Musical? This calls for an Australian tour then. PLLSSS COME TO MELBOURNNEEEEE

[@singamummy8420]

Mia Rose i want this to come to Australia (Melbourne also) but I ain’t a fan of Cody whatsoever but will absolutely see the musical because Anastasia is my childhood!!!

[@Jennevere11]

Wow, textbook definition of stunt casting. I know not to judge before we see him in action, but this is....massively disappointing. An obscure Australian pop star with zero meaningful theatre experience? Really? The show must be struggling or something. Poor Zach.

[@grayk7455]

Which is sad, because Christy and the rest of the cast does such an amazing job with a great story. I don't understand why a show like this would be struggling but then waitress has been doing the exact same thing for a while now.

[@brookedowd7747]

i know!!

[@jadeallisonhollingsworth]

You call it stunt casting…but then call him an obscure pop star. If it was stunt casting, why wouldn’t they choose someone more widely known?

[@jamietmarie3]

After hours of deliberation with the Council of High Intelligence and Educational Findings (C.H.I.E.F.), it has been determined that the contents of this post are not it.

[@arianna-fo6zl]

*R.I.P Zack!* I *know* he’ll be a great Dmitry!

[@GerardoTonella]

Prettypenguin 25 yikas don’t kill him off though!

[@jessq6506]

+gaft24 lol!

[@Thekarlitaa]

Love you cody!!!

[@raylew311]

Wow the amount of hate comments here are so disgusting and really unacceptable. I just saw the show and cody was incredible!

[@alannap.5165]

What is WRONG with some of you?? He hasn’t even started yet lol the broadway community is supposed to be P O S I T I V E

[@musicaltheatergeek79]

Since when? It's always been full of bitchy, drama queens. That's why I stopped associating with 'theater folk.'

[@regina5135]

I agree with you both. It's the overall positivity and respect I found in the Broadway community that brought me this far (of being in love with musical theatre). And yes, not everyone is sweet and nice and supportive all the time, but I still believe in this very talented community and how respectful most of you guys are😄

[@dana_roberts]

Why?

[@aishasarahadil1393]

Yesss bae.. get it 💕💞

[@heatherabbott5251]

How horrible for Zach. I hope he returns in February when Cody is done.

[@sepaltan7015]

no

[@gigik1114]

I called the chief...... he said this wasn’t it

[@athepaki7706]

Why not watch him perform first before you start critizing I mean God you're gonna give the poor kid a heart attack

[@hayleyhjw]

AHHHHH YESSSS

[@gracefitzpatrick6343]

Just...really? Kicking out Zach adkins who signed a year contract in March for some stunt casting?? Zach is fantastic! Anastasia can’t become what Kinky Boots became. Anastasia still sells out almost every night. I don’t know why y’all thought this was a good idea.

[@dannydevito560]

I cannot see this working. I saw Zach and fell in love I don't know how Cody can play Dimitry

[@pocketsizeforyourtravelcon3325]

Iyiyiyi can't believe he's made it to broadway

[@brookedowd7747]

ummm i don’t think so

[@2004hiperjavier]

WOW!!😱😱😱😱

[@kibygabriel951]

Why is Zach leaving Anastasia?

[@superdjorkurhero5608]

Heart don’t fail me now

[@scoobydont]

I don't understand what the hell is happening

[@grayk7455]

Same here. I'm really worried that the show isnt doing as well as it appears.

[@scoobydont]

@@grayk7455 I mean I hope it'll turn out okay but I really can't imagine this going well....it doesn't even make any sense to put the old Australian Justin Bieber in a Broadway show

[@vicomtexdaae3630]

Carnival Exactly! Like wtf! He’s never even acted before

[@yutassmilehealsme6572]

@@vicomtexdaae3630 are you serious? he hasn't acted before? i have no idea as to why they would hire someone as a LEAD with no acting experience ugh

[@vicomtexdaae3630]

@@yutassmilehealsme6572 www.tvguide.com/celebrities/cody-simpson/credits/337941/ Literally just a bunch of reality tv shows

[@Cassmede]

Is he going to dye his hair?!?

[@mandihennessy7987]

This seems like a great choice (I say sarcastically)

[@bissanab3340]

Bea Smith 😩😩😩

[@yutassmilehealsme6572]

ikr, someone with limited/no theatre experience as a LEAD character?

[@yutassmilehealsme6572]

i'm gonna get flooded with hate comments but not gonna reply bc this is my opinion. so i was so disappointed to know that derek left bc he was perfect as his character then zach came in and yeah he ain't bad too (the leads look like siblings) but i am iffy with this one, yall can attack me for this but if it's his first broadway/musical shouldn't he play a minor character instead of the lead? like i'm sure they could've chosen other more experienced broadway actors for the lead. honestly so disappointed bc if they do come to australia it'll prolly be him playing. i was already fine with zach. and if christy leaves before they come here... ughh

[@kelseycarson2938]

After reading the comments I’m happy to know I’m not the only one disappointed with Zach being replaced with Cody Simpson like wtffff

[@brookedowd7747]

Kelsey Carson haha same

[@joanmarieseva2425]

1st was Derek, now Zach.... 💔💔 WHY?!

[@MaryDelaRosa143]

Omg omg! 😍

[@bellamedovich1065]

NOWAY

[@Dreamin2Believe]

WHY?!?

[@brittanythompson580]

He’s still a thing? I kind of forgot he existed

[@hannahvillanueva8757]

Zach, what’s going on??

[@hlngrc99]

Wait, whaaat?

[@stachie3024]

Can this guy even act?

[@yutassmilehealsme6572]

i don't even know if he has any theatre experience at all... they should've gotten someone with experience in musicals

[@dotdot550]

@@yutassmilehealsme6572 I mean you always have to start somewhere. On christys recent live Cody said he auditioned for RENT live and got pretty far and when Christy did the live during A Rumor in St Petersburg you can hear Cody and it was actually pretty good

[@kristinapaula7859]

I didn't know Zach was leaving to soon, I was hoping Ryan Mcartan would take over as Dmitri when Zach leaves

[@lovelylexi2076]

Paulina Ruby Ryan is currently in Wicked and he’s going to be for a decent amount of time, so it wouldn’t have worked out timing wise.

[@vicomtexdaae3630]

Yeah...um... no.

[@neonlights777]

Whoever made this casting decision could not bee more out of touch with what audiences want. If you're going to give us a celebrity give us one who isn't tied to the Hadid sisters and shallow Hollywood.

[@yutassmilehealsme6572]

I REALLY hope he won't have an aussie accent or that'll ruin the entire show (though it's not like it wasn't already ruined by his casting. attack me all you want idc it's my opinion)

[@Smabii]

NOO WTF, not worthy

[@kaciereynoso4065]

I LIKE DEREK KLENA BETTER

[@HannahAberin]

uhhhhhhhhhhhhh i’m wary but okay....I guess..........

[@litiavocals6857]

No please

[@GP71_OO]

hes gonna be the worst Demitri ever a forgotten cocky pop star? really Broadway?