ANASTASIA Animatic - Stay, I Pray You

[@kwirkykins4346]

happy trails, Anastasia on Broadway! :)

[@alondraperez-ramirez8363]

Anyone else get teary-eyed when the Count recognizes Anastasia and pays her proper courtesy despite the danger he and all the other illegal boarders are in?

[@RailerTheRailwayDog]

Not to mention when the 2 guards came aboard after the song, " We'll Go From There" when they mentioned the name of the Count, he was shot. It really shows how merciless the Russians were after the Romanovs were killed....

[@lunaamore20]

This man's solo parts always stirs my emotions in this song like "Ahhhaaahhhaaaa~~" it just makes ur heart tear up

[@HaleyRadiant]

Agreed so freaking criminal how hard it is to find more Anastasia musical animatics!! But so happy someone did this beautiful song YESSSSS!!!!

[@nitewanderer]

This always strikes a chord with me. Because some of us had to leave our countries and homes for whatever reason. And some of us are their children listening to them say this about their homeland

[@eowynsisterdaughter]

I'm glad you went for the best song from the musical to do an animatic. I love how the Count is the same actor who plays her Dad. That 'tears will never dry' where the guy comforts the woman and she just keeps crying, that was effective.

[@cullenmerry8888]

I'm singing this in my schools production of Anastasia, super excited!

[@x0Star_Puppi0x]

I was in Rumor in St Petersburg for my schools production!

[@ffviifangirl1]

I know when I see this live, I’m going to cry. The whole song. I’m not even a crier.

[@manicpixiedreamhurl03]

I saw it live in February of 2020 before (a month before the shutdown) and I can confirm, this made me cry

[@Gracekillustrates]

It is a crime that Anastasia is so underrated this is incredible :)

[@fluffflooff1511]

Russia is my homeland and I get chills all over my body and cry every time I hear this song and think of the context....

[@maddygrace3519]

This song makes me feel patriotic for a place I've never been

[@K9TheFirst1]

I consider this to be a national anthem for the refugee

[@eowynsisterdaughter]

Always seemed like an immigrant's lament to me.

[@ab.georgie3860]

This song gives my chills every time. Maybe because I’m an immigrant? I don’t even know........

[@luisa7946]

same here

[@danahidalgoneira5119]

As someone who was 2 when my family moved to the US without the opportunity of ever going back to our country....this song hits hard.

[@karen8624]

I get the same feeling as when I saw "Anatevka" in "Fiddler On On The Roof" 😢 Ironic, isn't it?

[@Edmonton-of2ec]

Count Ipolitov..... He seemed a good man, a life taken too soon for naught but ideology....

[@johnmartin4119]

Does anyone else hear the Melody from In the Dark of the Night?

[@Lilly-to9hs]

MEEE

[@Homemadesweetiepie]

I’m pretty sure they did that on purpose. I know they did it for one of the songs but I’m not sure which obe

[@1lunawolf263]

Me! 🙋🏻‍♀️

[@lordredman6137]

It was re used for this when Rasputin was written out in favor of the villian being a member of the bolsheviks who over threw the Anastasia's family.

[@mariamnasser8807]

Me!!!

[@justarose]

That song gives me chills every time i listen to it

[@MissPurpleDurple]

THIS SHIT WAS GOOD! This song is my all time favorite song from the musical and I can't wait to see In My Dreams as well! _You so right we need more animatics for this damn musical_

[@kaitlinslover639]

"Anya, my girl" ME AF. This was so good! I hope you do more!

[@Nightman221k]

This animatic perfectly captures the song! I got the feels watching this alongside the song. I agree with you too Anastasia deserves to have loads of fan animatics, it's one of my favorite plays. Beautiful! You should feel very proud of this animatic.

[@randomdragon2589]

Hell yeah, cause this stuff is good!

[@winterbluett5755]

I have just found this musical and your animatic, and God, I'm crying. This song really touches every time. As Russian, it hurts in a double way, because you know that sometimes it is necessary to leave your country. And a lot of things doesn't give you a choice. (And the "russian" music lines and music instruments took me to another level of melancholy. It sounds like an old Russian romance. ;-;) Thank you, dear! Your animatic is gorgeous! I felt the spirit of unity between people! You did fantastically great job!!

[@nightingalelikeart3772]

Now I love this songs and it’s in my opinion one of the most beautiful and sorrowful things I have ever heard... I still can’t help but imagine the passengers doing this very time the train gets ready to leave.

[@JeisyTharinz]

this song its like they are saying they're goodbyes and it might be the last too

[@K9TheFirst1]

I was very disappointed that In The Dark of The Night wasn't adapted. I think it could have easily had the lyrics reworked for either Gleb or his boss (especially the Boss, if he's Stalin like I suspect). But at least part of the melody was kept, and to haunting affect.

[@sebastianboydtagle0751]

I was Count Ipolitov recently in a community production, It was a Beautiful experience ❤

[@KariRae12]

Can I just say, as someone who sucks at understanding words in audio, thanks for the subtitles. Also the commentary ones made me laugh a little

[@modrisw.8132]

this song is like. my favorite of the whole show TY FOR DOING THIS

[@savvy-mccabby]

This is amazing and I'm so happy someone finally is making animatics of my favorite musical iT'S TAKING LONG ENOUGH DUDES...

[@NikiNack13]

I still watch this!!! I love the direction

[@PhoenixJohnson29]

I love the visuals you added of the ensemble characters. They all look great and the visuals of Anya especially are amazing. This video literally gave me chills.

[@katec2886]

god i remember how much this shook me when i saw it on broadway. it was so chilling yet incredible

[@Boogie10boo]

this is amazing! I'm so glad someone animated this beautiful song. I wish there were more anastasia animatics too

[@oliviakennedy9227]

At the end of the song I got goosebumps then I immediately liked it because if it didn't give you goosebumps, what's a good song without 'em?

[@ivanacurna6577]

Talk about a non-villain sorrow version of In the Dark of the Night.

[@meili2740]

That little cello lead in makes my heart go ♥️BOOM BOOM♥️

[@juuliabarcelos17]

I've been waiting for an animatic for this song since forever, lovely work, thanks for sharing 💗

[@KellyDurgan]

This was so beautiful. You really captured the emotion. Very wonderful job!

[@icymoons]

ugh i miss anastasia now

[@holier_than_thou0102]

My favorite song by far love it so much and you did so good animating it

[@jazzy_macaron9502]

This is beautiful❤ amazing job!

[@and_im_cosette6734]

Can you please please please do My Petersburg?? I would be forever indebted

[@aaliyah6912]

This is my favorite song of the soundtrack sljdjd it’s beautiful

[@maisie4506]

This is beautiful!✨

[@sixwingedbee81]

ngl because of this one I think you would KILL Stay I Pray You (from the broadway musical).

[@musicalfreakgrl2]

One of the most beautiful animatics I've ever seen and totally agree that its criminal that they're so rare. That being said, I'd personally like to request "Everything to Win". Have a good one! :)

[@softestuniverse]

As an immigrant myself, I cried the whole video

[@glitterninja4118]

This is amazing. I love your art style.

[@allyh7022]

Okay, so the guy at 1:21 on the right kinda looks like Alexander Hamilton-

[@kwirkykins4346]

Ally H lmao that was unintentional but i can see it. he’s an original character of mine.

[@oliviakennedy9227]

Ally H I can see it omigosh

[@onionypeach6304]

I got goosebumps from start to finish

[@SM-hl6hh]

VERY GOOD!!!💕💔

[@emmabug6558]

"HARMONIES SLAYING ME" same SAME

[@dionA.dechagney]

alexander hamilton? 1:16

[@kierstencampbell5371]

I love the captions :)

[@Lana-ne8bd]

CHILLS- LITERAL C H I L L S MAN I-

[@932ForeverLove]

Well done!

[@goodcontent4727]

I play this guy in my school production lol

[@ceres090]

Nicely done!

[@kamenfann8880]

beautifulX3

[@AarielNigam]

I’m so sad I’ll never see the musical. Can someone tell me the context for this song and who is this main singer? Is he the villain?

[@mvelde7129]

What animation software did you use?

[@kwirkykins4346]

KatchTheSmiles it’s all drawn in paint tool sai and edited together in windows movie maker. the fading for certain parts was mainly me doing it frame by frame and fudging around with opacity :)