In a Crowd of Thousands - Anastasia Original Broadway Cast Recording

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[@TibsPlays]

"It was June" me: gets unnecessarily emotional

[@alexapro]

Tibia Jones big mood

[@potato.pancake]

NasaFan246 ouch

[@DownAwful]

It was a February day when your dad came by

[@jacobname4310]

“End of May or early June, this picture perfect afternoon we share.”

[@anamartin5136]

Wow I felt that

[@suii0808]

The moment Dimitri realises he just found and lost the girl of his dreams... brb crying 😭

[@dankiumzed2831]

suii0808 what do you mean found then lost?

[@danifox2960]

Ikr! It got me in the feels as well

[@amywinkle8402]

@@dankiumzed2831 because when he was a little boy he was so fascinated with her and he wanted to be with her and he thought after that he'd never see her again and gave up that hope. Then at the end of the song he realizes Anya has been Anastasia this whole time but now she's gonna go back to be with her grandmother and he still can't be with her

[@dankiumzed2831]

@@amywinkle8402 damn... 😟

[@elizahamilton8750]

@@dankiumzed2831 It's okay it ends happily

[@aleps6522]

And this is why my dating expectations are so high It's not my fault It's broadway's

[@kayleighpritchett6467]

Same tho

[@kayleighpritchett6467]

Same tho

[@livelylivie4535]

M E

[@leonkelly6572]

Hey that's one of my problems too I'm trying to look for a person that will like Broadway shows and unfortunately I'm in the Detroit area so I'm out of luck

[@daisychainsdm]

Omg fr

[@makennakinser6796]

How can someone say the word 10 so...... perfectly

[@TibsPlays]

Truest statement I've ever heard.

[@jinanfarwaji969]

Ikr

[@giannaoppedisano5147]

this is a fact

[@sierrathompson7227]

The real question of the world

[@unefleurdelalune8767]

I give it a 10👌🏾

[@HappypandaAJ]

The way they emphasize the “you” in “YOU were gone” 😭😍

[@rw835]

Happypanda AJ YES THIS

[@gabrielkrows488]

Shows the importance of a composer. Previously they had been saying "she/he" as the music would naturally lead you to believe but during the duet the music goes up the octave to the F# 4. That's why it sounds emphasized, bc the composer wanted it to.

[@derikshopinski5651]

It’s called acting 😊

[@mond.luna.liebe.]

Best part of the song!

[@panchish]

SMALL SPOILER BUT I SWEAR TO GOD WHEN DMITRY CALLED HER "YOUR HIGHNESS" AND BOWED TO HER AS THE LIGHTS DIMMED AND SHE HELD HER HEAD HIGH BUT KEPT EYE CONTACT I LITERALLY STARTED SOBBING

[@aloranesting]

rainingsunshine GIRL ME TOO

[@jigeummybear]

MY FAVORITE PART ❤️

[@Ponydemminecraft]

I gasped really loudly and everyone around me started staring at me.

[@estefaniabarron5096]

OMG SAME!!!!

[@camerondkirby]

Omgggg ahhhHhHhH I loved that!!!! But omg the set transition in Once Upon a December... it legit made me laugh cry and sigh from the beauty and genius behind it

[@Beautifullytragic6]

2:59 the "...with the sun in my eyes, you were gone" is so gorgeous.

[@Elizabeth-bv1yl]

You can hear her smiling. Love this song!

[@darcybhaiwala7057]

Twenty Øne Crybabies! At The Disco I know, it's so precious

[@whizzerow]

Why. Is. This. Musical. Underrated. Bill Nye the Russian Spy, I want an explanation.

[@everlong_444]

Reallll

[@lidyadirar346]

"yes he made himself seen, in that crowd of thousands" I'm going to cry now

[@Liz-liz8]

I WAS UGLY CRYING DURING THIS SONG WHEN I SAW THE SHOW AND THEN DEREK BOWS AND I JUST GOT SO EMOTIONAL

[@gingerisevil02]

Elizabeth awe you make me wish I was there 😭😭 I'm in CA. Ughh!!

[@mauirose6722]

I CRIED LIKE 4 TIMES IN JUST THE FIRST ACT MDNSDKSBCI

[@mcsinger7719]

i am a big fat 40 year old man. and i did too no joke.. and i cried suring journey to the past as well..

[@Jml15]

This song is cute, but I just can't get over how much more powerful this section of the story was in the movie. Dimitri literally SAVED Anastasia's life in the movie. I get chills every time Anya recounts the boy and the wall in the movie. I just wish they had put that part in this show.

[@Pictoagega47]

THATS ONE OF THE BEST PARTS!!

[@firefly5934]

Of course, the story of Dimitri helping Anastasia escape wouldn't exactly fit with the new, more historically accurate story of the musical, but I still think they could've worked around it. Perhaps Dimitri got arrested but instead of being sent to prison, Anastasia suggest he works in the palace instead. Fast forward to the assassination, the Romanovs weren't the only ones in that cellar. A few servants loyal to the family also accompanied them to Yekaterinburg. Dimitri could be one of them, he could maybe shield Anastasia but she was already gone when he awakened so he thinks he failed to save her like in the movie and the story proceeds as normal.

[@ultra9349]

This song is 1 of like 5 songs that i fell overpower the entire movie and add that little bit of extra character

[@Liz-liz8]

Their chemistry on stage is literally so beautiful. Also I LOVE DEREK KLENA

[@manuelorozco7760]

I saw Derek in a production of Hairspray back in 2011 as Link Larkin

[@jonicebernard]

When he said "your highness", I literally screamed

[@trinaangelmira]

HECK YEAH ONE OF MY FAVES OF THE NEW SONGS ADDED A little sad they didn't keep Dmitri's little offended "Hey!" after Anya says "Not too clean" I felt it added a little more into their relationship. How they've grown into friendly teasing and bickering, from plain annoyance. But still love it.

[@tobymidnight1957]

Katrina Miranda without the hey listening to the song when it gets to that part I imagine him barely audibly chuckling because it is at least partially true

[@jessicascherzy2078]

toby midnight you can hear Derek’s breathy laugh right after not too clean at 2:06

[@jessicascherzy2078]

Katherine Butler you can hear Derek’s breathy laugh right after not too clean at 2:06

[@pianorelaxing8330]

Katrina Miranda I saw it live and they did that👏

[@oliverpony]

if they ever make a live action remake of Anastasia it should be more like the Broadway play

[@RobinLillig1997]

Oliver O I agree

[@joshuawills4483]

Yes!!!

[@zoe_moth]

They technically did make one, but it deserves to be burned and forgotten

[@nataliyanabakova7419]

@@zoe_moth where can i watch it

[@mond.luna.liebe.]

@@zoe_moth The only true Anastasia live action is the 1956 one

[@bridgetgreen6819]

'A parade, and a girl, and a crowd of thousands' I'm obsessed with Dimitri vocals. I looked up songs from the movie, found this and listened on repeat for way too long. I couldn't remember it in the movie so I watched the movie and realised it's not there! If they remake this needs to be there! This musical better come to Aus.

[@a_cute_bear2977]

Okay so I went to a on tour one so idk mabye you’ll be in luck

[@johnplatt6112]

One of the most beautiful songs Iv ever heard in a musical ever, such emotion was given during the performance, if you were to think of what happened in real life with the Russian revolution, it just brings so much more sadness to the song as it was all a beautiful dream as Anastasia died with her family and did not survive

[@Ben-nj8vt]

John Platt You should listen to Parade by Jason Robert Browne. Blows this out of the water, I think you'd love it!

[@fionabeagle5467]

The world was wide enough and who lives who dies who tells your story

[@mirandolina9881]

It's true that it's really sad but you must understand why folks wanted a revolution, too. The highborn people really didn't act nice

[@sawv4943]

@@fionabeagle5467 eliza will tell your story XD HAHAHAHA

[@redflowercrown4885]

Nobody: Dimitri: the paRADE Me: *sobs*

[@butterflytaster5553]

"It was hot" In _Russia?_ ok nvm I googled it Russia _can_ be hot

[@jrmanit]

The term "hot" is relative. Probably, it could be something between 24 - 26 degree Celsius. That would be fairly hot enough for Russians.

[@delaniho]

I’m laughing harder than I should right now😂😂

[@elizahamilton8750]

That made me laugh for a lot longer than it should have

[@lexknight4223]

russia can be rly hot, especially in the summer and closer to black sea. crimea especially gets rly hot

[@livandlovey2059]

Lol

[@foreignersteph1154]

the way he says your highness 😍

[@Jazilou]

Awe and love and reverence and heartbreak all at the same time. Poor Dimitri :(

[@dejaypage1575]

I think that’s the moment he realized he found the LEGIT Anastasia

[@rey7659]

Lyrics: DMITRY It was June I was ten I still think of that day Now and then A parade And a girl And a crowd of thousands She sat straight As a queen Only eight But so proud and serene How they cheered How I stared In that crowd of thousands Then I started to run And to call out her name As the crowd on the road went wild I reached out with my hand And looked up And then she smiled The parade Traveled on With the sun in my eyes She was gone But if I were still ten In that crowd of thousands I’d find her again ANYA (spoken) You’re making me feel I was there too. DMITRY (spoken) Maybe you were. Make it part of your story. ANYA A parade DMITRY A parade ANYA Passing by DMITRY Passing by ANYA It was hot Not a cloud in the sky Then a boy Caught my eye BOTH In a crowd of thousands ANYA He was thin Not too clean There were guards But he dodged in between Yes he made himself seen In that crowd of thousands Then he called out my name And he started to run Through the sun and the heat In the crowd I tried not to smile But I smiled And then he bowed DMITRY (spoken) I didn’t tell you that. ANYA (spoken) You didn’t have to. I remember! BOTH The parade Traveled on With the sun in my eyes You were gone But I knew Even then In a crowd of thousands I’d find you again DMITRY (spoken) Your highness.

[@hollysmith8893]

Thank You

[@mrsleovaldez6474]

Thank you!!!

[@elianacunningham3374]

When you lose your friend in a crowd...

[@kaleighmagnant]

this is my absolute favorite song from the show!!

[@mikoajwypych4392]

I agree! It's so powerful yet they sing so calm. Part from 02:53 to 03:04 gets me every time! Such a beautiful song :)

[@jigeummybear]

Me too! I couldn't stop thinking about this scene after watching it! Especially when he knelt in front of her and said "Your highness." ❤️

[@xxobrittanyg]

Who disliked this. Fight me 👊🏼 this song is wonderful. It's such a beautiful love song that didn't seem like a love song at first.

[@jigeummybear]

Gleb disliked it

[@PirateGondolier]

the way they harmonize is like melting butter, and you can practically hear their blank shock and the moment of disbelief as they realized she was really there

[@shadowphoenix4702]

I know right? The harmonies make me cry from joy at the pure beauty of it.

[@ADragonAmongRoses]

When I see this show, there's a 95% chance I'm going to cry during this scene.

[@majestic9294]

Make this a live action movie with the cast from the broadway please

[@jigeummybear]

Hilton Young Or they could just professionally film it like what they did with Newsies, Miss Saigon, and Phantom of the Opera. 😃

[@dankhnw8]

And if Lin isn't lying Hamilton

[@TheFlowMind]

They probably filmed it already but realising the tape will be another story.

[@Ponydemminecraft]

Don’t forget Shrek the Musical or Falsettos

[@radmeamidala-kenobi4337]

With the ORIGINAL cast.... No shade to Zach or Cody, but, Derek will always be Dima to us! 😊😍

[@gracebasta5762]

The music in the background at 1:15 gives me life.

[@BingQilin]

It's the strings

[@_3v3lyn69]

I'm gonna have this song played at my wedding. Idc what my husband says!! 😂

[@brodysinko7872]

Dies from that harmonization

[@JayWalkerOnline]

This and "Quartet at the Ballet" are my favorite songs from this musical.

[@saramalmstrom7059]

if anyone asks you the definition of perfect, give this song to them.

[@JennaWallgren]

This makes me want to draw romantic portraits of couples ballroom dancing idk

[@elizatoponce9375]

Lol I have actually done that

[@reaganrahlf2042]

PLease do!

[@itsah-lee-uh7185]

The harmonies at 2:53 always chokes me up because its so pretty

[@sadiegregory7659]

Derek Klena was born for this role 😍

[@gracekrawczyk9177]

Who else feels personally victimized that they didn’t kiss here

[@KeepCalmContemplateYourChoices]

They want to tease us *ugly crying*

[@van____]

🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️

[@firefly5934]

Yeah, it sucks, but I think Dimitri bowing to her has even more meaning. That bow was the first time anyone’s shown her respect after everything that happened to her. I think that's more touching than a kiss would've been. They kiss at the end anyway!

[@ultra9349]

Well it’d kinda ruin the finale then, if they did kiss than the one in song 27 wouldn’t be as powerful since at this point dmitri and anya were going to separate soon

[@cyziadaydreamer]

🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏼‍♀️

[@louloudaki_]

everything about this song is perfect the syllables stay the same, they’re in couplets, the back and forth part, the harmonies the harmONIES KEJDJSJHDJD

[@whitelighter1621]

when i saw this on broadway i didn’t know anything about it, but when she said “he bowed” i flipped

[@girlonabookshelf4922]

other than My Petersburg, this is my favourite newly added song from the musical

[@kimayan8203]

Meghan Robertshaw omg same!

[@girlonabookshelf4922]

xxx

[@patriciafort2836]

this song is so cute 😭 Derek melts my heart

[@annalindstrom8635]

This is the first time I've listened to this whole soundtrack and I have to go back and re listen to this song... its just AHHHHHH TO GOOD Edit: Never mind I'm going to listen to it 3 times Edit 2: Just one more time... Edit 3: I can't stop myself, someone help me. Edit 4: I think I have a serious problem. It's just to BEAUTIFUL 😭 Edit 5: I'm back. Edit 6: help

[@pixleprincess9424]

I feel your pain

[@orphanobliterator9373]

Too many of us are doing the exact same thing

[@phoebecao4442]

Oh, but to be a destitute young peasant boy pining after a lovely princess with an even lovelier smile

[@anyasannicolas1408]

Jealous Gleb disliked this

[@makennakinser6796]

Anya San Nicolas 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@PhoenixJohnson29]

Anya San Nicolas Gleb got 10 more of his Bolshevik buddies to dislike it too

[@jigeummybear]

LOL

[@gabesewell6804]

Anya San Nicolas ii

[@grace5199]

And he rallied Rasputin and Bartok cuz they weren't in the musical! And about 83 more of his Bolshevik friends to dislike this!

[@naomijanmaat8765]

*ugly sobbing* Derek has grown so much since Dogfight....

[@ashtonlea2860]

Naomi Janmaat i know!! thats all i was thinking as i was listening to it

[@Jazilou]

I think it's really cute how you can chronicle his age in videos by the depth of his jaw dimples. 😂

[@younice9707]

Officially my favourtie song from the soundtrack. Divinely beautiful. I'm in love. ❤️

[@KeepCalmContemplateYourChoices]

I'm getting unnecessarily emotional over June and Parades.

[@sarailopez3331]

This has been in my head since I saw it on Broadway. Cannot stop listening to this nor smiling :) absolutely beautiful

[@EleniP73]

I saw it too 21st July 2017. Best Broadway show ever!!!

[@spacadet.]

this song is quite literally perfect. the whole show is. dmitry and anya are such perfect leads, and cast so perfectly on broadway... always makes me tear up < 3 ugh love

[@kayleighpritchett6467]

The parade traveled on, with the sun in my eyes you were gone...

[@nikavance9453]

So yeah. It's officially the most moving song of 2017.

[@Hello-pp3hl]

This is my favorite song in the musical. It's so powerful and beautiful how they came together

[@barbaro267]

The song is beautiful, and the memory connecting the two characters made me tear up. But now that I think about it, it isn't too far fetched to "think" you remember someone bow to you. I mean, a lot of people would be bowing during the parade to the Tsar's family.

[@fromthesea2114]

barbaro267 it's the fact that he ran onto the street as opposed to staying behind the guard line

[@barbaro267]

Did he run into the actual parade street? I knew he was running, but I didn't catch that he escaped the crowd itself, despite dodging the guards.

[@marcinattack]

In the musical, he talked about how he never bows and that he has only ever bowed once in his whole life and how it was embarrassing and stuff. That’s why it’s so significant because she knew that it was THAT moment he bowed

[@aceofpentacles2k]

Well I think it would be a bit more memorable to a little girl to see a boy around her age running after her, dodging guards and then coming to a stop to bow to her and only her. Especially if she was amused and trying to fight the smile breaking out on her face. I mean, I bet she gets bowed to a lot but that one was for her. And the encounter was already pretty memorable. I think I'd remember a cute boy running and calling my name lol, just like I'd always remember a beautiful little princess smiling at me one time.

[@SadGirlHours_]

That moment that he goes to kiss her but doesn’t think he’s worthy of a princess’ love so he bows to her and the lights dim... sorry I’m crying now

[@haleigheustis3217]

Derek Klena is my everything.

[@Catalina-um6dl]

This was my favorite song in the show, I SHIPPED IT FROM THE BEGINNING!!!!! When he bowed though 🥺❤️

[@cz5240]

every time she says "I remember" i start crying

[@12100sweetpea]

I have listened to this on repeat since I first heard it... still not tired of it

[@emilythompson9596]

I swear this song is the most pure thing in the entire Broadway industry

[@maddiewashburn915]

This song is so good omg. It reminds me of a song they would put in Barbie movies AHAHA

[@leilanyx]

I wouldn't compare a beautiful broadway show to a barbie movie if I'm honest with you, this is a million times better.

[@AbbySitton]

leila middleton don't be rude. Barbie had some beautiful songs in the early 2000's

[@RapscallionsMumpling]

Barbie movies for life. #TeamBarbie

[@Lucy-it6gv]

The princess and the pauper... holy crap 😱 it does

[@moonpool3041]

@@leilanyx the older ones had some great songs though. Princess and the Pauper you can tell they wanted to get right since it was their first musical, cuz they nailed all of them as far as character songs go. Another good barbie movie with some solid songs is the diamond castle, but I admit that's near the end of the oldies but goodies, cuz they started trying to make original stories and lost their old charm. Swan Lake would have had something like this though easily enough, maybe rapunzel too if they'd had singing for more than their credits song. Newer ones like princess and the popstar though and video game hero there's no way I'll admit. the magic door had a couple good ones, but they were hit or miss really. Like I mentioned, the older stuff could have pulled it off, but not anymore sadly.

[@nic_a_bic6780]

This is my favourite song in the entire soundtrack!!!!!! Makes me cry

[@artalvarez8491]

And then he bowed...I never told you that....you didn't have to I remember!!I start crying

[@mylifebelike450]

This is my all time favorite song in this musical. I can't stop listening to it on repeat.😍

[@jahayrar4321]

I have never cried because of a song. THE CHILLS!

[@jahayrar4321]

we all know that one like is me 😂

[@ellie.o]

DMITRY It was June I was ten I still think of that day Now and then A parade And a girl And a crowd of thousands She sat straight As a queen Only eight But so proud and serene How they cheered How I stared In that crowd of thousands Then I started to run And to call out her name As the crowd on the road went wild I reached out with my hand And looked up And then she smiled The parade Traveled on With the sun in my eyes She was gone But if I were still ten In that crowd of thousands I’d find her again ANYA (spoken) You’re making me feel I was there too. DMITRY (spoken) Maybe you were. Make it part of your story. ANYA A parade DMITRY A parade ANYA Passing by DMITRY Passing by ANYA It was hot Not a cloud in the sky Then a boy Caught my eye BOTH In a crowd of thousands ANYA He was thin Not too clean There were guards But he dodged in between Yes he made himself seen In that crowd of thousands Then he called out my name And he started to run Through the sun and the heat In the crowd I tried not to smile But I smiled And then he bowed DMITRY (spoken) I didn’t tell you that. ANYA (spoken) You didn’t have to. I remember! BOTH The parade Traveled on With the sun in my eyes You were gone But I knew Even then In a crowd of thousands I’d find you again DMITRY (spoken) Your highness.

[@chelemunozjovel411]

I fell in love with this song the first time I heard it

[@sanialeilamacapundag4846]

This song gives me serious Barbie movie song vibes. I love it

[@TheAliness221]

HOW did I sleep on this gem??!!

[@stayseelynne]

1:05 I thought he was about to sing "Her voice" 😂

[@ponmelo]

i watched the broadway show and this was so beautiful, i cried silently

[@fionabeagle5467]

I'm not crying I just like how it sounds

[@jainab6268]

I haven’t even listened to this whole musical- I’ve only listened to this song once- but when I heard it again just now I teared up like crazy oml

[@sithspit7558]

this musical is so beautiful

[@hollymauery346]

cue the uncontrollable sobbing 😭😭😭😭😭

[@winterbear446]

This is my favorite song out of the whole musical. I cried in the Theater when I saw this live

[@pandahead4150]

Chills literal chills

[@emilythompson9596]

I want to see this musical so baddd😭.

[@vicomtexdaae3630]

Emily Thompson Same ahghhh

[@Apples2aco]

WHY IS THIS SO SHIPPY

[@sarahmarlin7785]

I just started listening to this musical yesterday and this is my new favorite song. I am crying... :(

[@woowoolip]

this serenade my mind and soul and norish my mind . the melody . so beautiful . as if the story is unfold in front of you like a book slowly opening

[@liv4358]

I'm hearing this for the first time and I'm CRYING

[@marywhite7730]

This is definitely my favorite song in Anastasia. So much emotion and story.

[@angelicazara7982]

Aww I didn’t even hear him say your highness before this song is amazing!

[@haymawin]

ok this whole musical makes me so emotional

[@RayneYoshilda]

This is a beautiful song, I like it more then "At the Beginning" You can real feel the love in the song.

[@livandlovey2059]

I'm doing a show and I'm the eight year old Anastasia I'm so exited to do this song!

[@everythingz888]

So I’ve never watched Anastasia the musical or movie before. But on Saturday I saw my school’s performance of it and when Dmitri mentioned seeing Anastasia I was like “really? this feels out of nowhere” But this song made everything pay off, when she mentioned him bowing I gasped. The fact Anastasia was the only Dmitri ever bowed to 🥹🥹 best song definitely

[@sophiaswan385]

never gets old ✨✨💜

[@bigredballoonpants]

Excuse me while I go cry...

[@ultra9349]

I love the musical more than the movie for 3 main reasons; plot, gleb, and powerful songs like this

[@rochelimit55555]

This piece is so theatrically emotional

[@SpaceNoodles15]

That last second totally got me

[@darkroselight3835]

A Parade is cute, but I'll never get over Dimitri being the one to Save Anastasia and her grandmother. The boy in the wall is such a better story.

[@morgozier]

This song gets me. I was showing this song to my mom and when she says she remembers I fell out of my chair.

[@Cassi92]

I haven't even seen the play but I start bawling every time I hear this song! 😭

[@mermaidreverie]

gleb disliked this outta jealousy smh,,,,side note this song made me cry

[@katie-rl7vh]

If I ever get married I want this song to be played :')

[@derikshopinski5651]

I cry every time I hear this

[@meganbassett543]

By far my favorite from this show! I want to go see this so bad it hurts. But NY is so far away and expensive to get to from Alabama:(

[@roanne1033]

This is beautiful

[@rosewolf3802]

This is one of my FAVORITE songs