Quartet at the Ballet - Anastasia Original Broadway Cast Recording

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[@Maybethistime15]

Combining the score of Anastasia with genuine Russian ballet music was a stroke of genius

[@unefleurdelalune8767]

And talent 🤩

[@rayvenschreidell6585]

The real genius was finding actual ballerinas to perform the actual Swan Lake dance during this scene. Now THATS genius. Especially having them dance to Swan Lake with out bumping into the stage seats

[@Akanint]

This whole musical is basically taking the story/lore/zeitgeist/mythology/whatever-you-want-to-call-it of Anastasia and turning it into an updated 1920s adaptation of Swan Lake. Crazy idea, I know. But here me out. - The entire opening act depicting the Bolshevik takeover is basically presented as interpretive ballet with almost zero dialogue. The girls' fancy outfits and long sleeves etc. are evocative of swan imagery. - Anya is the swan princess, robbed of her identity and stuck in an unnatural form. - The ghosts of the other Romanovs who pop in and out of different scenes in a Greek chorus-y way (especially the older sisters) represent the other maidens stuck in swan form for as long as the main princess is cursed. - By reclaiming her real identity and finding a way to live a new life, Anya frees the other ghosts/"swans" at the end so they can celebrate and move on The fact it includes a scene where the characters actually WATCH Swan Lake just seals the deal for me. The only thing I'd consider adding is an Anastasia impersonator character to serve as the "Odile" and make Anya question if she really is the missing princess.

[@kathrynblakeley9823]

@@Akanint I mean if they had room I have no doubt the only thing they couldn’t really do with was the ending. The ending is tricky because as we all know that Anastasia is actually dead and they couldn’t go with the original ending so you get the ending that we got which is a little bit awkward.

[@manuelorozco7760]

@@Akanint I never thought it that way. And that’s coming from a 90’s baby who always preferred Swan Princess over Anastasia

[@slytherinlannister942]

"And love is not what revolution's for!" Has anybody ever noticed that Ramin tends to get cast in roles in which his characters are to busy plotting revolutions to fall in love. "Who cares about your lonely soul?" Lol

[@moviemelody2210]

And just plain old unrequited love (Erik/The Phantom)

[@kkboligor7409]

Lol I went in not knowing anything about the musical only piecing things together as I go I thought Ramin plays Anastasia love interest cause they both sound the same and was shocked during still/Nava flows cause I thought he killed her

[@calamity2383]

Context?

[@firestar5220]

@@calamity2383 ramin also played in les misérables, where his character started a revolution

[@wetskunk8108]

Yeah, that's about right

[@elsie8757]

I remember when I saw this live. Odette was dancing during Anya's part, then the Prince came and joined her as Dmitri's part began. The Grand Duchess sang over the Dance of the Four Signets. Having noticed the pattern by now, when Rothbart showed up and started dancing, I was like "(Hey Gleb, I see you up there, are you going to sing next?)" and what do you know, he did! SYMBOLISM!!!

[@thenaughtychristmaself5261]

I don’t know about symbolism, maybe foreshadowing? Correct me if I’m wrong, and sorry this is so late.

[@basketoffruit4485]

And when Dimitri and Gleb sing together, the Prince and Rothbart both danced with Odette!

[@esteraulrich-oltean2162]

As someone who never had the chance to see the show it is so cool when I learn things like this in the comments

[@kidneyfailure33]

Noticed the exact same thing when I went to see it! And when all four sing at the end, Odette is lifted up as the other dancers surround her

[@manuelorozco7760]

@@kidneyfailure33 I noticed it three

[@jadestar210]

OKAY BUT WHEN EVERYONE IS SINGING AND IT IS COMPLETE CHAOS, DMITIRI'S PART IS SO CUTE. "Home, Love, Family, she will have all of it. i will help her find a way Anastasia" I AM ACTUALLY CRYING THAT BOY IS IN LOVE

[@amalkatalo2706]

jadestar EXCUSE ME EHJDJDJD WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO ME

[@user-hx7mm1gj6j]

I didn’t notice that the first time I listened to this but now that you pointed it out it’s the only thing I can hear and my heart oof

[@leak5988]

I LOVE HIM SO MUCH THIS LITTLE CINNANOM ROLL

[@danimiller9932]

He’s the best

[@animationmusicals]

OMG YESS I LITERALLY JUST ASCEND WHEN I HEAR THAT PART BECAUSE IT'S SO CUTE AND SUCH GOOD SINGING

[@audrahorton311]

ANASTASIA AND SWAN LAKE!?!?!?!?! THE PERSON WHO WROTE THE MUSIC FOR THIS IS A GENIUS!!!!!!!!!

[@elenitheodorou501]

so true!

[@veraa5809]

Which one?! I can't find it! I've been looking for 45 minutes, literally!

[@kayhaych05]

which swan lake song starts at the beginning???? I'm in love with the "dun da da da" tune at the beginning and I"M SO FRUSTRATED I DON"T KNOW THE NAME OF THE SONG

[@cutephantomJCAGdoll]

@@kayhaych05 the waltz one

[@kayhaych05]

BeruBara4Ham yes. Do you know what the song is called? I even tried to Shazam it and I couldn’t find the name of the song

[@MelErcoli]

I SWEAR THE PERSON WHO THOUGHT RAMIN AND DEREK SHOULD HARMONIZE I LOVE U BC DAMMMN

[@humblebumble2002]

I ghostwrote this tbh

[@jilliankratts]

I KNOW SERIOUSLY😍😭

[@saramalmstrom7059]

bless

[@helenakoerner98]

Stephen Flaherty, ya done good.

[@MoonMari3]

Factz tho also your comment has 666 likes I would like but that would to offset the chaotic balance.

[@roseJ96]

Those two men, in love with her, singing “Someone holds her safe and warm.” I squeed. Then all of them singing at once. Soooo good.

[@scarlett.yuhhhh]

Gleb isn’t in love with her…? Actually, he wants to kill Anya because he’s pressured to do so. But he’s stalling, and at the same time he doesn’t want to kill her.

[@holly9096]

@@scarlett.yuhhhh Gleb's interest in Anya is up for interpretation by the actor playing him/director, as well as the audience. In my opinion their interaction during Rumor in St. Petersburg defines Gleb's opinion of her. Some actors choose to play that scene out as an officer simply trying to be a good comrade to a poor street sweeper and others really go hard with romantic vibes (or as much romantic vibes a communist officer of a dictatorship can offer).

[@RavenSutcliffe]

@@scarlett.yuhhhh "my heart and mind at war [...] and love is not what revolution's for!" He stalls to kill her because he's fallen in love with her. That's why he doesn't want her to be the real Anastasia at the end either

[@Denf0]

I like to think his interest in her originates from the trauma of his father's actions during the coup and how it affected his childhood. The fact that she lived allows for the possibility that his father was even the slightest bit redeemable, and that small twisted hope manifested as what he thinks is love but is really just relief from deeply internalized shame. I think Gleb's attitude & military career is his way of trying to understand why/how his father did the things he did, and my heart desperately wants the scene where he spares Anya in Paris to be a direct reflection of what might have happened that night in the palace with his father and the Romanov children. It would just be so poetic if she'd been intentionally spared that night as well.

[@naomijanmaat8765]

Swan Lake + Anastasia = Heaven

[@stayseelynne]

Naomi Janmaat it's like a broadway mash up but in a broadway musical

[@juliannagoodwin2875]

Ramin and Derek's harminization though! come on, are they trying to get all the fangirls to faint?

[@eliyana_maregold]

Ugh so truee

[@michace]

FOR REAL THOUGH

[@pointeyourtoeskjm]

Who knew anastasia and swan lake sounded so perfect together?

[@manuelorozco7760]

Even I didn't.

[@kylieacuna4127]

DMITRI: Home! Love! Family! She will have all of it! I will help her! HAS ME WEAK, I’M IN LOVE! He’s so in love with her it kills me. GLEB: My heart and mind at war... The times must change The world must change And love is not What revolution's for... Can we talk about how Gleb actually loves her and can’t hurt her. He betrays everything he is and has for her. It’s so passionate. He needs to kill her, but he’s desperately in love with her and in the ballet I was dying when they both were singing for her. I still ship Anya and Dmitri allllllll the way, but let’s take a minute for Gleb.

[@karen8624]

Personally, while I definitely ship Dimitri/Anya first since 1997, I can see the appeal of Gleb/Anya because, you have to admit, it'd be even more romantically impossible and star-crossed!

[@TheDakotaArt]

I will take this one moment for Gleb but then it's back to f*** off Gleb. he's literally the worst. And I think it's more to some degree that he's in love with like the idea of Anya but at the same time I get where you're coming from so I'll take this one moment but then no

[@anamartin5136]

I love this

[@sadberry7716]

When I saw it live I thought "aw, someone's falling hard" and then Still/The Neva Flows Reprise started and I wanted to yell "BACK UP B*TCH" when I saw his gun. It was pretty intense, but GlebxAnya is still pretty good tbh

[@sami_of_jane]

Glen x Anya

[@lucybliss2014]

It’s criminal that this whole score didn’t win any awards! All of it is brilliant

[@manuelorozco7760]

After the movie got nominated for its music at the 1998 Oscars I see what you mean

[@stephanielester7571]

That moment when they all come together and sing "Find a way, Anastasiaaaaaa!!" I heard this for the first time and fell to my knees. My gods. Stunning.

[@wallabies917]

This is one of my favorites. Their voices mixed together is chaos but also is quite beautiful.

[@kayla2751]

I get fucking chills listening to the part where they all sing Anastasia

[@arinfilms15]

I’m in tears. Ballet is one of my most favourite things, and Swan Lake being mixed with the music of Anastasia at such an important part in the musical makes my heart swell. I couldn’t be more happy that I’m seeing this in December on their tour. Pure genius.💖

[@manuelorozco7760]

I’m more of a musical fan but I don’t entirely object to ballet. My first one was Nutcracker

[@71crm]

Of course in the animated film the ballet they see is "Cinderella" (a bit of stretch too because Prokofiev's Cinderella premiered in 1945) but in the film of course that fit very well because it reflected Anya's Cinderella-like transformation. But Swan Lake is perfect for this because it reflects the story of a vulnerable woman (Anya=Odette), her prince (Dimitri=Siegfried) and another man in hot pursuit of her (Gleb=Von Rothbart.)

[@disneydork57]

So is Cinderella. It was composed by Prokofiev who was inspired by Tchaikovsky's ballets like Swan Lake. Just like how the musical Anastasia is inspired by the movie.

[@jessem4842]

True

[@manuelorozco7760]

The movie was more historically inaccurate than I thought. So I guess using Swan Lake here makes more sense because of how the story stays on the riches to rags target.

[@71crm]

SashaCdA That too

[@KeepCalmContemplateYourChoices]

I thought is was 'Another _hot man_ in pursuit' because have you _SEEN_ Derek Klena and Ramin Karimloo???

[@gracesamels5033]

i love the countermelody with gleb and dimitri towards the end of the song, it really takes the original melody of once upon a december to a whole new level

[@marymcallister7963]

I have found the ultimate eargasm holy shit

[@Leighv]

I am ligit crying right now! It’s so good!

[@ellie.o]

ANYA Can this be the evening Can this be the place Am I only dreaming Looking at her face Everything I wanted Suddenly so clear My past and my future so near DMITRY Next to me this frightened girl Holding tight as the dancers whirl Keep your nerve and see this through It’s what you’ve come to do DOWAGER EMPRESS See that girl Could it be (spoken) Don’t be ridiculous (sung) I refuse to dream I refuse to hope I must stop believing I will never find her GLEB She’s near at hand Yet here I stand My heard and mind at war The times must change The world must change And love is not what revolution’s for DMITRY & GLEB Someone holds her safe and warm Someone rescues her from the storm Simple things but one thing’s clear: It’s fate that brought us here ANYA & DMITRY GLEB DOWAGER EMPRESS Painted wings, Home, love, Simple things. silver snow, fam'ly. Simple things! whirling like a ballet. She will have And whatever I have to do Things my heart all of it! I'll do. yearns to know. I will help her Simple how simple men ANYA, DMITRY, DOWAGER EMPRESS, GLEB Find a way... Anastasia!

[@alyr228]

is it bad that i start screaming from the dima/gleb harmony on??

[@anelim-]

Thank you soo much from Russia))

[@yuika_living_life]

You even wrote it in the same style as the script 😭

[@btsgotmelikeyah8487]

god i swear this is the only musical i've ever wanted to see live, not even hamilton when i got obsessed with it. i wish i lived in america, honestly. i won't get this cast if it ever comes to england 😭😭

[@mariaukolova7352]

same :(

[@wearycollegegirl4477]

They are going tour soon

[@bruh-lg6ch]

BTS got me like 'yah' idk if you're ok with bootlegs but you can watch it on stagedork dot com

[@athenaprescott3395]

It NEEDS to come to the West End

[@victoriawells2957]

it's honest to god worth the flight, coming from and english person who went to see it. I would go back again JUST to see it

[@wintersmist]

this song is soo well done like the part where thyere all singing at once is super cool bc its theyre all leading up to "Find a way , Anastasia." but their intentions are all so so different!! i love it

[@animationmusicals]

When I hear Derek Klena sing I literally ascend it's so beautiful

[@Alyssa-t]

You know. When I heard this didn’t have Rasputin or bartok in it I was pissed but then they made the love triangle and I was in tears of joy.

[@manuelorozco7760]

I was open to the stage version when I found out the change of villains

[@strawberryfossils7273]

I come back everyday to hear Ramin and Derek harmonize 👌👌

[@slytherinlannister942]

Only Ramin Karimloo could cause people to give up on a ship that's been around for over a decade long.

[@desireeloveros1055]

2 decades

[@DragonRebelRose]

Of course, Ramin is the master of romantic singing. I love him so much from Phantom that even me, a hard Dimitri/Anastasia shipper from the animated movie since I was 5, wants to see Gleb and Anya together, if only for a moment, he's just *that good.*

[@michace]

No kidding. I never thought I would ship the main villain with the protagonist, but here we are.

[@kaycobb6092]

Mood

[@klaravronkova5037]

So true

[@carleemiller6960]

this part is amazing in the musical, the singing matchs up with the corresponding dancers in swan lake as they're dancing.

[@rileyross6484]

flashbacks to Non stop trying to sing every part at once

[@carolinevaldes4844]

Riley Ross or one day more

[@dominiquewong4706]

Ramin: I am finally in the box 5 at the Opera of Paris

[@micaelaroyo4837]

When Dimitri and Gelb sing "it's fate that brought us here!" and Dimitri sings high and Gleb sings low is just soooo *chef's kiss

[@friendlyneighborhoodfangir1956]

As much as I love Anya and Dmitry together, Gleb wad so, so so so in love with her. I can’t help but ship Anya and Gleb. He was such a sweetheart with her and didn’t go through with his mission AND he covered for her!!! That’s love!!!! Wow!!!!

[@kenmakozume710]

Friendly Neighborhood Fangirl, welcome to the painful world of shipping non-canon ships.

[@DragonRebelRose]

Same here. I think Ramin playing Gleb had a large effect on that. Glenya is so beautiful and symbolic.

[@manuelorozco7760]

Sorry but I still ship Anya and Dimitri

[@mariavictoriajaunsolo5278]

I smell something, oh yeah it's...TENSION!!!!!

[@ajhebb]

Is it wrong that this is most likely favorite song from the musical and I've listened to it 20+ times?

[@clarizamae09]

It's so not wrong. I've listened to the cast recording more than 15 times in the span of two days. And I'm still going strong

[@ajhebb]

@Clariza Mae Sevilla Glad to see I'm not the only one

[@JenniferMejia-ir3fp]

I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE!!!!!

[@astrowiz3544]

Why would that be wrong?

[@JayWalkerOnline]

A.J.H Artist & Writer Over twenty times is a normal person; you're still safe. Better than my listening to this and "In a Crowd of Thoudands" on loop all night. . .

[@JosieLaTorres]

2:47 to the end is incredible

[@allysonbonewitz4180]

I remember seeing this on broadway. The last 40 seconds with the harmonizing was amazing. The whole crowd started clapping in the middle because Christy’s voice was so amazing and outshone all the rest. It was beautiful

[@JossDosBichos]

I was BLESSED to see this in NYC WITH ORIGINAL CAST. All my tears ALL OF THEM

[@oliviaallred8077]

best orchestration in the whole show. it was absolutely incredible live!!

[@juliajewels1964]

when i saw the musical, this was my favorite scene. it put chills down my spine to watch the ballerinas dance while they were harmonizing. absolutely genius 😍😍😍

[@alexishamilton6508]

the work that goes into this song makes me want to cry i love

[@alexy6686]

I think my favorite thing about them using Swan Lake instead of Cinderella is all of the jokes the old aristos make at the Neva Club about “real Russian ballet”

[@manuelorozco7760]

I never seen the ballet of Cinderella before

[@exogenesus6841]

I saw the show when I was in New York with my pals and this scene is one of my favorites. The ballet dancers were so beautiful

[@DanielleSantos711]

Dimitri, yes I know it's spelled Dmitry in the musical but, eh. When he says, "home, love, family! She will have it! I will help her!" Just made me love him and ship him and Anya way harder than I already did! 😁😄❤

[@springdayisnottoday371]

Amazing music! It changes to different melodies on the soundtrack. I don't know if that's common in musical plays but it just fascinates me.

[@joelarcher4540]

That's a common thing that happens in musical it's one of my favorite parts in a show.

[@daninmills]

It's pretty common for Act 1 finales or the climax of the show, so it's always cool when it happens at a more unexpected time, like this.

[@manuelorozco7760]

@@daninmillsEven I didn’t imagine Journey To The Past as the end of Act One

[@harshmnr]

Anybody else getting a Les Mis "Confrontation" + Phantom ending climax thing kind of vibe at the end of this? ~:~

[@shokora123]

is it because of Ramin?

[@CandyDiababa]

shokora123 yeah perhaps

[@samtheflutegirl1373]

Honestly listening to the soundtrack there are a lot of parts that give me Les Mis vibes.

[@osasmith1240]

Oh no that's it. I need to see this musical.

[@JossDosBichos]

HERE on May 5th 2021 This is still ONE OF THE BEST COMPOSITIONS AND VOCAL ARRANGEMENTS EVER MADE for theater. All the awards. All the tears.

[@ahvore]

when ramin and derek start harmonizing it just scratches my brain in the right way, i could just listen to the part on repeat

[@harshmnr]

"Am I only dreaming looking at her face?" = me when I met Christy (and same with everyone else of course). XD ~:~

[@jibberjibbs6813]

I loved this show and this part gave me chills!!!

[@rosecardoso1684]

when i saw this live, my chest got heavy and my eyes teared up. it was so incredible it overwhelmed me

[@castlegarden2999]

When Gleb and Anastasia had their little meet cute I was thinking "Wait... No... They're not gonna ship the main character with the villain are they? 👀" And then when I got to this song and Gleb sings "My heart and mind at war... Love is not what revolution's for" I was thinking "OH MY GOD YOU MADLADS YOU ACTUALLY DID IT." Gleb and Anya's interactions simultaneously made the subtext easy to pick up on, but then still managed to surprise!

[@itscoco042]

JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH CHIEF, HE SAID THIS IS IT

[@iisazelx9340]

I love all the Tchaikovsky themes in this

[@rosepratiwi6532]

oh my goodness, the whole songs are really beautiful in melody and lyrics

[@kyliee8586]

I’m a ballet dancer who has danced in Swan Lake many times, and Anastasia is my favorite musical. This is literally my dream come true here!

[@paisley4197]

this is probably my favorite song in the whole soundtrack, it’s so good

[@wrxbev]

this is a WORK OF ART

[@verucasalt5511]

Swan Lake + Anastasia = Gives Me Life

[@ronic9028]

That part where they all come in at the end, kills me every time.

[@mayag7120]

okay but why is everything about this song perfect???

[@nehas9239]

I’m a complete idiot because when I saw this on tour I fell in love with it but I totally did not get that it was gleb and dmitri harmonizing at the end (I was so high up I thought it was vlad singing at the ballet, not gleb, and I was so confused as to why he was singing about his love for anya and why gleb at the end didn’t shoot her) BUT NOW THAT I KNOW WHAT’S GOING ON IT ALREADY MAKES THIS AMAZING SONG 10/10 TIMES BETTER!!!! The countermelody is so beautiful and adds to the haunting effect of the swan lake score mixed with Anastasia’s score

[@manuelorozco7760]

At least my loge seats when I saw the show were amazing

[@sun_2044]

THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE SCENE IN THE MUSICAL oh my gosh QAQ

[@missshelbayy]

Will someone please tell me who is singing the high part when Ramin and Derek are singing together at "It's fate that brought us here" !! I should def be able to tell but I can't ????? I FEEL FAKE!? But who is singing the high part.

[@horan2mars]

missshelbayy It's Derek :)

[@missshelbayy]

Nicole Mars AH OKAY thank you. I thought that but then I was like no it's not him. But THANK YOU

[@audrahorton311]

missshelbayy Yeah it's Derek. I have listened to Ramin sing a lot so I can pick his voice out easily (years of obsession) and if you listen carefully you can hear Ramin easily, in the show when he is harmonising with someone else (Mostly with Derek) he sings the low part and the other person gets the high part.

[@biancaguimaraens6498]

IM SO IN LOVE WITH THIS IS INSANE

[@jenniferbower6286]

I LOVE this song. My son just played Gleb a few weeks ago. Such an amazing musical ❤

[@isaaaaaburotto]

this has to be my favorite song! it's beautiful, and it may also be because I'm a ballerina 😆

[@JenniferMejia-ir3fp]

same

[@kyliee8586]

Same here! I’m a bit biased because I’m also a ballet dancer, but Swan Lake is one of my favorite ballets and this is my favorite musical. Perfect!

[@beksie9234]

I find this the most beautiful song in this performance. The build up and climax is otherworldly. Truly outstanding

[@manuelorozco7760]

I'm loving the combining of Swan Lake, Once Upon A December and In My Dreams together!

[@kerenheyns1635]

" Its fate that brought us here" The Horses and the Carriage : " Am I a joke to you

[@JossDosBichos]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@oliver-bv5rj]

i really appreciated the ballet solo in this song! really reminded me of phantom of the opera

[@grace5199]

I guess because of Ramin

[@autumncole2398]

The times must change. The world must change. And Love is an Open Door.

[@lukemckenzie0121]

Autumn Cole nO

[@karahgonzalez3293]

is it bad that I memorized the music and singing parts in less than 2 weeks of owning this soundtrack?

[@shannonharrel964]

Karah G same here😂😂

[@alyr228]

HOW DO I GET THE SOUNDTRACK

[@broadwaymike92]

If this song was in the film, that would have been so great with the animation of Anya, Dmitry, The Empress, and even Rasputin (in disguise) watching the ballet but the voices in their head. Kinda like with Something There in BEAUTY AND THE BEAST.

[@manuelorozco7760]

Good comparison

[@Char13n3_17]

I remember discovering this song when I was in Croatia. It was in my head the entire holiday there😂😂😂😂

[@NickZajdel]

Am I the only one that thinks that the part before Ramin enters at 2:10 sounds like Darth Vader's theme?

[@user-ww5hm8lu1w]

I think it's supposed to have the same vibe to it. Darth Vader's theme is played whenever he enters a place, and the music played before Gleb starts singing is the music from Swan Lake that introduces Rothbart, the 'villian' in the ballet.

[@MewGirlZ]

This was my favorite performance in the play! It was beautifully acted and the dancers in the middle were absolutely mesmerizing. You can hear all the emotions come through here, but I wish I could see that ballet scene again. ;w;

[@ashleywalton2758]

best musical honestly, so beautiful

[@evancunningham]

I Literally Just Listened To The Second Half Of This Show Today And I WAS MISSING OUT!!

[@ashleywalton2758]

someone please take me to see this show i MUST

[@darkblade1707]

those harmonies at the end!!! 😍😍😍

[@kenmakozume710]

If anyone's curious, this is what they're saying from 3:05 to the end: ANYA & DMITRY GLEB DOWAGER EMPRESS Painted wings, Home, love, Simple things. silver snow, family. Simple things! whirling like a ballet. She will have And whatever I have to do Things my heart all of it! I'll do. yearns to know. I will help her Simple how simple men ANYA, DMITRY, DOWAGER EMPRESS, GLEB Find a way... Anastasia!

[@clairemaya7110]

At first, I didn't like this song at all, and then I listened to it a few more times and now it's definitely among my favourites!

[@alexisgrey3633]

People compare Gleb to Frollo.but I disagree, he seems to have something resembling a heart and genuine remorse and is a bit in love with Anya, Frollos only 'remorse' is religious guilt and judgement and he's only in lust with Esmeralda.

[@manuelorozco7760]

Frollo is so overrated as a villain

[@lucybliss2014]

All I hear at the end is Ramin 😍😍😍 eargasm

[@caydenjohns2440]

This whole musical is a eargasm

[@tesscrelli783]

They put the theme from Swan Lake in here. VERY NICEEEE

[@manuelorozco7760]

I’m a slightly bigger fan of the Nutcracker

[@eev4075]

I saw this show live and this part gave me CHILLS

[@rosepratiwi6532]

Ramin and Derek, that's a dangerous combo though

[@sav2534]

The story behind this musical and movie is so heartbreaking both do well but it never had a happy ending and although many say Anastasia is dead many people believed she continued to live (she’s dead now or else she’d be 115)

[@carolzacarias4187]

This is one of my favorites songs!!!!!!

[@victorsanchez3050]

I am going to remmenber this musical as my 30 ,year old celebration

[@MehdiD.Ardebili]

Nice tribute to Tchaikovsky in the opening theme

[@moviemelody2210]

I actually loved Gleb’s character better then Demetri: 1) Gleb was the opposite of Anastasia/Anya and as we all know- OPPOSITES ATTRACT! 2) Gleb was not a BAD guy- he was just loyal to a cause that was bad and he real struggled with that the whole play which made an interesting character development 3) Demetri was a predictable love interest- he was poor and knew Anastasia/Anya at a young age 4) Gleb was honest with his intentions toward Anastasia/Anya 5) Demetri was putting Anya/Anastasia in potential danger but Gleb BEGGED her not to go through with being Anastasia

[@michace]

Anastasia and Gleb was never supposed to happen in the first place which is what makes the ship that much more appealing. It leaves the audience unsatisfied with how things turned out regarding the two. Don’t get me wrong, I like Dimitri x Anastasia, but a part of me also really wanted to see Anya and Gleb end up together. I do agree that Gleb was a much more interesting character than Dimitri. He’s one of my favorite musical villains, as a matter of a fact.

[@moviemelody2210]

@@michace I know exactly what you mean. I feel they did that with phantom of the opera in regards to The Phantom/Eric & Christine as well

[@Chaoticchaos732]

GOD BLESS WHOEVER DECIDED TO HAVE RAMIN AND DEREK SING TOGETHER

[@mtsmcr]

THIS IS MY FAV SONG

[@andymorgade7137]

2:45 I need my personal replay button

[@holly9096]

Listen to the right stereo for Anastasia and Gleb, and left for Dimitri and the others!!!

[@AbbySitton]

Is it bad that I instinctively want to pronounce ballet wrong so that it rhymes with quartet?

[@asimpfornewt267]

nope, i want to too LMAO

[@PirateGondolier]

God I love ensemble pieces

[@darkknight41792]

Two sides of the coin both men are in love for the same woman Anya/Anastasia, Gleb can be a dark reflection of Dmitri both of them are attractive and charismatic young men but both will just deny and suppress the feelings towards her for a time being and torn between their love for Anya and what they feel for Dmitri letting her go back to her family and for Gleb killing her for duty

[@tatum055]

0:44 : Anya’s part💗 1:19 : Dmitri😩 1:45 : the empress❤ 2:27 GLEB STOPPP🫠🫠 2:47 AHHHHHH❤❤❤❤❤ 3:06 : AAAAAAAAHHHH SHE WILL HAVE ALL OF IT😭😭😭

[@tjunkton]

I feel like Gleb's part isn't meaning he loves Anastasia, but more how he pities her and her loved ones. Fight me.

[@sgpproductions9016]

And at 2:47, I died