Show Plot Anastasia, the Musical

Authors: Terrence McNally, with music by Stephen Flaherty and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens.

Setting: Russia and Paris

Time Period: 1920s

Anastasia: The Musical follows Anya, an amnesiac orphan, who teams up with two con men in 1920s Russia to impersonate the lost Grand Duchess Anastasia. Pursued by a Soviet officer, the trio travels to Paris to meet the Dowager Empress, leading Anya on a journey of self-discovery and romance.