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Another Quick Question

Posted by: Whistler 04:53 pm EDT 08/17/14
In reply to: Info that may be of help - AlanScott 10:52 pm EDT 08/16/14

I just read a very detailed synopsis of "The Anastasia Affair." The script seems terrifically intelligent, not that I remember the script for "Anya," but that seemed to be much more of a traditional. romantic musical.

Anyway, I'm curious: Since "A Quiet Land" is no longer listed as a song, but Anya still seems to be haunted by a unremembered song, does that turn into "Think About Something Beautiful?" That would make sense, but it might be too neat. Or is the idea just dropped?


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re: Another Quick Question

Posted by: AlanScott 06:24 pm EDT 08/17/14
In reply to: Another Quick Question - Whistler 04:53 pm EDT 08/17/14

Yes, "Think Upon Something Beautiful" is the song that she is haunted by and finally remembers.


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Btw

Posted by: AlanScott 06:28 pm EDT 08/17/14
In reply to: re: Another Quick Question - AlanScott 06:24 pm EDT 08/17/14

There is a TOFT video of the Merrimack Rep production of what was then called The Anastasia Game. Since you seem intrigued by the material, if you're ever in New York it might be interesting to you to make an appointment to see it.

If you feel like it, email me at AlanScottG@aol.com.


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Thanks

Posted by: Whistler 01:08 am EDT 08/18/14
In reply to: Btw - AlanScott 06:28 pm EDT 08/17/14

I remember knowing about the Merrimack Rep production. I might even have still been east at the time. The name put me off in its cynicism, and -- as I mentioned -- I have limited interest for Anastasia-based musicals: I've never seen the film or was interested in the second recording. But I do like to know how things evolve, so I may eventually chase down some of the material.

And it's interesting to know that the song Anna is trying to place eventually turns into the song that makes her connection to her "grandmother." That's a much better use of it. As I said in the earlier note, the new book seems enormously better than the original. I wonder why the show didn't come to New York in the wake of Grand Hotel's financial success. Perhaps still too much of a perceived operetta.


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