Marcelle Maurette

ANASTASIA to be Presented at Słow Burn Theatre This Holiday Season

This holiday season, theatergoers of all ages will delight in Slow Burn Theatre Company’s production of “Anastasia The Musical,” part of Slow Burn’s 2024/2025 Season. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Trinity Theatre Company Announces Fall Lineup of Performances And Classes

Trinity Theatre Company announced its fall lineup, featuring new performances and classes for all ages. Discover the upcoming shows and educational opportunities available this season.

ANASTASIA to be Presented at Cavod Theatre Next Month

Cavod Theatre is presenting Anastia. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

Press Event: Anastasia premiering in 2022 at Tampere's Theatre| Interview with Piltz, Harjanne, Whittaker & Bewsher

'I’m never in a situation where I’m thinking that now I’m gonna direct a pause. I answer the same way as in the previous one that if it makes sense to me then I let it be. But if it doesn’t make sense I start discussing with the actor why are you doing like this? What are you thinking, what are you feeling? And then you go through that' - Harjanne

Brief 4/4: Go Behind the Scenes at BROADWAY BACKWARDS, and More

Good morning BroadwayWorld! Today's top stories: go behind the scenes at Broadway Backwards, watch Kelli O'Hara sing the National Anthem at Yankees Opening Day, and more!

ANASTASIA Lawsuit Continues as Judge Questions Copyright Infringement

As BroadwayWorld reported last year, the heir of French playwright Marcelle Maurette sued playwright Terrence McNally and the producers of the Broadway hit Anastasia for plagiarizing material from the 1952 play. Jean-Etienne de Becdelievre claimed that 20th Century Fox licensed the play for its 1956 and 1997 films, but not for stage productions.

From Screen to Stage - An In-Depth Look at Broadway's Latest Adaptations

Whether they will earn rave reviews from critics and audiences alike remains to be seen, but today BWW takes an in-depth look at this season's screen-to-stage offerings.

New York Judge Denies Dismissal of ANASTASIA Lawsuit

ANASTASIA is still on a journey to the past - and Broadway - despite the news that a New York District Court judge has denied a motion to dismiss a plagiarism lawsuit against the show's producers.

ANASTASIA Producers Respond to 'Without Merit' Lawsuit

According to an article in the New York Post, French playwright Jean-Etienne de Becdelievre has accused the producers of the upcoming Anastasia musical of plagiarizing material from his 1952 play titled 'Anastasia.'