Azusa Pacific University’s Department of Theater Arts presents Anastasia. The show runs from October 10-25 with Friday and Saturday performances at 7:30 p.m., as well as Saturday matinee shows on October 11, 18, and 25 at 2 p.m. The production takes place in the Warehouse Theater, located on APU’s West Campus, at 701 E. Foothill Blvd. in Azusa. Free parking is available. General admission tickets cost $28, with discounted tickets for senior citizens, children, students, and alumni. For tickets, call the Felix Event Center Box Office at (626) 815-5494 or order them online. Purchasing tickets in advance is highly recommended.
Audiences will enjoy the fading grandeur of Imperial Russia to the glittering lights of 1920s Paris in this musical adaptation, based on the 20th Century Fox Animation of 1997 film of the same name, that premiered on Broadway in 2017. Stephen Flaherty (music), Lynn Ahrens (lyrics) and Terrence McNally (book) created a script for the musical Anastasia, inspired by the life of Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia. The show features the popular song Journey to the Past.
The production is directed and choreographed by Christina Harding, who choreographed APU’s blockbuster musical The Music Man in 2025. Harding is the lyricist of the new musical Jo: The Little Women, which was recently recorded at Abbey Road with Christina Ebersole and an all star cast. The show features a cast of 33 students with dynamic projections by Nick Santiago, set design by Cameron Harris, light design by Gavan Wyrick, and costume design by Carina Holley.
“I believe our audience can expect to be dazzled by a breathtaking visual experience and the versatility of our ensemble cast,” Harding said.
APU’s plays and musicals are produced through a program of rigorous training. The Department of Theater Arts prepares outstanding, innovative, and influential artists in an ever-growing and multi-faceted performing arts profession. The department is nationally recognized for its BFA in Acting for The Stage and Screen program.