First US Tour

## 1st US Tour

The **First US Tour** was a touring production of of *Anastasia*. It officially opened on 12 October 2018 and was expected to run through at least September 2020, but instead played its last show on 12 March 2020 due to Covid-19. The production played 513 performances.

The tour was later relaunched as the Second US Tour, a non-Equity production, after the end of Covid-19 lockdowns in the United States.

The production was initially announced on 23 March 2018, with the cast announced on 25 July 2018.

## Cast

* Opening Cast
* Replacements
* Understudies

**Lila Coogan**
Anya**Stephen Brower**
Dmitry**Jason Michael Evans**
Gleb**Joy Franz**
Dowager Empress**Edward Staudenmayer**
Vlad**Tari Kelly**
Countess Lily**Victoria Amelia Bingham**
Little Anastasia/Alexei**Lucy Horton**
Tsarina/Ensemble**Mary Illes**
Ensemble**Alison Ewing**
Countess Gregory/Ensemble**Kourtney Keitt**
Tatiana/Dunya**Claire Rathbun Solis**
Olga/Odette**Brianna Abruzzo**
Maria/Marfa**Taylor Quick**
Young Anastasia/Paulina**Fred Inkley**
Count Leopold/Gorlinsky**Michael McCorry Rose**
Tsar/Count Ipolitov**Mark MacKillop**
Prince Siegfried/Ensemble**Ronnie S. Bowman Jr**
Von Rothbart/Ensemble**Peter Garza**
Ensemble**Brett-Marco Glauser**
Ensemble**Matt Rosell**
Ensemble**Jeremiah Ginn**
Swing**Beth Stafford Laird**
Swing**Kenneth Michael Murray**
Swing, Dance Captain**Sareen Tchekmedyian**
Swing**Addison Mackynzie Valentino**
Standby Little Anastasia/Alexei

**Beth Stafford Laird**
Anya (replacement)
*cancelled***Jake Levy**
Dmitry (replacement)**Alison Ewing**
Countess Lily (replacement)
*starting Jan 2020***Delilah Rose Pellow**
Little Anastasia/Alexei (replacement)
*Apr - Nov 2019***MaddieKay Harris**
Little Anastasia/Alexei (replacement)**Eloise Vaynshtok**
Little Anastasia/Alexei (replacement)**Tamra Hayden**
Ensemble (replacement)**Janet Dickinson**
Countess Gregory/Ensemble (replacement)
*starting Jan 2020***Ashlee Dupré**
Olga/Odette (replacement)
*Mar - Aug 2019***Lyrica Woodruff**
Olga/Odette (replacement)
*Aug 2019 - Jan 2020***Youngsil Kim**
Olga/Odette (replacement)
*starting Jan 2020***Kristen Smith Davis**
Maria/Marfa (replacement)
*Apr - Aug 2019***Kylie Victoria Edwards**
Maria/Marfa (replacement)
*starting Aug 2019***Brad Greer**
Tsar/Count Ipolitov (replacement)**Omar Nieves**
Von Rothbart/Ensemble (replacement)**Ryan Mac**
Ensemble (replacement)**Daniel Z. Miller**
Ensemble (replacement)**Matt Wiercinski**
Doorman/Ensemble (replacement)**Christopher M. Howard**
Swing, Dance Captain (replacement)
*starting Jan 2020***Hannah Florence**
Swing (replacement)
*starting Oct 2019***Brianna Abruzzo**
Temporary Swing
*Jan - Feb 2020*

**Beth Stafford Laird**
Understudy Anya**Taylor Quick**
Understudy Anya**Hannah Florence**
Understudy Anya (replacement)
*starting Oct 2019***Brett-Marco Glauser**
Understudy Dmitry**Matt Rosell**
Understudy Dmitry**Ryan Mac**
Understudy Dmitry, Gleb (replacement)**Daniel Z. Miller**
Understudy Dmitry (replacement)**Peter Garza**
Understudy Gleb**Michael McCorry Rose**
Understudy Gleb**Brad Greer**
Understudy Gleb (replacement)**Mary Illes**
Understudy Dowager Empress**Alison Ewing**
Understudy Dowager Empress, Lily**Tamra Hayden**
Understudy Dowager Empress (replacement)**Janet Dickinson**
Understudy Dowager Empress, Lily (replacement)
*starting Jan 2020***Jeremiah Ginn**
Understudy Vlad**Fred Inkley**
Understudy Vlad**Lucy Horton**
Understudy Lily**Brianna Abruzzo**
Understudy Odette**Sareen Tchekmedyian**
Understudy Odette**Kristen Smith Davis**
Understudy Odette (replacement)
*Apr - Aug 2019***Kylie Victoria Edwards**
Understudy Odette (replacement)
*starting Aug 2019***Kenneth Michael Murray**
Understudy Siegfried, Von Rothbart**Matt Wiercinski**
Understudy Siegfried, Von Rothbart (replacement)**Christopher M. Howard**
Understudy Siegfried, Von Rothbart (replacement)
*starting Jan 2020*
## Gallery

See photos of this production on the 2018 US Tour Gallery page.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.playbill.com/article/anastasia-national-tour-reveals-full-slate-of-engagements-into-summer-2020-including-los-angeles-boston-and-atlanta#
2. ↑ https://playbill.com/article/national-tours-of-broadway-titles-halt-engagements-during-covid-19-pandemic
3. ↑ https://3wmagazine.com/event/anastasia-2020/
4. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/AnastasiaBway/posts/one-step-at-a-time-one-hope-then-another-the-ongoing-suspension-of-the-anastasia/1881379988671035/
5. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CBvv6bvhizG/
6. ↑ https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/All-Remaining-ANASTASIA-Tour-Performances-Have-Been-Cancelled-20200620
7. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CBqL5gbF-hG/
8. ↑ https://www.playbill.com/article/anastasia-will-launch-30-city-national-tour-in-october
9. ↑ https://www.playbill.com/article/lila-coogan-stephen-brower-and-jason-michael-evans-will-star-in-anastasia-tour