Hit Broadway Musical ‘ANASTASIA’ Coming To Adelaide in 2026

The award-winning production arrives in Adelaide in August 2026.

Producers John Frost for Crossroads Live and Opera Australia are excited to announce acclaimed Broadway musical ANASTASIA will premiere at Adelaide’s Festival Theatre from August 2026.

Making its Australian debut in Melbourne this month at the Regent Theatre, the musical travels to Crown Theatre Perth in March and Sydney’s Lyric Theatre in April 2026, before hitting Adelaide’s Festival Theatre in August next year.

The cast for this production of ANASTASIA includes Georgina Hopson as Anya, Robert Tripolino as charming con artist Dmitry, Joshua Robson in the role of antagonist Gleb, Rodney Dobson as Vlad, the much-loved Rhonda Burchmore as Countess Lily and theatre icon Nancye Hayes AM in the role of the Dowager Empress.

“I just can’t wait to share the magic of ANASTASIA with Adelaide audiences. It’s a beautiful story to be immersed in, accompanied by iconic songs that invoke a nostalgic feeling of our shared childhood, including ‘Once Upon a December’ and ‘Journey to the Past’,” said Georgina Hopson.

The ensemble cast members include Sophia Bae, Elliot Baker, Billy Bourchier, Nicholas Cunningham, Davis Giotopoulos Moore, Todd Goddard, Stephanie Kurlow, Keian Langdon, Bella Minniti, Nathan Stafford, Alexis Van Maanen, Annie Wilson, Deone Zanotto, and Andrea Zappacosta, with the Swings team featuring Manon Gunderson-Briggs, Iosefa Laga'aia, Nathan Pinnell and Emma Russell.

Sign up for the waitlist at anastasiathemusical.com.au.

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Directed by Tony Award-winning director Darko Tresnjak, ANASTASIA is inspired by the mysterious tale of Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov’s rumoured escape in the dawning days of the Russian Revolution. The production also takes pointers from the 1997 Oscar-nominated animated film of the same name.

Along with Tresnjak, ANASTASIA is brought to life by the Tony Award-winning creative team of Terrence McNally, Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens.

The production originally premiered on Broadway in March 2017 and earned a Tony Award nomination for Best Costume Design in a Musical. ANASTASIA has gone on to win more than 15 major international awards, including Best Musical awards in Germany, the Netherlands and Spain.

Catch ANASTASIA at Festival Theatre in August 2026. Sign up for the waitlist at anastasiathemusical.com.au.

ANASTASIA 2026 AUSTRALIAN TOUR Dates

Regent Theatre, Melbourne from December 2025

Crown Theatre Perth from March 2026

Lyric Theatre, Sydney from April 2026

Festival Theatre Adelaide from August 2026