Brother Russia
by John Dempsey & Dana Rowe
A world premiere rock musical from the award-winning creators of The Fix and The Witches of Eastwick.
In a desolate potato field north of Omsk, a comically fourth-rate Russian theatre troupe sets up its tents and wows the local farmers with rock-fueled adaptations of Tolstoy and Dostoevsky. Tonight, however, the company will toss classic literature aside to showcase the life story of their impresario and star, the seemingly immortal Brother Russia – more commonly known as Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin. Yes, that Rasputin: the hypnotic mystic who seduced and ruled the Tsar and Tsarina in the waning days of Imperial Russia.
“Dempsey’s lyrics are exceptionally witty, and Rowe’s music jaunty and tuneful, yet with the sophisticated sweep of a Sondheim.” —TIME Magazine
Book & Lyrics by John Dempsey
Music by Dana Rowe
Directed by Eric Schaeffer
Cast Members
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Natascia Diaz
Sofya/Anastasia
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Erin Driscoll
Bella/Dominika, et al
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Doug Kreeger
Sasha/Grigori
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John Lescault
Brother Russia
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Kevin McAllister
Anton/Dmitri, et al
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Amy McWilliams
Lyubov/Alexandra, et al
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Christopher Mueller
Mikhail/Gapon, et al
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Tracy Lynn Olivera
Natalia/Zoya, et al
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Stephen Gregory Smith
Sergei/Felix, et al
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Russell Sunday
Viktor/Nicholas, et al
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Rachel Zampelli
Yana/Witch, et al
Creative Team
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Book and Lyrics
John Dempsey
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Music
Dana P. Rowe
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Director
Eric Schaeffer
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Choreographer
Jodi Moccia
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Music Director
Gabriel Mangiante
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Scenic Design
Misha Kachman
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Costume Design
Kathleen Geldard
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Lighting Design
Colin K. Bills
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Sound Design
Matt Rowe
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Orchestrations
August Eriksmoen
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Assistant Director/Assistant Choreographer
Joe Barros
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Production Stage Manager
Kerry Epstein