A RUMOR IN ST. PETERSBURG OLD WOMAN St. Petersburg is gloomy! YOUNG WOMAN St. Petersburg is bleak! MAN My underwear got frozen standing here all week! GROUP Oh, since the revolution our lives have been so gray! ALL Thank goodness for the gossip that gets us through the day! Hey! Have you heard There's a rumor in St. Petersburg? Have you heard What they're saying on the street? Although the Czar did not survive, One daughter may be still alive! The Princess Anastasia! FRIGHTENED MAN But please do not repeat! ALL It's a rumor, A legend, A mystery! Something whispered in an alleyway Or through a crakc! It's a rumour That's part of our history. A BABUSHKA They say her royal grandmama Wil pay a royal sum ALL To someone who can bring the princess back! BLACK MARKEETER #1 A ruble for this painting! It's Romanov, I swear! BLACK MARKETEER #2 Count Yusopov's pajamas! Comrade, buy the pair! BLACK MARKETEER #3 I got this from the palace It's lined with real fur! BLACK MARKETEERS It could be worth a fortune If it belonged to her! DIMITRI It's the rumor, The legend, The mystery! It's the Princess Anastasia who will help us fly! You and I friend Will go down In history! We'll find a girl to play the part and teach her what to say, Dress her up and take her to Paree! Imagine the reward her dear old Grandmama will pay! Who else could pull it off but you and me? We'll be rich VLADIMIR We'll be rich! DIMITRI We'll be out! VLADIMIR We'll be out! BOTH And St. Petersburg will have some more to talk about! ALL SSH! Have you heard There's a rumor in St. Petersburg? Have you heard What they're saying on the street? Hey! Hey! Hey! Have you heard There's a rumor in St. Petersburg! Have you heard A DELIGHTED GOSSIPER Comrade, what do you suppose? ALL A fascinating mystery! DIMITRI The biggest con in history! ALL The Princess Anastasia, Alive or dead... WINDOW WASHER Who knows? JOURNEY TO THE PAST ANASTASIA Heart, don't fail me now! Courage, don't desert me! Don't turn back now that we're here. People always say Life is full of choices. No one ever mentions fear! Or how the world can seem so vast. On a journey...to the past. Somewhere down this road I know someone's waiting. Years of dreams just can't be wrong! Arms will open wide. I'll be safe and wanted Fin'lly home where I belong. Well, starting now, I'm learning fast On this journey...to the past. Home, Love, Family There was once a time I must have had them too Home, Love, Family I will never be complete Until I find you... One step at a time, One hope, then another Who knows where this road may go -- Back to who I was On to find my future, Things my heart still needs to know. Yes, let this be a sign! Let this road be mine! Let it lead me to my past And bring me home... At last! ONCE UPON A DECEMBER ANASTASIA Dancing bears, Painted wings, Things I almost remember, And a song someone sings Once upon a December. Someone holds me safe and warm. Horses prance through a silver storm. Figures dancing gracefully Across my memory... Someone holds me safe and warm. Horses prance through a silver storm. Figures dancing gracefully Across my memory... Far away, long ago, Glowing dim as an ember, Things my heart Used to know, Things it yearns to remember... And a song Someone sings Once upon a December IN THE DARK OF THE NIGHT RASPUTIN In the dark of the night I was tossing and turning And the nightmare I had was as bad as can be -- It scared me out of my wits -- A corpse falling to bits! Then I opened my eyes And the nightmare was...me!! I was once the most mystical man in all Russia. When the royals betrayed me they mad a mistake! My curse made each of them pay But one little girl got away! Little Anya, beware, Rasputin's awake! CREATURES In the dark of the night evil will find her In the dark of the night just before dawn! Aah... RASPUTIN Revenge will be sweet RASPUTIN AND CREATURES When the curse is complete! ALL In the dark of the night RASPUTIN She'll be gone! I can feel that my powers are slowly returning! Tie my sash and a dash of cologne for that smell! AS the pieces fall into place I'll see her crawl into place! Dasvidanya, Anya, your grace, farewell! CREATURES In the dark of the night terror will strike her! RASPUTIN Terror's the least I can do! CREATURES In the dark of the night evil will brew. Ooh! RASPUTIN Soon she will feel that her nightmares are real. ALL In the dark of the night RASPUTIN She'll be through! CREATURES In the dark of the night Evil will find her Find her! Ooh! In the dark of the night terror comes true. Doom her! RASPUTIN My dear, here's a sign -- RASPUTIN AND CREATURES It's the end of the line! ALL In the dark of the night... In the dark of the night... In the dark of the night... RASPUTIN Come my minions, Rise for your master, Let your evil shine! Find her now, Yes, fly ever faster ALL In the dark of the night... In the dark of the night... In the dark of the night... RASPUTIN She'll be mine! LEARN TO DO IT VLADIMIR You were born in a palace by the sea. ANASTASIA A palace by the sea? Could it be? VLADIMIR Yes, that's right. You rode horseback when you were only three. ANASTASIA Horseback riding? Me? VLADIMIR And the horse... DIMITRI He was white! VLADIMIR You made faces and terrorized the cook! DIMITRI Threw him in the brook! ANASTASIA Was I wild? DIMITRI Wrote the book! VLADIMIR But you'd behave when your father gave that look! DIMITRI Imagine how it was! VLADIMIR Your long-forgotten past! VLADIMIR AND DIMITRI We've lots and lots to teach you and the time is gonig fast! ANASTASIA All right...I'm ready! VLADIMIR Now, shoulders back and stand up tall DIMITRI And do not walk, but try to float. ANASTASIA I feel a little foolish. Am I floating? VLADIMIR Like a little boat! DIMITRI You give a bow. ANASTASIA What happens now? VLADIMIR Your hand receives a kiss! VLADIMIR AND DIMITRI Most of all remember this: VLADIMIR If I can learn to do it, you can learn to do it. DIMITRI Something in you knows it -- VLADIMIR AND DIMITRI There's nothing to it! VLADIMIR Follow in my footsteps, shoe by shoe! VLADIMIR AND DIMITRI You can learn to do it too! VLADIMIR Now, elbows in and sit up straight DIMITRI And never slurp the stroganoff. ANASTASIA I never cared for stroganoff! VLADIMIR She said that like a Romanov! DIMITRI The Samovar. VLADIMIR The caviar. ANASTASIA Dessert and then goodnight? VLADIMIR AND DIMITRI Not until you get this right! VLADIMIR If I can learn to do it DIMITRI If he can learn to do it VLADIMIR You can learn to do it! DIMITRI You can learn to do it VLADIMIR Pull yourself together VLADIMIR AND DIMITRI And you'll pull through it! VLADIMIR Tell yourself it's easy VLADIMIR AND DIMITRI And it's true! You can learn to do it too! VLADIMIR Next, you must memorize the names of the royalty. Now here we have Kropotkin DIMITRI Shot Potemkin VLADIMIR In the Botkin. ANASTASIA h! VLADIMIR And dear old uncle Vanya loved his vodka DIMITRI Got it Anya? ANASTASIA No! VLADIMIR The Baron Pushkin ANASTASIA He was...? DIMITRI Short! VLADIMIR Count Anatoly ANASTASIA Had a... ? DIMITRI Wart! VLADIMIR Count Sergei DIMITRI Wore a feathered hat. VLADIMIR I hear he's gotten very fat. ANASTASIA And I recall his yellow cat! VLADIMIR I don't believe we told her that. ANASTASIA If you can learn to do it, I can learn to do it! VLADIMIR Don't know how you knew it ANASTASIA I simply knew it! Suddenly I feel like someone new... VLADIMIR AND DIMITRI Anya, you're a dream come true! If I can learn to do it, ANASTASIA If I can learn to do it VLADIMIR AND DIMITRI You can learn to do it! ANASTASIA You can learn to do it. VLADIMIR AND DIMITRI Pull yourself together ALL THREE And you'll pull through it! VLADIMIR Tell yourself it's easy, ALL THREE And it's true -- VLADIMIR AND DIMITRI You can learn to do it, ANASTASIA Nothing to it! ALL THREE You can learn to do it too! LEARN TO DO IT (WALTZ REPRISE) VLADIMIR It's one-two-three and suddenly I see it at a glance -- She's radiant And confident and born to take this chance. I taught her well. I planned it all! I just forgot... Romance! Vlad, how could you do this? How will we get through this? I never should have let them dance! PARIS HOLD THE KEY (TO YOUR HEART) ACCORDIAN PLAYER Lovers! LADY FLOWER SELLER Ooh La La! SOPHIE Welcome, my friends, to Paris. Here, have a flower on me. Forget where you're from. You're in France! Children, come! I'll show you that French joie de vivre! Paris holds the key to your hear. And all of Paris plays a part. ACCORDIAN PLAYER AND FLOWER SELLER Just stroll two by two Down what we call "la rue" SOPHIE AND ALL And soon all Paris Will be singing to you! Ooh La La Ooh La La Ooh La La! MAURICE CHEVALIER Paris holds the key to l'amour! FREUD And not even Freud knows the cure. AVIATOR There's love in the air! JOSEPHINE BAKER At the Follies Begere! ARTISTE The French have it down to an art! ALL Paris hold the key to your heart! SOPHIE When you're feeling blue Come to Le Moulin. When your heart says don't, The French say do! CAN CAN GIRLS When you think you can't You'll find you can can! SOPHIE Everyone can can can! SOPHIE AND CAN CAN GIRLS You can can can too! Whee! Whee! Whee! DIMITRI Paris hold the key to her past. Yes, Princess, I've found you at last. No more pretend, You'll be gone, That's the end... ENSEMBLE Paris hold the key To your heart! COUTURIER You'll be "tr�s jolie" and so smart! ISADORA DUNCAN Come dance through the night RODIN And forget all your woes SOPHIE AND ALL The city of light GERTRUDE STEIN Where a rose is a rose! SOPHIE AND ALL And one never knows what will start! Paris Holds the key... DIMITRI To her... SOPHIE AND ALL Heart! SOPHIE Ooh La La! ALL Ooh La La! AT THE BEGINNING (RICHARD MARX AND DONNA LEWIS) We were strangers Starting out on a journey Never dreaming What we'd have to go through Now here we are And I'm suddenly standing At the beginning with you No one told me I was going to find you Unexpected What you did to my heart When I lost hope You were there to remind me This is the start Life is a road And I want to keep going Love is a river I wanna keep flowing Live is a road Now and forever Wonderful journey I'll be there When the world stops turning I'll be there When the storm is through In the end I wanna be standing At the beginning with you We were strangers On a crazy adventure Never dreaming How our dreams would come true Now here we stand Unafraid of the future At the beginning with you Life is a road And I want to keep going Love is a river I wanna keep flowing Live is a road Now and forever Wonderful journey I'll be there When the world stops turning I'll be there When the storm is through In the end I wanna be standing At the beginning with you I knew there was somebody somewhere Like me alone in the dark Now I know my dream will live on I've been waiting so long Nothing's gonna tear us apart Life is a road And I want to keep going Love is a river I wanna keep flowing Live is a road Now and forever Wonderful journey I'll be there When the world stops turning I'll be there When the storm is through In the end I wanna be standing At the beginning with you Life is a road and I wanna keep going Love is a river I wanna keep going on.... Starting out on a journey Life is a road and I wanna going Love is river I wanna keep flowing In the end I wanna be standing At the beginning with you. JOURNEY TO THE PAST (AALIYAH) Heart, don't fail me now! Courage, don't desert me! Don't turn back now that we're here. People always say Life is full of choices. No one ever mentions fear! Or how a road can seem so long Or how the world can seem so vast. Courage see me through Heart I'm trusting you On this journey...to the past. Somewhere down this road I know someone's waiting. Years of dreams just can't be wrong! Arms will open wide. I'll be safe and wanted Fin'lly home where I belong. Well, starting here, my life begins Starting now, I'm learning fast Courage see me through Heart I'm trusting you On this journey...to the past. Heart don't fail me now! Courage don't desert me! Home, Love, Family There was once a time I must have had them too Home, Love, Family I will never be complete Until I find you... One step at a time, One hope, then another Who knows where this road may go -- Back to who I was On to find my future, Things my heart still needs to know. Yes, let this be a sign! Let this road be mine! Let it lead me to my past Courage see me through Heart I'm trusting you To bring me home... At last! At last! ONCE UPON A DECEMBER (DEANA CARTER) Dancing bears, Painted wings, Things I almost remember, And a song someone sings Once upon a December. Someone holds me safe and warm. Horses prance through a silver storm. Figures dancing gracefully Across my memory... Far away, long ago, Glowing dim as an ember, Things my heart Used to know, Things it yearns to remember... Someone holds me safe and warm. Horses prance through a silver storm. Figures dancing gracefully Across my memory... Far away, long ago, Glowing dim as an ember, Things my heart Used to know, Things it yearns to remember... And a song Someone sings Once upon a December VIAJE TIEMPO ATR�S [JOURNEY TO THE PAST, SPANISH] (THALIA) Anda, vamos ya, �Coraz�n no temas! No te vas a detener. Me parece que tengo mil opciones No se a qui�n volvere a ver. O que tan lejos llegar� En un viaje tiempo atr�s. En algun lugar alguien me recuerda Seu�o que sera verdad Me recibir�n con gran bienvenida Finalmente sin maldad Y...desde ahora aprender�s En un viaje...tiempo atr�s Con mi...Familia Se que alguna vez tambien estueve yo A mis padres Con amor los buscar� hasta encontrarlos Paso a paso y sembrando mi esperanza No se en donde ir� a parar Voy a un lugar a formar mi vida Cien misterios aclarar �Si! �sta es mi se�al �Hoy he de volver! A reunirme con mi paz Y ver por fin...mi hogar...