Scene to Song Episode 120: Representations of Russia/the USSR in Musical Theater

In this episode, composer, lyricist, music director, and educator Katya Stanislavskaya discusses representations of Russia/the USSR in musical theater from Fiddler on the Roof to Anastasia to off-Broadway's Iron Curtain and many in between. We also talk about the song "The Beauty Is" from Adam Guettel and Craig Lucas's 2005 musical The Light in the Piazza.

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Music played in this episode:
"To Life" from Fiddler on the Roof
"Prologue" from Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812
"No One Else" from Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812
"Crossing a Bridge" from Anastasia
"Two Worlds" from Doctor Zhivago
"That's Capital" from Iron Curtain
"Our Time" from Lempicka
"The Beauty Is" from The Light in the Piazza