Anastasia: The Musical comes to Murray, Kentucky
By Maddie Williams | Nov 12, 2026
Playhouse in the Park and Murray State University’s joint production premieres Nov. 13
MURRAY, Ky. — Playhouse in the Park and Murray State University’s Department of Global Languages and Theatre Arts and Department of Music are proud to premiere their joint production of Anastasia: The Musical at Playhouse in the Park (701 Gil Hopson Drive in Murray). The show will run over two weekends: Friday and Saturday, Nov. 13 and 14, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 15 at 2:30 p.m.; and Friday and Saturday, Nov. 20 and 21, at 7 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 22 at 2:30 p.m.
Tickets are currently sold out for the first weekend but are still available for November 20, 21 and 22. They can be purchased by calling the Playhouse in the Park box office at 270-759-1752.
Anastasia: The Musical tells the story of a brave young woman seeking answers about her past in the chaos of the Russian Revolution in the 1920s. Anya, along with a dashing con man and loveable ex-aristocrat, embark on an adventure to help her find home, love and family whilst being chased by a Soviet officer who is determined that she does not succeed.
Playhouse in the Park is a nonprofit community theatre and one of the oldest continuously producing theatres in the country. Their story began in 1977 when the Murray-Calloway County Community Theatre incorporated as a nonprofit organization and settled at their permanent location in the Murray-Calloway County Park in the fall of 1979. Since then, the theatre has put on a myriad of performances at the depot and offered many educational services, including hosting an annual summer theatre camp.
For more information about Playhouse in the Park, visit their website at playhousemurray.org or contact executive director Wayne Shields-Hogue at wayne@playhousemurray.org. You can also follow Playhouse in the Park on Facebook at facebook.com/PlayhouseMurray, Instagram at instagram.com/playhousemurray/, and TikTok at tiktok.com/@playhousemurray.
To learn more about Murray State’s theatre program and other future performances, visit murraystate.edu/theatre. Visit murraystate.edu/music to learn more about the Department of Music and its programs.