The cast for this first go-round includes Lila Coogan as the title character (who is known for most of the show as Anya). Stephen Brower, who appeared in the Connecticut Repertory Theatre production of “A Chorus Line” in 2014 and in the national tour of “An American in Paris” at The Bushnell plays the male love interest Dmitry, with Jason Michael Evans (who starred in “South Pacific” at Summer Theatre of New Canaan in 2013) as Gleb, Joy Franz as Dowager Empress, Tari Kelly (Audrey in the national tour of “Little Shop of Horrors” at The Bushnell in 2005) as Countess Lily, Edward Staudenmayer (“Exactly Like You” at Goodspeed’s Norma Terri Theatre in 1998, national tours of “The Scarlet Pimpernel” and “Phantom of the Opera”) as Vlad, and Victoria Amelia Bingham as Little Anastasia.