THEORY: As Gleb's father gathered the bodies of the children and prepared to move them to their mass unmarked grave outside the city, he noticed Anastasia was still alive. In a moment of weakness, he shoves the little body off the cart into the snow, leaving her life to fate. When he returns home to his family, so dedicated to the revolution, he tells them not to ask, as he has just failed them. In the end, not only does he live with the guilt of the faces he executed, but also with the secret knowledge that he betrayed his duty to Russia and himself. He dies of shame.
I love this theory since it's so close to the truth. I was thinking that after they had shot Anastasia during the palace invasion, she got up and made a run for it, amnesiac and all
Gleb's hatred is understandable. Nikolai II and Alexandra Feodorovna had committed many crimes against the Russian people (father and mother of Anya). But their children are not to blame. That caused his inner struggle.
Ahhh, I LOVE the way they wrote Gleb's character as a sympathetic antagonist rather than a one-dimensional bad guy! There's also the fact that he grounds the story more into reality, and that a real communist officer would have probably acted in a similar way. He reminds me a lot of Javert!
We were in NYC last week. Ramin has been my daughter's favorite for 7 years. She recently graduated with a BS in vocal performance and was considering giving up grad school due to seeing little or no path. We went to Anastasia and afterwards Ramin took her aside and spoke with her personally saying, if she loved it to continue. A moment that was so overwhelming for her.
Dreama Ujevich reading this comment, made my heart warm up, the consequently explode. That is so heartwarming. You hear of movie stars and musical artists being so disrespectful, but then you hear of all these broadway legends and theater actors and how they’re so nice.
Yeah. Come to think of it, Gleb is what happens if you mix Javert from Les Mis and Phantom. Like Javert, they believe themselves as self-righteous and have a questionable morality. Like Phantom, Gleb is attracted to the leading lady and decided to let her go in the end, along with being portrayed as a sympathetic villian.
"My mother said my father died of shame But I believe he did a proud and vital task." In many ways Gleb is still that boy trying to believe that his father was infallible. Even when his own mother tried to teach him that his father regretted what he did that night. That he made a huge mistake killing the Romanovs. But Gleb has been following in his father's footsteps for so long that he allow himself to see the Romanov assassination as anything other then necessary. At least... that's how I see those lines.
The musical is trying to be more historically accurate. There was no great escape attempt. Instead the Red Army guards holding the Romanovs prisoner brought them to a basement and executed them. The character Gleb’s father was one of those guards and as a boy, Gleb saw him walk off to kill them
@@TheRevanSentinel It's the Bolshevik officer who's father killed the royal family at the Ipatiev house in 1918. The real story of the Romanov family is fucking horrifying.
I had to do a research project on Anastasia Romanov and the conspiracy that she escaped the execution squad. Rasputin was a holy man that was semi-close with the Romanovs. The Bolsheviks murdered the family sadly.
@@monal.5162 Rasputin holy? I highly doubt it. At eighteen he went to a convent to join a cult of people who whipped themselves as a way of punishment and redemption for their sins and then he started going around teaching that sexual exhaustion brings you closer to God. And he pretended that he had the power to heal Alexei Romanov every time he was in danger because of his hemophilia. Not holy at all :)
@@justanotherbohemian3827 well, he was a self proclaimed holy man. he definitely wasn't holy at all, but he made ppl believe he was a mystic of some sort, especially tsarina alexandra since she was desperate to find a cure for alexei's hemophilia
yep, it's a very wide and deep river running though the center of saint-petesburg. saint-petesburg was founded right on it, so it means a lot in petesburg culture code. by the way, neva almost flooded petesburg about 6-7 times))
THEORY: As Gleb's father gathered the bodies of the children and prepared to move them to their mass unmarked grave outside the city, he noticed Anastasia was still alive. In a moment of weakness, he shoves the little body off the cart into the snow, leaving her life to fate. When he returns home to his family, so dedicated to the revolution, he tells them not to ask, as he has just failed them. In the end, not only does he live with the guilt of the faces he executed, but also with the secret knowledge that he betrayed his duty to Russia and himself. He dies of shame.
Headcanon accepted.
I'm pretty sure that's what happened.
Hi
I love this theory since it's so close to the truth. I was thinking that after they had shot Anastasia during the palace invasion, she got up and made a run for it, amnesiac and all
Gleb's hatred is understandable. Nikolai II and Alexandra Feodorovna had committed many crimes against the Russian people (father and mother of Anya). But their children are not to blame. That caused his inner struggle.
Ahhh, I LOVE the way they wrote Gleb's character as a sympathetic antagonist rather than a one-dimensional bad guy! There's also the fact that he grounds the story more into reality, and that a real communist officer would have probably acted in a similar way. He reminds me a lot of Javert!
The one dislike is Rasputin because he wasn't in the show
Now there three dislikes. The third one is Pooka.
@@azaxiii7161
It's too good for me to dislike it but how could they do that to pooka and bartok
@@desireeloveros1055 Same here.
That's the question ;)
Haha yes 😂😂😂
I feel they could have still had him, just not as a bad guy. He was an advisor to the tsarina.
I forgot Ramin was in this show and for a second I was like... "I've never heard this Phantom song before" haha.
Ramin?
@@caydenjohns2440 This is sung by Ramin Karimloo, West End actor known for Phantom of the Opera, Love Never Dies, and Les Mis.
@@marlinotalvaro7431 oh ok
Well, a revolution is like a child: you can start one, but you never know how it turns out
We were in NYC last week. Ramin has been my daughter's favorite for 7 years. She recently graduated with a BS in vocal performance and was considering giving up grad school due to seeing little or no path. We went to Anastasia and afterwards Ramin took her aside and spoke with her personally saying, if she loved it to continue. A moment that was so overwhelming for her.
Dreama Ujevich reading this comment, made my heart warm up, the consequently explode. That is so heartwarming. You hear of movie stars and musical artists being so disrespectful, but then you hear of all these broadway legends and theater actors and how they’re so nice.
I’m crying, that’s so beautiful!
Wow. Can we get an update on her? I’d like to know how she’s doing now!
lucky!! imagine ramin giving you a pep talk personally. a true dream
Listening to this hits different once you know Ramin's family had to leave Iran during a revolution because his father was an Imperial guard
I love that Ramin went from Phantom to this! Creepy guy in the shadows to creepy guy in the shadows.
I never heard him as the Phantom, but from this song, I can tell he was amazing as that role, just like as Gleb!!!
Do yourself the pleasure and listen to his music of the night from the 25th anniversary show.
Yeah. Come to think of it, Gleb is what happens if you mix Javert from Les Mis and Phantom. Like Javert, they believe themselves as self-righteous and have a questionable morality. Like Phantom, Gleb is attracted to the leading lady and decided to let her go in the end, along with being portrayed as a sympathetic villian.
Literally best antagonist song I’ve heard in a while
Can we please take a moment to say how amazing Ramin is in singing this song?
Linda Carmignani He could sing anything and it would sound gorgeous!
HECK YA!
Whats crazy is that he doesnt know how to read music
"My mother said my father died of shame
But I believe he did a proud and vital task."
In many ways Gleb is still that boy trying to believe that his father was infallible. Even when his own mother tried to teach him that his father regretted what he did that night. That he made a huge mistake killing the Romanovs. But Gleb has been following in his father's footsteps for so long that he allow himself to see the Romanov assassination as anything other then necessary.
At least... that's how I see those lines.
Ramin, the phenomenal.
I squealed "OHH! It's Ramin!" xD
2:18
Narrator: “he in fact, could not”
God , I love this freaking comment
This dude was the phantom in the 25th anniversary recording right?
Edit: I should've read the comments first lol
0:05
Only for this melody I ADORE the song
Can you do still! I love these lyric videos thank you so much for making them!!
it's up now! and it's my pleasure, thanks for watching :)
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That Last Note ist phenomenal
Question, does anyone else recognize the melody of this song from somewhere else? I swear I've heard that music before
1:49
1:20
wait, so this wasn't sung by Dmitri? I'm so confused...... XD
The musical is trying to be more historically accurate. There was no great escape attempt. Instead the Red Army guards holding the Romanovs prisoner brought them to a basement and executed them. The character Gleb’s father was one of those guards and as a boy, Gleb saw him walk off to kill them
@@TheRevanSentinel It's the Bolshevik officer who's father killed the royal family at the Ipatiev house in 1918. The real story of the Romanov family is fucking horrifying.
I had to do a research project on Anastasia Romanov and the conspiracy that she escaped the execution squad. Rasputin was a holy man that was semi-close with the Romanovs. The Bolsheviks murdered the family sadly.
@@monal.5162 Rasputin holy? I highly doubt it. At eighteen he went to a convent to join a cult of people who whipped themselves as a way of punishment and redemption for their sins and then he started going around teaching that sexual exhaustion brings you closer to God. And he pretended that he had the power to heal Alexei Romanov every time he was in danger because of his hemophilia. Not holy at all :)
@@justanotherbohemian3827 well, he was a self proclaimed holy man. he definitely wasn't holy at all, but he made ppl believe he was a mystic of some sort, especially tsarina alexandra since she was desperate to find a cure for alexei's hemophilia
Can someone explain me what “Neva” is? I can’t find it and I’m very curious 🤨
Its a river, I believe it runs though Saint Petersburg
yep, it's a very wide and deep river running though the center of saint-petesburg. saint-petesburg was founded right on it, so it means a lot in petesburg culture code.
by the way, neva almost flooded petesburg about 6-7 times))