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The Songwriters of Anastasia

Disclaimer: All information on Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty has come from "The Art of Anastasia", the Anastasia "Vocal Selections" sheet music, the May/June 1998 issue of "Playback" Magazine, and Kelly's (AnyaMuse@aol.com) own information learned from various sources.

Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty are the much talked about (and worshipped!) songwriters of "Anastasia". Nominated for Two Academy Awards, Two Golden Globes, a Grammy, numerous NAACP Theatre Awards and Olivier awards, and won a Tony Award for "Best Score in a Musical" for their work on the play "Ragtime" makes them part of the "New Generation" of Broadway...and movie scores as well!

First meeting in 1983 at a Songwriter Convention, they were virtually opposites; Lynn wrote jingles and worked with "Schoolhouse Rock" while Stephen had written his first musical at 14 and began playing piano by ear at 7. What was his first musical about? As the songwriter himself said, "Siamese twins and faith-healing...each of the songs was a different style, so there was a rock song, a country song, a gospel song, a show tune".

Working on "Anastasia" brought this songwriting duo into the world of Motion Pictures, a world they "enjoy" but "don't love like Broadway". If you'd like to hear more Ahrens and Flaherty work, check out "Ragtime", "Once On This Island", and "My Favorite Year"

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