Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
Music by Douglas Besterman
Jonathan Dokuchitz (Dimitri), Kelsey Grammer (Vladimir), And Townspeople

People In Line:

An Old Woman:
St. Petersburg is gloomy!

A Younger Woman:
St. Petersburg is bleak!

A Shivering Man:
My underwear got frozen
standing here all week!

A group:
Oh, since the revolution our
lives have been so gray!

All:
Thank goodness for the gossip
that gets us through the day!
Hey!
Have you heard
There's a rumor in
St. Petersburg?
Have you heard
What they're saying on
the street?
Although the Tsar did
not survive,
One daughter may be
still alive!
The Princess Anastasia!

Frightened Man:
But please do not repeat!

All:
It's a rumor,
A legend,
A mystery!
Something whispered
in an alleyway
Or through a crack!
It's a rumor
That's part of our history.

A Babushka:
They say her royal grandmama
Will pay a royal sum

All:
To someone who can bring
the princess back!

Black Marketeers:

#1
A ruble for this painting!
It's Romanov, I swear!

#2:
Count Yusopov's pajamas!
Comrade, buy the pair!

#3:
I got this from the palace
It's lined with real fur!

Black Marketeers:
It could be worth a fortune
If it belonged to her!

Dimitri:
It's the rumor,
The legend,
The mystery!
It's the Princess Anastasia
Who will help us fly!
You and I friend
Will go down
In history!
We'll find a girl to play the part
And teach her what to say,
Dress her up and
take her to Paree!
Imagine the reward her dear
old Grandmama will pay!
Who else could pull it off
But you and me?
We'll be rich

Vladimir:
We'll be rich!

Dimitri:
We'll be out!

Vladimir:
We'll be out!

Both:
And St. Petersburg will have
some more to talk about!

All:
SSH!
Have you heard?
There's a rumor in St. Petersburg!
Have you heard
What they're saying on the street?
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
Have you heard
There's a rumor in St. Petersburg!
Have you heard

A Delighted Gossiper:
Comrade, what do you suppose?

All:
A fascinating mystery!

Dimitri:
The biggest con in history!

All:
The Princess Anastasia
alive or dead...

The Window Washer:
Who knows!