[rogue yam]

The name of the production, "Nord-Ost," means "Northeast" in German. What this has to do with anything I don't know.

[mitchbert]

Most popular musical in Moscow according to BBC World News. Written by a Russian. Sells out consistantly.

[Senator Pardek]

Located in southeastern Moscow in a working class neighborhood, the musical is based on Veniamin Kaverin's novel "Two Captains." The romantic novel recounts the story of two students and their different destinies during the Soviet times. The theater's producer, Alexander Tsekalo, said on Russian television that the theater could hold 1,163 people.