In this hit Russian musical, a group of friends flaunts Soviet authority in 1950s Moscow by embracing jazz. When Communist Mels falls for Polly, a free-spirited jazz fan, he risks losing his party membership by associating with her rebellious crew.
Costume
Those homemade zoot suits? Criminal levels of drip.
Score
Original songs slap harder than they should in Russian.
Production
Moscow recreated in meticulous candy-colored defiance.
Director
Valery Todorovsky
Anton Shagin
Mels
Oksana Akinshina
Polza
Maksim Matveev
Fred
Igor Voynarovskiy
Bob
Ekaterina Vilkova
Betsi
Konstantin Balakirev
Dryn
Oleg Yankovskiy
Fred's father
Lyudmila Solovyova
Fred’s mother
Aleksandr Stefantsov
Nolik
Georgiy Sivokhin
Kim
Olga Smirnova
Sherri
Yanina Melekhova
Liza
Irina Rozanova
Polza's mother
Sergey Garmash
Mels' father
Oleksiy Horbunov
Labukh
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The stilyagi were a real Soviet youth subculture who risked everything for Western fashion and music.
Director Todorovsky's father was a famous Soviet composer, adding layers of personal family rebellion to the production.
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