Moscow Siege Musical on Bulgarian Stage in May

Society | January 26, 2003, Sunday // 00:00

The musical Nord-Ost will be performed in Bulgaria on May 24, 25.

Nord-Ost was the show, which was stopped when the theatre where it was playing was taken over by Chechen rebels on 23 October.

Only fragments of the musical will be shown in Bulgaria. Bulgaria will be the company's first tour abroad after the tragic events of last October.

The siege lasted for four days, and 129 hostages died when government forces stormed the building. The victims also included Bulgarian-born Emilia Ouzounova who was an Austrian citizen.

Eighteen members of the company died in the terrorist act in which Chechen terrorists took hostage the audience and the performers of the musical. There were two children among the victims.

Most of the hostages died in the second stage of the rescue operation when they were taken out of the theatre, Dmitrii Bogachev, Commercial Director of the musical Nord-Ost, said in Sofia.

Bogachev arrived in Bulgaria at the invitation of local NET Radio to discuss details about the performances. He is accompanied by Deputy Commercial Director Sergey Gromov and the manager Ermish.

Producer, executive officer of "IVC" production company (1997-2000), Bogachev is director of the famous musical project "Songs of our Century" and other musical projects in Russia, the CIS countries, the USA, Israel, featuring popular authors and performers. Expert in British-American musical marketing strategy and advertising.

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