There are two musicals about Rasputin and I have heard music from both.
One of the songs is called Nasdrovia, sung by Rasputin shortly before his death. Here are some of the lyrics.
"Drink my friends, for the night is young, and tomorrow comes all too soon, so drink with me to the songs we've sung, here's to you!"
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm surprised Boubil/Schoenberg didn't sue!!!!!
In the other musical the plot is RIDICULOUS, it's like a parody of reality tv and all of a sudden you're transported to 100 years ago, and they have the actor who plays Aleksey to play the boy Rasputin!
Aleksey's song is adorable though, at the end.
"The world outside will be my home, the world outside will be my throne..."
Musicals are powerful because music is powerful when used right. Look at Moulin Rouge, and Les Miserables, The Sound of Music, West Side Story, Phantom of the Opera, Evita, things like that. They're great at making you emotional.
Lloyd Weber wants to make a musical on Nicholas and Alexandra too.